DraftKings Alberta

Is DraftKings legal In Alberta?

DraftKings is legal and available for users in Alberta, after the province's regulated iGaming market launched on July 13, 2026. DraftKings was among the first sportsbooks that went live in Wild Rose Country and has quickly become one of the top books available in the province. It is licensed and regulated by Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) and the newly-formed Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC).

Between the simple interface, wide market offerings, and generous daily promos, DraftKings has become a favorite among new and experienced bettors. Check with the sportsbook to confirm your eligibility to participate in its offerings, and always be sure you comply with your region's sports betting laws.

Read on for a full breakdown of why Alberta sports betting users should get in on the action at DraftKings Sportsbook now that it's available in the province.

DraftKings Quick Facts

What Albertans can get from DraftKings

DraftKings Locations

While DraftKings Sportsbook is new to Alberta's regulated sports betting market, its DFS product has been around for a while. DraftKings has offered DFS for the most popular sports in Canada, like NFL, NBA, and NHL, before it even had a sportsbook option. Unfortunately, as a condition for the launch into the Alberta market, DraftKings is no longer able to offer DFS contests in the province.

Sports Leagues to Bet On

DraftKings sports betting customers will see a shortlist featuring the most popular sports and leagues at the top of the homepage, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer, along with big golf and tennis tournaments. You can always find more info in the DraftKings review.

🏈 NFL Betting

As an industry leader, you’ll always find one of the widest selections of NFL betting options at DraftKings. From player and team props to live betting markets, DraftKings has you covered. You’ll also find traditional bets like moneylines, spreads, and over/unders. The quality of odds at DraftKings for NFL is typically average compared to other NFL betting sites and Super Bowl betting sites. Be aware that regular bettors may find themselves quickly limited on popular NFL bets or excluded from ongoing promos targeted towards beginners.

🏀 NBA Betting

There’s no shortage of NBA betting sites, but DraftKings is arguably one of the best. It offers moneyline, spread, and total plays for every game on the schedule. You can also wager on quarterly or halftime options and daily player props. You’ll also find plenty of ongoing promos and odds boosts for the NBA.

DraftKings, whose business relationship with the NBA dates back to 2019, will become the exclusive presenting partner of NBABet Stream, the NBA’s betting-focused telecast on NBA League Pass and the NBA TV App. In addition, DraftKings will activate on-site at tentpole NBA events, including the NBA All-Star Game, Rising Stars, NBA All-Star Saturday Night, and NBA Draft.

🏈 College Football

If it’s NCAA football markets you seek, you’ve come to the right place. DraftKings is among the premier college football betting sites, with moneyline, spread, and total plays for most Division I games on any given Saturday during the season. You can also find a large assortment of quarter-by-quarter or halftime plays. Depending on regulations in your region, you can also wager on team and player props.

🏀 College Basketball

You’ll find one of the industry's most robust college basketball betting markets at DraftKings. Futures bets are available year-round. Marquee games and smaller markets during the regular season are also covered well. DraftKings kicks things up a notch when the NCAA Tournament tips off every spring. 

🏒 NHL Betting

DraftKings isn't quite at the top of our NHL betting sites, but it offers a healthy number of hockey betting markets every day during the season and into the Stanley Cup playoffs. In addition to moneyline, puckline, and total plays, bettors have access to team and player props, along with period-specific betting markets. You’ll often find regionalized promos and odds boosts supporting your favorite local team, including the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers.

⚾️ MLB Betting

DraftKings is one of the most comprehensive MLB betting sites, offering pre-game bets (moneyline, runline, total) and in-game action (five innings moneyline/run line, player props, team props). This is a top sport to utilize the “Flash Bet” feature at DraftKings, which offers one of the industry's best live streaming and live betting platforms.

⚽️ Other Sports Leagues

You will see a massive A-Z list of sports offered at DraftKings, which includes Aussie Rules, Bandy, Basketball (NBA, NCAAB, Int’l), Boxing, Cricket, Curling, Cycling, Darts, eSports, Football (NFL, NCAAF, CFL, XFL, USFL), Golf, Greyhounds, Handball, Hockey (NHL, Int’l), Lacrosse, Motor Sports (NASCAR, F1), Netball, Olympics, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer (Multiple Int’l Leagues. Int’l Competition, World Cup), Table Tennis, Tennis, Track & Field, Trotting, Snooker, Squash, Surfing, Winter Sports, Volleyball.

Online Betting Experience

The online sports betting experience at DraftKings Sportsbook is excellent. It has completed the migration to SBTech, providing a similar experience to other SBTech customers like Betway.

Website Experience

The sports betting site looks excellent, with light gray text on a dark background and some flashes of green to brighten it up. There is no search option, so you have to navigate toward a particular game. The navigation system is smooth and user-friendly, and I was able to find games quickly.

Mobile Betting and Betting App

The DraftKings mobile app has an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store after more than a quarter of a million users reviewed it, which is an outstanding score and makes it one of the top Alberta sports betting apps right out of the gate.

