{"id":14467,"date":"2025-11-14T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=14467"},"modified":"2025-11-14T06:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:11:00","slug":"ontario-court-ruling-opens-door-for-global-online-poker-and-dfs-liquidity-reshaping-canadas-igaming-landscape","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/ontario-court-ruling-opens-door-for-global-online-poker-and-dfs-liquidity-reshaping-canadas-igaming-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario court ruling opens door for global online poker and DFS liquidity, reshaping Canada\u2019s iGaming landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ontario\u2019s online gaming market could be on the brink of a major transformation after a panel of judges from the <strong>Court of Appeal for Ontario<\/strong> issued a favourable ruling that may allow <strong>online poker and daily fantasy sports (DFS)<\/strong> contests in the province to expand and include <strong>players located outside Canada<\/strong>. The decision responds to a legal reference filed by the provincial government in early 2024, seeking clarity on whether cross-border participation would violate the <strong>Canadian Criminal Code<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a majority opinion, the Court determined that Ontario\u2019s proposed model \u2014 in which Ontario-based players continue to use <strong>locally regulated platforms<\/strong> while foreign players participate through platforms regulated in their home jurisdictions \u2014 does not breach section <strong>207(1)(a)<\/strong> of the Criminal Code\u2019s \u201cconduct and manage\u201d requirement. The ruling emphasizes that as long as Ontario retains operational and regulatory control over the experiences of players physically within the province, international liquidity <strong>can be legally compatible<\/strong> with federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This opens the possibility for operators to reinstate or expand DFS contests and <strong>multijurisdictional poker pools<\/strong>, which previously shrank after Ontario launched its closed-liquidity iGaming market in 2022. Industry analysts estimate that shared liquidity with approved foreign jurisdictions could increase poker participation by <strong>40\u201360%<\/strong> and revive a DFS segment that lost most of its competitive depth after major brands restricted contests to Ontario-only player pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/ontario-court-ruling-opens-door-for-global-online-poker-and-dfs-liquidity-reshaping-canadas-igaming-landscape2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/ontario-court-ruling-opens-door-for-global-online-poker-and-dfs-liquidity-reshaping-canadas-igaming-landscape2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/ontario-court-ruling-opens-door-for-global-online-poker-and-dfs-liquidity-reshaping-canadas-igaming-landscape2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/ontario-court-ruling-opens-door-for-global-online-poker-and-dfs-liquidity-reshaping-canadas-igaming-landscape2-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Court cautioned that implementation will require further action: regulators must negotiate <strong>formal agreements<\/strong> with other jurisdictions, define eligibility parameters for foreign-based players, and ensure technical safeguards that keep Ontario\u2019s compliance framework intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the government proceeds, Ontario could become <strong>Canada\u2019s first province<\/strong> to operate internationally linked poker and DFS markets, setting a precedent for other regions navigating the intersection of consumer demand, federal law and iGaming innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario\u2019s Court of Appeal rules that cross-border poker and DFS contests can be lawful, paving the way for global liquidity and a major expansion of the province\u2019s iGaming market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14469,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1428,4967,4871],"class_list":{"0":"post-14467","1":"america","2":"type-america","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-canada","9":"tag-daily-fantasy-sports","10":"tag-poker-2","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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