Is Sports Betting Legal in New Brunswick?

New Brunswick sports betting: the legal picture

In New Brunswick, as in the rest of Atlantic Canada, sports betting is offered by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, which is jointly owned by the four Atlantic provinces and headquartered in Moncton. Its online sportsbook, PROLINE+, is the only legal place for New Brunswickers to bet on sport over the internet. Single-event bets became available in the province in August 2021, as soon as Bill C-218 removed the old federal parlay-only rule.

Within the province, the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation oversees lottery and gaming on the government's behalf. The minimum age to play is 19, and you must be in New Brunswick, or another Atlantic province where PROLINE+ operates, to place a bet.

Options for New Brunswick bettors

That is the full list of legal choices. New Brunswick has not created a licence for private sportsbooks, so none of the four Canadian brands we review, LeoVegas, 888sport, TonyBet and Stake, is licensed to accept players from Moncton, Saint John or Fredericton. Their Canadian licences are limited to Ontario and Alberta.

A quick way to stay on the right side of the law is to open PROLINE+ from Atlantic Lottery's own website or official app rather than from an advert or search result, since lookalike pages do exist. If a betting site cannot show you a Canadian provincial authorisation, treat that as a reason to walk away.

• PROLINE+ online through Atlantic Lottery, with single-game, parlay and live betting markets.
• PRO-LINE tickets at lottery retailers across the province.
• Pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, which follows separate federal rules.

Is an open market on the way?

Not as far as any official announcement shows. Because online betting in the region is delivered through a corporation shared by four provinces, any move to private licensing would be more complicated than in a province acting alone, and New Brunswick has not published plans for one as of late 2026. Offshore sites that accept New Brunswick customers remain unlicensed, and we do not list or recommend them.

Junior hockey country and where to get help

New Brunswick does not have an NHL or CFL team, so local fans tend to split their loyalty between the Canadiens, Maple Leafs and Bruins. At home, junior hockey is the main event: the Saint John Sea Dogs, Moncton Wildcats and Acadie-Bathurst Titan all play in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and draw big crowds.

Atlantic Lottery promotes safer play through its GameSense programme, and PROLINE+ accounts include limit-setting tools. New Brunswick's Gambling Information Line, 1-800-461-1234, can connect you with free counselling and treatment.