Gambling as an industry is not a novelty in Canada. It is a striving business, permitted and regulated by law, a form of entertainment enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Due to its liberal stance towards gambling, the country has profited from gambling activities for years and we’ve been curious about the statistics of gambling nationwide. How do the Canadian betting appetites translate to numbers and what tendencies do these data reveal? Sure, looking at percentages and pie charts is not always fun (it rarely is, honestly), but we’ll try to look beyond the figures and flush out some of the most interesting conclusions regarding casino statistics.

The legal gambling age in Canada varies by jurisdiction (Province). Each province sets its own age, with nineteen being the most common. Only three Provinces allow gambling at age eighteen.

Legal Gambling Age Canada

At the same time, liberalization of legal gambling activities since 1970 appears to have had no effect on illegal gambling. During the past 80 years gambling in Canada has evolved from an activity socially tolerated only within narrow restraints to a broadly acceptable leisure-time activity. The minimum gambling age in the province is 19 years old. The main law to govern betting activities here is the Lotteries Act, which states that every individual who “contravenes a provision of the Act is guilty of an offense and liable on summary conviction” (Section 18). The fines range from CA$2,000 to CA$10,000.