Bill C-218
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Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 |
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STATUTES OF CANADA 2021
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)
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ASSENTED TO
June 29, 2021
BILL C-218 |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code to make it lawful for the government of a province, or a person or entity licensed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of that province, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme in the province that involves betting on a race — other than a horse-race — or fight, or on a single sport event or athletic contest.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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69-70 Elizabeth II |
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CHAPTER 20 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting) |
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[Assented to 29th June, 2021]
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Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1 Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act.
R.S., c. C-46
Criminal Code
2 Paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:
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(b) bookmaking, pool selling or the making or recording of bets, including bets made through the agency of a pool or pari-mutuel system, on any horse-race; or
Coming into Force
Order in council
3 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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