Winnipeg Free Press Explores options to offer single-event sports bets By: Dylan Robertson JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Manny Atwal, president and CEO of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation, wouldn't speculate on how much money single sport betting would bring in. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files) Manitobans will soon be able to place legal bets on single sports games. Manitobans will soon be able to place legal bets on single sports games. A federal bill passed by Parliament in June and proclaimed into law on Tuesday, removed the prohibition on single game betting. The prohibition had been on the books for decades for every sport but horse racing to prevent match-fixing. Requiring someone to place a parlay bet on multiple games at the same time in theory made it harder to fix games, but the internet has enabled a multimillion-dollar grey market. Illegal offshore websites and U.S. casinos had taken bets from Canadians.