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Strategic Partnership Brief

Alberta's iGaming Market Needs Training Infrastructure. We've Already Built It.

A proposal from We Know Training to become AiGC's training and compliance infrastructure partner — before a single operator goes live.

Prepared February 2026  ·  We Know Training (WKT)

The Opportunity

Alberta is launching Canada's second open iGaming market in 2026. The Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) is being built from scratch — a brand-new Crown corporation responsible for operator agreements, AML oversight, complaint handling, and financial management of the entire commercial iGaming ecosystem.

70%
of Alberta's online gambling is currently on unregulated sites
$50K
operator application fee
$150K
annual registration fee per operator

Every system, every process, every standard is being designed right now. The window to become embedded in the infrastructure — rather than competing for scraps after launch — is measured in weeks, not months.

Operator registration opened January 13, 2026. AiGC's Board is being filled, a CEO is being appointed, and the organization is scaling to ~120 FTE. This is the moment to get it right.

The Ontario Lesson — What Went Right, and What Went Wrong

Ontario launched its open iGaming market in April 2022 through iGaming Ontario (iGO). The financial results have been extraordinary. The compliance story has been a cautionary tale.

$69.6B
in total wagers through Q4 2024-25
50+
licensed operators now active
$3.2B
in Gross Gaming Revenue (Q4 2024-25)

The Compliance Disaster

Ontario launched without standardized compliance training. Each operator built their own internal program — with no quality oversight, no centralized platform, and no regulator visibility.

In March 2024, FINTRAC experienced a major cyber incident that took their reporting systems offline for approximately 10 months. 60,000–70,000 compliance reports backed up. Each report took up to 1 hour to prepare and submit manually when systems returned.

The Fines Started Piling Up

$110K
BetMGM — compliance fine
$105K
theScore Bet — compliance fine
$500K
maximum penalty per offence

Critically, these fines were for administrative and documentation gaps — not for letting criminals through. Operators were penalized for failing to document processes, inadequate staff training, and no evidence that training changed behaviour.

The key insight: Letting every operator build their own training program = expensive, unverifiable, and legally indefensible. Alberta has the chance to not repeat this mistake.

The Recommendation: A Mandated Industry Credential

Think ProServe, but for iGaming.

Every Albertan who serves alcohol needs ProServe certification. It's mandatory, standardized, and universally recognized. There is no equivalent for iGaming — yet.

PlaySafe Industry Partner Certification (working title)

A ~3.5-hour online course, self-paced and low-friction. Not replacing operators' existing MSB/compliance obligations — this is AiGC communicating its expectations to every person working in Alberta's iGaming ecosystem.

# Module Duration
1 Alberta's iGaming Landscape
Regulatory framework, AiGC/AGLC roles, operator obligations
~30 min
2 Protecting the Public — Responsible Gaming
Harm reduction, player protection, self-exclusion programs
~45 min
3 AML & Financial Crime Awareness
FINTRAC obligations, STR/LCTR reporting, risk indicators
~45 min
4 Player Privacy, Data Protection & Cybersecurity
PIPEDA, data breach response, cybersecurity hygiene
~30 min
5 Integrity, Ethics & Reputation
Advertising standards, match-fixing awareness, responsible marketing
~30 min
Final Assessment & Certification
Comprehensive assessment, verifiable digital credential issued
~30 min

Every module is designed around lessons from Ontario's failures. The curriculum is mapped to FINTRAC's 5 Pillars of MSB compliance and Alberta's specific regulatory framework.

Issued as a verifiable digital credential — cryptographically secure, instantly confirmable, and portable across jurisdictions.

The Training Portal & Operator Tools

A co-branded AiGC training portal that serves every stakeholder — the public, the workforce, the operators, and the regulator.

🛡️ Public-Facing: Responsible Gaming Hub

Front and centre, the portal is Alberta's public resource for safe gaming. Self-exclusion support, problem gambling awareness, where to get help, and clear information about what Alberta expects from its licensed operators. This is how AiGC demonstrates to Albertans that public safety isn't an afterthought — it's the foundation everything else is built on.

When the media asks "what is Alberta doing to protect people?" — the answer is a URL.

📚 Full Compliance Course Library — Powered by Tamlo International

Beyond the mandated PlaySafe credential, the portal offers a full library of regulator-designed courses published by Tamlo International — Canada's leading AML training content provider and creator of the award-winning "Flag the Money" series.

This gives operators one place to access everything they need for their full compliance responsibility — AML, responsible gambling, player protection, advertising standards, sanctions screening, beneficial ownership, and more. No hunting for vendors. No piecing together programs from five different providers.

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The Public

Responsible gaming resources, self-exclusion support, awareness programs, and transparency into how Alberta protects players

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Individual Workers

PlaySafe certification, professional development, career mobility — portable credentials that travel across provinces

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Gaming Operators

Full Tamlo course library, private branded portals, buy/assign/track training for your entire team in one place

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Operator Compliance Dashboard

Real-time compliance status across your organization — who's trained, who's expiring, where the gaps are. Audit-ready at all times.

