Online gambling in Canada...Illegal?

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A couple weeks ago, Scotiabank (where I do my banking) called me up and needed to know where these "large deposits" from Firepay were coming from, and I reluctantly told them online poker because after all, I'm not doing anything illegal...right?

Well they said "thats what we suspected...please do not deposit any more income from online poker, it's our policy." I didn't think much of it other than it was weird and kind of gay, but when I told my mother about it she tossed her salad and went right to the head Scotiabank office in Toronto to find out what the hell the deal was. Well they directed her to this RCMP website:

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/qc/infos_g...rim_trad_e.htm

At the bottom it can be read:

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Internet Casinos and Gambling

Most jurisdictions have strict regulations with regards to legal casinos and gambling. Any form of gambling that is not regulated by the province is illegal. Since the province has not licensed any online casinos, all forms of online gambling are illegal and the owners and operators of a casino may be charged under section 201(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada "keeping a common betting house". The patrons may be liable to Criminal Code charges under section 201(2)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada, "being found in a common betting house".

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I was totally unaware of this. Has anyone ever heard of this or had any experience with it before?