The DraftKings mobile app is well-designed and easy to use. I tested it on many different iPhones and Android devices for this sportsbook review, and was impressed with its performance. Other sportsbooks face difficulties with geolocation, but DraftKings users have not reported many issues. 

Live Betting

You can enjoy in-play betting on hundreds of sporting events weekly at DraftKings online sportsbook. Click on the “Live In-Game” option to see a list of events covered. You will find dozens of live betting markets on various games daily. Customers can also stream certain games live within the DraftKings mobile app, including German soccer and Korean baseball, courtesy of a partnership with Sportradar.

Casino, Poker, & Other Gaming Options

DraftKings offers an online casino in Alberta.

The DraftKings Casino is well organized compared to some competitors who offer a chaotic adventure of overstimulation when you get into their casino. The left menu is easy to navigate and find the exact game types you're looking for, while the promos are accessible but not overbearing. The casino games at DraftKings are from leading software development companies such as NetEnt and IGT. 

To truly stand out as one of the best Alberta online casinos, I would like to see DraftKings add more live dealer games in the future. DraftKings only offers a handful of live dealer options; by contrast, BetMGM and Caesars offer over a dozen each.

Casino games are one of the largest sources of customer complaints from more prominent betting sites, so play at your own risk. Despite common complaints, DraftKings does enlist the help of a fully independent and accredited testing laboratory, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), which provides the industry’s leading testing and certification services. GLI verifies technical compliance with the standards and jurisdictional regulations adopted by the gaming authorities.

This testing includes DraftKings Casino's random number generators to ensure that the outcomes are randomly generated within established fairness specifications and provides verification to each regulator that the random number generator meets the regulatory specifications for fair play.

DraftKings was initially famous for its daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests. It covers football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, golf, tennis, NASCAR, Aussie Rules, and eSports. DraftKings has not yet launched an online racebook, which is a potential area for expansion, as rival betting site FanDuel has a racebook.

DraftKings History

DraftKings was founded as a daily fantasy sports platform by Jason Robins, Matthew Kalish, and Paul Liberman on December 31, 2011. Its primary headquarters are in Boston, MA. The company has approximately 2,600 employees and is aggressively growing with plans to open a secondary headquarters in Las Vegas. MLB has an investment stake in the company and is a partner. DraftKings also owns Vegas Sports Information Network, Inc. (VSiN), a multi-platform broadcast and content company.

In August 2018, DraftKings Sportsbook launched in New Jersey, making it the first company to offer legal, mobile, and online sports betting after the overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). 

DraftKings Sportsbook was powered by Kambi, but DK then merged with another white-label provider – SBTech – and a special purpose acquisition company in 2020. It, therefore, migrated from the Kambi platform to SBTech’s sportsbook. That SPAC deal saw DraftKings ($DKNG) list on the New York Stock Exchange, providing the company with a great deal of capital.

In September 2020, DraftKings announced a partnership with ESPN, making them the exclusive daily fantasy sports provider and a co-exclusive partner for gambling link-outs from the network. DraftKings powers sports and gaming entertainment for operators in 17 countries. It also offers retail sports betting in partnership with casinos throughout the country.

Customer Ratings & Reputation

DraftKings has a decent reputation among the sports betting community, especially for beginner bettors. It already had a loyal base of DFS customers, so the shift to legal sports betting was natural. 

However, you will not be very welcome if you’re a sharp bettor, high-limits bettor, or even lucky enough to go on a tear. Like many major sportsbooks, DraftKings will be swift to limit you if you’re consistently beating them. 

Co-Founder and CEO Jason Robins has been one of the most brutally honest and outspoken on multiple occasions regarding how much the company despises winning bettors to the point of making the company look dishonest. His antics have caused an uproar on social media channels like Twitter and have had a hand in the company’s stock price plummeting.

Customer Service

Customer service is a weak point for DraftKings. It does not offer a phone line, so you must fill in a web form and wait for someone in the customer service team to email you. You can chat to a bot, but it can only search the online sports betting site’s FAQ section, which does not provide nuanced responses. Rival online sports betting sites offer excellent 24/7 customer support through live chat, phone, and email, so DraftKings is behind the curve in this regard.

DraftKings Alberta Comparison

DraftKings is a fan-favourite sports betting app available to users in Alberta. But it's competing for your wagers alongside a crowded field of top-notch sportsbooks.

DraftKings' biggest competitor is FanDuel, as the two sportsbooks hold the largest market shares across North America. You can learn more with our FanDuel Alberta review. Interested in diving into some of the other giants of sports betting in Alberta? Check out our BetMGM Alberta review, Caesars Alberta review, and bet365 Alberta review.

Or are you hankering for a homegrown sportsbook, perhaps? Take a look at our Sports Interaction Alberta review and BetRivers Alberta review to learn about two Canadian books now available in Wild Rose Country.

