Watching the Toronto Maple Leafs on television is quite a bit different than it used to be.
A big part of that change happened just last year, when we began to see a flood of advertisements for gambling websites during Toronto Maple Leafs and other NHL games.
This followed the Canadian government’s decision to open up single game sports betting in 2021.
The Leafs are far from the only team whose broadcasts are filled with commercials for gambling companies. The NHL itself is completely on board with the gambling express, and has several “official sports betting partnership” agreements in play.