Location: Ontario

04/21/24 8:47 PM

GM of Toronto’s latest casino-resort: “WSOP helps put us on the map”

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
The World Series of Poker is an effective way to help put a new casino on the map. Not that the new Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto... more
04/18/24 8:23 PM

Regulator tells Ontario sportsbooks to stop taking bets on the World Boxing Association

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
It’s been a busy few days on the sports-betting front for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Yesterday, the AGCO issued a... more
04/18/24 4:12 PM

Ontario: Julie Kinnear to take over as GM at Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel and Casino, