Location: Ontario
Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos
Anna, a 51-year-old single mother of two teens, says online slot machine games cost her nearly everything. And even at that point, the... more
PointsBet Canada agrees to 48-hour Ontario suspension
PointsBet Canada has agreed to suspend its Ontario online gambling platform for 48 hours after reaching a settlement with the Alcohol and... more
Las Vegas: Canada man found guilty of abusing flamingo on Strip
A Canadian man was convicted Monday of animal cruelty charges after he stole a flamingo and injured it during a stay at a Las Vegas Strip... more
Ontario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents reveal
The government agency responsible for online gambling in Ontario secretly shelved a research study intended to track rates of problem... more
BetMGM boss decries prediction markets during earnings call
BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt’s tone grew particularly emphatic during the company’s third-quarter earnings call when he raised the subject of... more
Supreme Court of Canada to consider legality of legal online gaming and sports betting
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal on 7 October over whether legal online gaming and sports betting would remain lawful under... more
Gambling is sending more people to the ER, study says
Legalizing gambling can come with big health problems. That’s the conclusion of a recent study out of Ontario, published in the American... more
As Ontario eyes new casinos, Circa’s CEO goes on a Niagara scouting mission
Casino owner Derek Stevens calls himself “a multitasker.” So a goodwill mission that the Circa Sports CEO took to Canada this... more
Can Niagara Falls be Canada’s Vegas? Inside the bold plan to double tourism with more casinos, a bigger airport and a theme park
The Toronto Power Generating Station sits like a jewel at the top of a crown, the stunning 1906 Beaux-Arts building perched at the edge of... more
iGaming Ontario posts record-breaking handle of CA$9.9 billion in July
iGaming Ontario has reported that total cash wagers for July reached CA$9.9 billion (US$7.1 billion), the highest recorded figure since the... more
