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\"sports-betting\"<\/a>The Canadian House of Commons has voted down a bill to introduce single-event sports betting in the country, with 133 MPs voting in favour and 156 against the bill. \u00a0 Bill C-221, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, was\u00a0introduced back in February by Brain Masse, MP for Windsor West. C-221 sought to remove a line in the Criminal Code restricting provincial gambling monopolies from offering anything beyond parlay sports wagers.
\nThe Liberal Party in power opposed the bill in April, with C221\u2019s defeat likely dashing any hopes of single-event sports betting being introduced in the country for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Masse said: \u201cBy defeating this legislation the Liberal Government just endorsed an unacceptable reality in the gaming sector in Canada.\u201d He continued: \u201cThey are well aware of the massive revenue stream sports wagering is providing organised crime to fund human trafficking, the illegal drug and weapons trade, money laundering and tax evasion.\u201d\u00a0 If the bill had passed, Masse stressed the potential benefits it carried in job creation and support for the nation\u2019s provincial economies, as well in helping to combat organised crime.\u00a0However, critics had argued that its passage would be ineffective in halting illegal wagering and could contribute to problem gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Canadian House of Commons has voted down a bill to introduce single-event sports betting in the country, with 133 MPs voting in favour and 156 against the bill. \u00a0 Bill C-221, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, was\u00a0introduced back in February by Brain Masse, MP for Windsor West. 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