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Should prediction markets be legal in Canada?

Summary by Canadian Affairs
Read: 4 min If you want to place a bet on whether Jesus Christ will return in 2025, or whether Pierre Poilievre will be replaced as Tory leader, there is a market for you: Polymarket.  Since its launch in 2020, this online prediction market has enabled users to place billions of dollars worth of bets on world events.  Despite being widely used to bet on Canadian events, Canada has so far been slow to launch a comprehensive regulatory response. O…
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Canadian Affairs broke the news in on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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