Police inaction towards illegal online casino sites in Quebec

Police inaction towards illegal online casino sites in Quebec. La Presse found businesspeople who host gambling sites within the reach of law enforcement. Most of the business are headquartered overseas or on treaty reserves. Some shareholders and managers of private online casinos are neither out of country nor on reserves, but in areas overseen by large municipal police forces. In Montreal, investigators focus on "violent and organized crime on the fringes" of gambling and sports betting. In Quebec, they declined to comment on ongoing operations. in the past three years, there were no complaints about any online gambling site.

The managers and shareholders of online gambling companies are in Quebec and Ontario. The police forces have no jurisdiction over them. Ottawa gave $40,000 in emergency aid to an online betting company. The company received the money in September 2020 through the Canada Emergency Business Account. If the company doesn't repay the aid before December 31, 2022, the government will dismiss a quarter of the amount. It will only have to pay back $30,00. Public Security Ministry considers online casinos part of cybercrime. They are one of several crimes that concern the ministry.