The government agency that regulates gambling in Alberta is deciding whether it should get into the game.
Global TV reports the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission is considering creating websites for people to play poker, blackjack or to bet on sports online.
The commission has ordered two polls to gauge how Albertans feel about the idea.
Marilyn Carlyle-Helms, spokeswoman for the commission, says they’re in the early stages of player research.
She says they’re “moving slow and steady” on the idea.
But Liberal member of legislature Laurie Blakeman called the concept “one of the dumber ideas” conceived by the Conservative government.
“Internet gambling — nobody’s been able to control it, or regulate it, or even follow it properly,” she said.
Source: Edmonton Journal