Canada Wants To Ban Online Gambling Ads

Another front in governmental war against online gaming was opened this week when legislators in Canada's Ontario province --- of which Toronto is the largest city --- announced the introduction of a bill intended to stop all advertising for online gaming.

The proposed bill, actually a modification of Ontario's Consumer Protection Act of 2002, is spearheaded by Ontario Government Services Minister Gerry Phillips, who has said that despite the 'illegality' of online gambling, enforcement of existing regulations has not been a high priority.

Since the legislation of online gaming itself does not occur at the provincial level in Canada, the legislation attempts to choke the pipeline somewhat by banning all ads promoting online sites, a practice that does fall within Ontario's enforcement

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