Poker Legality

Online Gambling

Canadians are allowed to gamble online as long as you are of legal gambling age within your province.

Private gambling

Legal in Canada, providing there is no house commission. Gambling is legal as long as every player has an equal chance of winning without a "house edge". When the house takes a "rake", or makes a profit with a percentage of each pot, or when they take a "session fee", or any other charge for playing poker is when it becomes illegal. The reason is because the government wants a cut, once you start collecting money from the players.

If you are hosting a tournament, a good way to avoid any problems is to provide a service for the entry fee. For example, if you want to charge each person $40, provide the players with food, drinks or some souvenir like a hat. This way, you won't be charging them for the service of playing poker, but for the item that you are giving them.

Source: Pokereh.com

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