Canadian Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill After Second Reading

Canadian Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill After Second Reading

The Canadian Senate has passed Bill C-218 that will allow sports fans in Canada to bet on single sporting events following a second reading on Tuesday May 25th. 

by - Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 12:19

The Canadian Senate has passed Bill C-218 that will allow sports fans in Canada to bet on single sporting events following a second reading on Tuesday May 25th.

Canadian Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill After Second Reading, but in a surprising move the senate passed the bill advancing it to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

Bill C-218 was passed by the House of Commons in April following a third reading and has been waiting for senate approval since.

Canadian Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill After Second Reading Canadian Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill After Second Reading

Image credit: Kaihsu Tai / CC BY-SA 3.0

David Burke
Canadian Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill After Second Reading