Alberta needs academic research to establish problem gambling baseline before launching online sector

A lack of current Canadian-based gambling research makes it difficult to be proactive on the problem gambling issue.

Welcome to another edition of unsolicited advice for Alberta before it launches online gambling in early 2026. Today, we focus on the need for proper academic study of the sector, particularly in the area of problem gambling.

One of the problems in Ontario is the lack of an academic baseline for the level of problem gambling prior to regulation.

It’s impo…