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A three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel dismissed a challenge by Tsuu T’ina Gaming and others to the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s decision to create PlayAlberta in 2020.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Among the arguments raised by the gambling entities on the Tsuut’ina Nation on Calgary’s southwest edge, was that Armstrong erred in finding the commission had the statutory authority under the gaming act to operate an online casino accessible by desktop and mobile devices throughout the province. The appeal judges noted that the Criminal Code says all lotteries and games of chance are illegal, but sets out exceptions which include provincial governments conducting and managing authorized lottery schemes.
“Importantly, within is a distinction between a provincial government, which may operate and manage a provincially authorized lottery scheme, and others, who require provincial approval and licencing,” they said.he commission “may conduct and manage provincial lotteries on behalf of the Government of Alberta,” the appeal judges noted in their written ruling.
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