Canadian iGaming News: Bye-Bye Bodog
Posted on: February 21, 2026, 11:40h.
Last updated on: February 21, 2026, 11:50h.
- Bodog is now Ozoon, in Canada, operating under the license of a Canadian First Nation
- Manitoba judge banned Bodog from province last summer
- Grey market still thriving in Canada, taking in billions in gross gaming revenue
Bodog, the controversial grey market operator in Canada, hit by court injunction in Manitoba last summer, booting it out of that province, has been re-branded as Ozoon, with its users and user balances migrating over to that platform.
Ozoon.eu is operated by Rocketship Ventures, and is licensed by Tobique Gaming Commission, part of Tobique First Nation, based in New Brunswick, just north of Fredericton.
First Nation Gaming Commission
According to the Tobique Gaming Commission website, they are accepting applications from foreign online gaming operators, with an online platform on where to apply. Licensing for gaming companies is facilitated by Differentia Licensing Advisory Group.
We aim to provide a regulatory body which advocates responsible and transparent gaming practices, whilst simultaneously enriching the economic development for the Tobique First Nation. We stand as a symbol of self-governance which will support our community’s diverse industries and enhance the economic well-being of our people.
The exit of Bodog from Canada would seemingly be a win for the regulated market, with Ontario regulated private operators thriving alongside the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Proline platform, and Alberta about to join the party with its own Ontario-style igaming model to compete with provincially owned Play Alberta.
Manitoba Court Injunction
Las summer, a Manitoba judge banned Bodog from the province, issuing a permanent injunction requiring Bodog, which had been operating in the province without a license, to cease operating bodog.eu, and to cease all advertising around the platform (that the advertising was false and misleading). The company was ordered to implement geo-blocking technology at bodog.eu to prevent anyone in Manitoba from accessing it.
The Canadian Lottery Coalition, a pan-Canadian partnership of provincial gaming corporations (British Columbia Lottery Corporation; Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis; Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation; Loto-Québec; and Atlantic Lottery Corporation) was created back in August 2022 for just this purpose – to combat offshore, illegal gambling websites, and the misleading advertising that lures Canadians, many of whom don’t even know they are gambling on illegal platforms.
Hundred of millions have been funnelled away from provincial crown corporation sites, out of provincial coffers, that would normally be re-allocated to social programs and community infrastructure, government priorities like healthcare.
Billions in Lost Income
The illegal, grey market still runs strong across Canada – 16% of online gamblers in Ontario are sticking to grey market sites, licensed in jurisdictions like Curacao, alongside a regulated market with 48 licensed operators, currently raking in billions. Enforcement is tough, especially when the regulated market is combatting convenience and bonuses.
At last summer’s Canadian Gaming Summit, industry research was presented that shone a spotlight on the challenge the provincial crown corporations and licensed private sector operators face with regards to the grey market. According to the data, presented by Troy Ross, President, TRM Public Affairs, Quebec leads the way in gross gaming revenue lost to the illegal market – CAD $1.97 billion. After Quebec is Alberta and B.C., at $1.3 billion, Ontario, at $757 million, and Atlantic Canada, at $600 million.
“These (lottery-only) jurisdictions are leaving a lot of money on the table,” said Ross then.
Bodog announced in 2024 it was shutting down operations in Nova Scotia. It had also not been available in Quebec.
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