This is why local provincial lottery corporations could only offer sports betting games that required parlays (combination wagers). Thus, for over two decades, interested Canadian sports bettors have had to look abroad, to operators based in 'offshore' jurisdictions in order to place online wagers in the way in which people in the the UK and Europe have become accustomed.īelow, we show you our top offshore online sportsbooks for bettors based in Canada, but outside Ontario.
Safe Offshore Sportsbooks & Betting Sites for Canada 2023Ĭanadian law prevented single-event sports betting by local operators until 2021.