22 operator sites live, but the Alberta iGaming Corporation’s own registry shows 28 additional approved brands hadn’t launched as of the following day, out of roughly 50 total companies that completed AGLC registration and paid their fees. If you looked for your usual casino on launch day and didn’t find it, it’s likely still in this second group, not gone.
Why Didn’t All 50 Operators Launch on July 13?
Getting approved in Alberta is a two-step process. First, you register with the AGLC and pay the licensing fees. Second, you finalize a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC), which lets a site take real bets.
Nearly all 50 registered companies cleared step one. Step two is the bottleneck. It’s an operational onboarding process, not a regulatory rejection. The AiGC approved-operator directory updates in real time as each site clears it.
Being in the “pending 28” doesn’t mean anything is wrong with the operator. Coolbet took the opposite path, choosing to leave the province rather than wait it out.>
