Canada needs to legalize single-game sports betting ASAP, according to the major leagues that previously declared betting to be a threat to the nation’s “moral status.”

This week, the commissioners of the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and Canadian Football League issued a joint statement urging “prompt action” by Canada’s federal government to pass legislation that would “authorize provinces to offer betting on single sporting events.”

Canada’s provincial gambling monopolies already have sports betting, albeit limited to parlays requiring wagers on a minimum of three events. That restriction means most Canadian bettors tend to patronize internationally licensed online sportsbooks that allow an infinitely more favorable betting environment.

The commissioners note that sports betting is already happening in Canada, which they claim is illegal. That’s not technically accurate, as the single-game prohibition applies only to the provincial monopolies and private bookmakers who (foolishly) choose to base their operational infrastructure and/or ‘mind and management’ within Canada’s borders.