Note: This story was originally posted in 2010. NBA Proline betting in Ontario is now allowed. If you’re looking for a story about that, click here.

If you`re an Ontario resident looking to do some Proline NBA betting, you`ll have to wait a bit longer.

It had been widely reported that NBA basketball was returning to Proline sheets in Ontario this season after a 15-year absence, but it isn`t back yet.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is still in talks with the NBA and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) as the organizations hope to reach an agreement that will bring Proline NBA betting back to Ontario. MLSE owns the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto FC.

Proline in Ontario and British Columbia took the NBA off its menu when the NBA expanded to Toronto and Vancouver in 1995. B.C. put the NBA back on its Proline when the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001.

An OLG representative told me Tuesday that the OLG is still hopeful of offering NBA basketball this season.

But, for now at least, offshore sportsbooks are the only option for Ontario residents that want to bet on the NBA.

Pinnacle Sports and 5Dimes are two excellent sportsbooks to use for NBA betting since they both offer reduced juice betting.