Interesting. The entire site is geoblocked with this message
Why can I not access Betfair?
We are sorry to inform you that as of 14th January 2016, Betfair’s products are no longer be available to residents of Canada.
On 14th January 2016 Canadian residents are no longer be able to login to Betfair. Please note that all outstandingExchange & Sportsbook bets will remain in place, please contact us if you wish to gain details of these bets, or withdraw any winnings, by contacting our helpdesk here.
I'm not aware of any legislative changes that occurred around that time that would cause this, does anyone have any other ideas?
> Paddy Power, BF [Betfair] acquirer, handles the betting for the BC Lottery; and as such is specifically precluded from offering bookmaking on its own.
But before this, BF had made the strategic decision of leaving all gray areas-- countries where it and/or betting wasn't specifically allowed. For one, jurisdictions where it was specifically allowed or applying to be-- could use such a violation as grounds for denial...US / NJ one example for sure. And in Canada sports betting is actually illegal, notwithstanding that the government will not go after individual players and hardly ever bothers any corporation.
At the end of 2015, Betfair merged with Paddy Power who help(ed) the British Columbia Lottery Corporation run the BC lottery so maybe there was a conflict of interest or inability to easily offer bookmaking services there at the same time?
