# Checking a sportsbook's registration in five steps

> Five steps to check whether a sportsbook is registered in Ontario or Alberta: the iGO list, the AiGC list, brand and legal entity, the date, and BC, MB and QC.

Source: https://reviewstandings.com/check-sportsbook-registration-ontario-alberta/
Updated: 2026-11-13

To check a sportsbook, open the iGaming Ontario registry and the Alberta AiGC list, search the brand and its website address, match the legal entity named in the operator's terms, and write down the date. For British Columbia, Manitoba and Québec, the only legal online option is the provincial operator. Repeat the check before each deposit.

## The five steps

1. **Search the Ontario list.** Open the [iGaming Ontario registry](https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market). Search the brand and the website domain in the list of sites. Note found or not found.
2. **Search the Alberta list.** Open the [AiGC registered sites list](https://www.abigaming.ca/operators/registered-igaming-sites/). Search the same brand and domain. The page gave no date when we read it, so record your own.
3. **Match brand and legal entity.** The registries list sites and operators separately and do not link them for you. Read the operator's terms page for the company name, then find that name in the operator list.
4. **Write down the date.** Registration changes. Record the date of each lookup; we treat a lookup older than 30 days as stale.
5. **For BC, MB and QC, use the provincial operator.** These provinces have no registry of private operators: see [betting rules by province](https://reviewstandings.com/betting-rules-by-province/).

**Takeaway:** found in your province's list, with the entity matched and a date written down, is the only result that counts.

## What the registries showed

**Registry counts · iGO and AiGC · figures from our reference notes; recount before use**

| Province | Registry | Count we noted | Date of the count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (19+) | iGaming Ontario | 49 operators, 84 sites | 2026-09-01 |
| Alberta (18+) | AiGC | 51 sites | Not published |

Per brand results are in the [brands against registries dataset](https://reviewstandings.com/brands-vs-registries/). Our own recount of each list is not done yet, and we could not confirm any brand match as of 2026-11-13.

## Common mistakes

- **Trusting a licence badge.** A badge on a page is not a registry entry. Search the registry.
- **Matching only the brand.** Two sites can share a name; match the domain.
- **Ontario status in another province.** A brand registered in Ontario is not thereby authorized in Alberta or elsewhere.
- **Foreign or Kahnawake licences.** These are not provincial authorizations; see [offshore sportsbooks: the risks](https://reviewstandings.com/offshore-sportsbooks-risks-canada/).

## If the brand is not found

Do not deposit.

Check spelling and the domain once more, then look for the operator under its company name. If it is still absent, read the regulator's page: AGCO for Ontario, AGLC for Alberta. We state no reason for the absence, because the registries give none.

Gambling involves risk. Play responsibly. Registration shows an operator is authorized, not that betting is safe for you.

## How we checked

1. We read the two registry pages for their structure and the counts they print.
2. We took the Ontario and Alberta figures from our reference notes of 2026-11-06 and mark them for recount.
3. We have not yet run the steps live for each brand, and say so above.

## Sources

- [iGaming Ontario registry](https://igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market)
- [AiGC registered iGaming sites](https://www.abigaming.ca/operators/registered-igaming-sites/)
- [AGCO](https://www.agco.ca) and [AGLC](https://aglc.ca)
- Method: [how we collect and date facts](https://reviewstandings.com/methodology/)

## What changed

- 2026-11-13: first version; live walk-through still to do.

## FAQ

**Where is the Ontario registry?**

On the iGaming Ontario site, at igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market. On 2026-09-01 it listed 49 operators and 84 sites; recount before relying on it.

**Where is the Alberta list?**

On the AiGC site, at abigaming.ca/operators/registered-igaming-sites/. It listed 51 sites with no date given, so we note our own reading date.

**Do the registries link a website to its legal entity?**

Not in a way we could use: the lists show sites and operators separately. Match the brand name to the entity yourself, using the operator's own terms page.

**Does registration in Ontario cover me in another province?**

No. A brand listed in Ontario can work elsewhere under a different regime, so status is checked province by province.

**What if the brand is not found?**

Treat it as not registered for that province on that date, and do not deposit. A licence from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission or from abroad is not a provincial authorization.