Alberta Sports Teams to Bet On

Alberta has some of the most iconic sports franchises in Canada, with fierce rivalries between the teams in Edmonton and Calgary, the province's two biggest cities. Now that DraftKings Sportsbook is live in Alberta, keep an eye out for expanded markets and promotions for betting on local teams.

Calgary Flames 🏒

The Calgary Flames joined the NHL in 1980 after relocating from Atlanta. Through Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, they’ve partnered long-term with Play Alberta, featuring its branding on jerseys and GameSense on helmets, showcasing the growing link between pro sports and betting.

On the ice, Calgary has struggled, missing the playoffs for a fourth straight year and finishing near the bottom with just 75 points, their worst finish in decades. However, the team has now committed to a rebuild, trading veterans for prospects and draft picks. With a top selection in the 2026 NHL Draft, optimism is building that better days are ahead in Blue Sky City.

DraftKings offers some of the best NHL odds and markets out there, regularly offering odds boosts and promos related to Canada's national winter sport. If you're looking to get in on the action, DraftKings is a top destination for all hockey betting in Alberta.

Edmonton Oilers 🏒

On the other side of the Battle of Alberta are the Edmonton Oilers. Based in Edmonton, they joined the NHL in 1979 from the WHA and have won five Stanley Cups, including four with Wayne Gretzky. They also maintain a major partnership with Play Alberta, extended in 2024, with branding on jerseys and GameSense on helmets.

After a difficult 2010s, Edmonton built a contender around Connor McDavid, who has led the team to its best results in decades. However, back-to-back Stanley Cup Final losses to the Florida Panthers have kept them from a title. With McDavid’s contract winding down in two seasons, pressure is mounting to finally deliver.

Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Elks 🏈

Two of Alberta's oldest sports franchises play in the Canadian Football League: the Calgary Stampeders and the Edmonton Elks. The Stampeders were founded in 1945 and are based at McMahon Stadium. They have eight Grey Cup wins, including most recently in 2018. The Elks were founded in 1949 as the Eskimos, but changed their name in 2022. Playing out of Commonwealth Stadium––Canada's largest capacity stadium at 56,302––they have the second most titles in CFL history with 14. The two teams have a long, storied rivalry, with matchups between them dubbed the "Battle of Alberta." Both the Stampeders and Elks currently have a multi-year partnership with Play Alberta.

On DraftKings, you'll find a host of CFL markets, like game lines, props, and futures. Look out for exclusive promotions for residents of Wild Rose Country for betting on the Stamps and Elks.

Cavalry FC ⚽

Cavalry FC, based just outside of Calgary city limits, is Canada's only Albertan team in the Canadian Premier League (after FC Edmonton folded in 2022). Since its founding in 2018, Cavalry FC won the CPL Shield twice, in 2019 and 2023, and the league title in 2024.

Last season, Cavalry FC took part in a highly publicized CPL Final, played in a blizzard in Hamilton. While they ultimately fell 2-1 to Atlético Ottawa, it went viral and is sure to bring in new viewers next season.

DraftKings is currently limited in its offerings for CPL markets, though this will likely change as the league continues to grow, especially with increased soccer attention after the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place in Canada this summer.

Calgary Roughnecks 🥍

The Calgary Roughnecks play in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), comprised of 14 teams across Canada and the U.S. Despite being Canada's official national summer sport, lacrosse falls quite low on the list of popular sporting events. Even still, the Roughnecks have a small but loyal following, and that's enough to attract the attention of the sportsbooks.

DraftKings currently offers select NLL markets, including gamelines, totals, and spreads for all matches, as well as team futures.

DraftKings Alberta Contact

• 24/7 Live Chat
• Email: Sportsbook@DraftKings.com
• Callback support for complex issues for Sportsbook and Casino only.
• Customer Support X/Twitter: @DK_Assist

Responsible Gambling

Here's a list of recommended responsible gambling resources available to DraftKings Alberta players:

• ResponsibleGambling.org
• GameSenseAB.ca
• GambleAware.org
• Gambling Therapy

Alberta regulators

• Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC)
• Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC)

GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL THE ALBERTA GAMESENSE INFO LINE AT 1-833-447-7523. 19+. Physically Present in AB. Eligibility Restrictions apply. See DraftKings.com for details. Please Play Responsibly.

Why Choose DraftKings Alberta?

You get a mixed bag with DraftKings depending on your skill and intent. If you’re a casual fan who likes betting on your favorite team or just getting in on some action for marquee events, DraftKings is one of the best sportsbooks in the industry for you. The engaging promos and free-to-play games they offer are some of the best in the industry.

This is an easy choice if you already have a DFS account with DraftKings. You can link your DFS account with DraftKings Sportsbook to give yourself a seamless one-stop shop, even if you're no longer able to use that DFS account in Alberta.

The downside with DraftKings is that if you are a regular bettor or even semi-profitable, you will not be playing here long. DraftKings has one of the most aggressive anti-winning player philosophies in all sports betting and will render your account useless if you go on a tear. So, be ready to have multiple accounts if you plan on gambling regularly.