Is Sports Betting Legal in Quebec?

Is sports betting legal in Quebec?

Yes. Quebec has allowed single-event sports betting since Bill C-218 amended the Criminal Code in August 2021, but only through Loto-Québec, the provincial Crown corporation. Its sports betting product, Mise-o-jeu+, is available online through Loto-Québec's website and app, and Mise-o-jeu tickets can still be bought from lottery retailers. Gambling in the province is overseen by the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux.

The legal age to gamble in Quebec is 18, a year younger than in Ontario, the Atlantic provinces and most of the west. You must be in Quebec and verify your identity to open a Loto-Québec account.

Private sportsbooks and Quebec bettors

Quebec does not issue licences to private online sportsbooks, so none of the four Canadian brands we review, LeoVegas, 888sport, TonyBet and Stake, is licensed to take bets from the province. Their regulated Canadian sites serve Ontario or Alberta only, and an Ontario account cannot be used legally from Montreal or Quebec City, even though the two provinces share a border.

Plenty of French-language offshore sites target Quebec players. They operate without provincial authorisation, and if a dispute arises you have no Quebec or Canadian regulator to appeal to. For that reason we only point Quebec readers to Loto-Québec's official offer.

Gatineau residents who work across the river in Ottawa face a different situation. While physically in Ontario, anyone aged 19 or over can use an Ontario-licensed sportsbook such as LeoVegas, 888sport or TonyBet, but the same app will block bets as soon as you return to the Quebec side, where only Loto-Québec is authorised.

Will Quebec license private operators?

The province has historically defended Loto-Québec's monopoly rather than opening up, and as of late 2026 it has announced no plan to license commercial sportsbooks. Ontario's and Alberta's open markets have not changed that position so far. We will update this page if the government announces a new framework.

Les Canadiens, les Alouettes and responsible play

Few NHL markets are as intense as Montreal, and Canadiens games are the centrepiece of Quebec's betting calendar. The Montreal Alouettes carry the province into the CFL season, CF Montréal plays in MLS, and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League has teams across the province. Mise-o-jeu+ covers these alongside the NFL, NBA, tennis and European football.

Loto-Québec offers deposit limits and self-exclusion on its platform. For free and confidential support, Jeu : aide et référence answers 24 hours a day on 1-800-461-0140, or 514-527-0140 in the Montreal area.