From an iPhone, Apple Pay casinos charge the card stored in Apple Wallet once you confirm with Face ID or Touch ID. In Canada, our records list Apple Pay at the Ontario and Alberta-registered BetMGM, Stardust (Ontario) and Royal Vegas, and bet365’s and PointsBet’s Ontario help pages describe it too. Apple Pay is a wrapper around a card, so the card issuer’s gambling rules still decide how the deposit is billed.
Gambling online is 19+ (18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec). A payment that takes seconds is easy to repeat, so read our responsible gambling notes on deposit limits first.
Steps for a deposit from Apple Wallet
According to bet365’s Ontario help pages, you pick Apple Pay in the cashier, choose a card in Apple Wallet and confirm; the deposit is credited instantly. The name on the card has to match the name on the gambling account. Withdrawals go back to the same card where possible and otherwise by bank transfer.
The card behind Apple Pay still counts
If the card in your wallet is a credit card, banks such as RBC, CIBC and TD treat gambling charges as cash advances, with fees and interest from day one. A Visa Debit or Debit Mastercard in the wallet draws on your bank account instead. Our debit card casinos page explains those agreements.
Apple Pay online casino list
| # | Operator | Score | Regulator | Legal in | Payment methods | In your province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BetMGM Casino | 89 Recommended | AGCO / iGaming Ontario | ON, AB | Interac e-Transfer, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, MuchBetter, Apple Pay, Online banking | - |
| 2 |  Stardust Casino | 85 Recommended | AGCO / iGaming Ontario | ON, AB | Interac, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Trustly online banking, Apple Pay (Ontario), American Express (Ontario) | - |
| 3 |  Royal Vegas Casino | 83 Recommended | AGCO / iGaming Ontario | ON, AB | Interac, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay (Alberta), eCheck (Ontario withdrawals) | - |
| 4 |  Bonusbet | 51 Caution | Malta Gaming Authority | Not stated | Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Skrill, Neteller, ecoPayz, Jeton, Paysafecard, Neosurf, Flexepin, Cashlib, Bank transfer | - |
| 5 |  Beazt | 49 Caution | Malta Gaming Authority | Not stated | Interac, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Skrill, Neteller, MiFinity, Paysafecard, Trustly, Brite, Bank wire | - |
| 6 |  Flamez | 46 Caution | Kahnawake Gaming Commission | Not stated | Interac, Visa, Mastercard, MiFinity, Skrill, Neteller, MuchBetter, Apple Pay, Google Pay, CASHlib, Paysafecard, Bank wire | - |
The first three are registered with the AGCO and iGaming Ontario and in Alberta; Stardust’s listing marks Apple Pay as Ontario only. BonusBet, Beazt and Flamez are offshore, licensed in Malta or Kahnawake and not by any province. For mobile play in general, see our mobile casinos page.
What the casino sees, and card disputes
Apple Pay passes a device token instead of the card number, so the casino does not store your card details. That does not hide the payment from your bank or the operator’s identity checks. Card disputes for gambling deposits are possible in principle, but contact the operator first and keep the receipt from the Wallet app.
Apple Pay at crown sites
We could not confirm Apple Pay in the cashiers of PlayNow, PlayAlberta, Loto-Quebec’s online casino or ALC, because their payment pages were not readable to us or did not list it. OLG’s player agreement mentions digital wallets without naming them. If you play at a crown site, open the deposit page after you log in and look for the Apple Pay button; if it is missing, Interac and debit cards are the usual alternatives there.
A short Apple Wallet checklist
- Add the card you want to use to Apple Wallet and check whose name is on it; it must match the casino account.
- Prefer a debit card if you do not want cash-advance interest.
- Set a deposit limit in the casino account before you fund it, since a phone payment takes seconds.
- Read the payout section of the terms so you know where winnings will land.
Questions readers ask
- Which Canadian casinos accept Apple Pay?
Our records list BetMGM, Stardust (Ontario) and Royal Vegas among regulated sites; bet365 and PointsBet describe Apple Pay in their Ontario help pages. Several offshore sites list it too.
- Is an Apple Pay casino deposit a cash advance?
It depends on the card in your wallet. A credit card is billed under its gambling rules, usually as a cash advance; a debit card draws on your account.
- Where do winnings go after an Apple Pay deposit?
bet365 Ontario sends winnings back to the same card where possible and otherwise by bank transfer. Other operators publish their own rules.