安大略法院规则在线赌博平台可以向国际玩家提供对等游戏。
Ontario court rules online gaming platforms can offer peer-to-peer games to international players.
安大略上诉法院裁定,该省可依法允许其受监管的在线赌博平台向加拿大境外的玩家提供同龄人游戏,如扑克和幻想体育,将联邦《刑法》解释为允许此类跨界活动。
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the province can legally allow its regulated online gaming platforms to offer peer-to-peer games, such as poker and fantasy sports, to players outside Canada, interpreting the federal Criminal Code as permitting such cross-border activity.
该决定于2025年11月12日发布, 是应2024年总理福特(Doug Ford)政府的请求,
The decision, issued on November 12, 2025, follows a 2024 request from Premier Doug Ford’s government and is supported by four of five judges.
虽然这项裁决可以增加收入和扩大准入范围,但已经遭到其他省份的彩票机构的反对,这些机构对非法赌博和管辖权冲突感到关切。
While the ruling could boost revenue and expand access, it has drawn opposition from lottery agencies in other provinces concerned about illegal gambling and jurisdictional conflicts.
安大略省总检察长部在可能向加拿大最高法院提出上诉时拒绝了评论。
The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General declined comment amid a possible appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.