Online gambling, sports betting specifically, if legalized in Canada, will allow Canadians to place their wagers on sporting events from their homes without having to step into the cold winter air, and draw Americans across the border in spite of the weather.

Nova Scotia, in Canada's Atlantic region, is considering online gambling, sports betting, casinos and poker in the province.

Provincial lottery corporation the Atlantic Lottery Corp. is said to have hired a software developer to build a sports betting platform. On its website the Atlantic Lottery Corp. said: "In order to remain relevant to our players we must deliver what the player wants in the safest and most entertaining way possible."

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