Alberta's minimum age is 18
This matches the age already in place at Alberta's land-based casinos and matches the province's legal age of majority. It's a straightforward, consistent rule — no separate age threshold for online versus in-person gambling within Alberta.
Why this differs from Ontario and BC
Provincial gambling age generally tracks each province's own age of majority — 18 in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec; 19 in Ontario, British Columbia, and most Atlantic provinces. This isn't an iGaming-specific decision; it follows each province's existing legal threshold for adult activities.
How age is verified
Every AGLC-licensed operator requires standard identity verification at signup — typically a government-issued ID check, sometimes paired with a quick selfie or document upload depending on the operator. This is the same verification standard used across every regulated Canadian iGaming market, including Ontario.