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SCORM Dispatch

Already have your own LMS? Buy courses, push them to your system, and still report compliance data back. Your infrastructure, our content.

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Fully Managed Support

Phone, email, chat, socials — WKT operates the entire front-line on behalf of AiGC. Operators deal with people, not portals.

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AiGC Oversight

Real-time compliance reporting across all operators, annual effectiveness reports, engagement data, and program analytics — all in one dashboard

A Massive Advantage for Operators

Operators are paying $50K to apply and $150K annually to stay registered. They're entering a market where Ontario operators are being fined six figures for compliance gaps. A comprehensive training platform that costs a fraction of one fine — and prevents those fines — is an obvious investment.

But more importantly: this portal is designed to make operators feel like valued customers, not sheep being herded through bureaucracy. Easy purchasing, intuitive dashboards, real-time visibility, dedicated support. Alberta's message to operators: "We built this to help you succeed, not to make your life harder."

All of this — because Alberta chose to support a solution designed to help its industry, not hinder it. That's the story AiGC gets to tell.

Verifiable Digital Credentials

In a post-truth world, cryptographic proof of identity, age, residency, and competency isn't aspirational — it's inevitable. WKT's entire architecture is built on the Oliu proof network, designed specifically for regulated industries.

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Zero Fraud

Every credential is cryptographically signed and verifiable in real-time. No fake certificates. No expired credentials slipping through.

Instant Verification

Employers, regulators, and enforcement can verify any credential instantly — no phone calls, no waiting for paperwork.

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Labour Mobility

Credentials travel with the worker. Licensed in Alberta, verifiable in Ontario. Aligns with the federal One Economy Act and interprovincial mobility initiatives.

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Engineered Safety

Real-time compliance flagging for every stakeholder — operators, regulators, and the public. Not self-reported. Not trust-based. Proven.

How It Works for AiGC

AiGC joins the Oliu proof network as a trust registrant — the recognized authority for iGaming training credentials in Alberta. This means:

This isn't just digital certificates on a blockchain. It's a trust network designed for regulated industries — and WKT is building the infrastructure.

Why We Know Training

This isn't a startup pitching a concept. This is a 25-year-old company pitching working technology that can be configured for a new vertical.

We don't just build training. We operate regulator-approved programs across Canada's most regulated industries:

LCRB
BC Liquor & Cannabis — Responsible Service
Cannsell.ca
Ontario Cannabis — AGCO Approved
GuardTraining
Security — Approved in 5 Provinces
RELO.ca
Real Estate — RECA Approved
BCC
Financial Services — CIRO / CISRO
Danatec.com
Safety — OHS Approved
PlaySafe
iGaming — AiGC (Proposed)

Every one of these programs was built to a regulator's specification, approved by that regulator, and is operated by WKT on an ongoing basis. This is what we do — across every regulated industry that requires workforce training in Canada.

🎯 Adaptive Learning Platform

Not a generic LMS. Our platform uses ReadyRating™ technology to personalize learning paths and measure actual competency — not just completion.

🏪 Enterprise Storefront

Co-branded operator portals, bulk purchasing, assign-and-track dashboards — already built and running for CIRO member firms.

📚 Tamlo International Partnership

Canada's leading AML content library. Award-winning "Flag the Money" series. No content development delay for core AML modules.

🏠 Based in Alberta

This is a provincial initiative creating a provincial Crown corporation. Having a local partner matters — politically and practically.

🤝 Operators Are Customers, Not Cattle

We don't herd people through bureaucracy. Our platform makes compliance feel like a service, not a burden — with front-line support, intuitive dashboards, and SCORM dispatch to their own systems.

📊 Audit-Ready by Default

Every completion, every assessment, every competency gap — documented, timestamped, and exportable. Effectiveness reviews become automatic.

The National Vision

Alberta is the beachhead. It is not the endgame.

ON
50+ operators struggling with compliance — immediate opportunity
BC
Government monopoly under political pressure to liberalize
SK / MB
Watching Alberta — will follow if Alberta succeeds

Compliance requirements are federal, not provincial. The 5 Pillars of MSB compliance are mandated by FINTRAC under the PCMLTFA. A training platform built for Alberta's operators works for all Canadian iGaming operators. The platform doesn't need to be rebuilt for each market.

First-Mover Advantage

AiGC gets to be the partner that helped define how Canada does iGaming training. That's not a vendor relationship — that's a legacy.

Let's Talk About What This Looks Like for Alberta

We're not asking for a commitment today. We're asking for a conversation about what's possible — and what's already built.

Chris LaBossiere

CEO, We Know Training

chris.labossiere@wkt.ca

WeKnowTraining.ca

Edmonton, Alberta