Billion-Dollar Betting Law NHL Opposes Is Set to Die in Canada
Richard Panik #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs runs into Brandon Prust #8 of the Montreal Canadiens during NHL action at the Air Canada Centre April 11, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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If you were hoping to bet big in a Canadian casino on the Super Bowl or World Series, you’re probably out of luck.
A proposed law already passed by the House of Commons that would legalize single-game sports betting in Canada -- currently an estimated C$14 billion ($11.2 billion) market -- is in danger of dying in the country’s Senate.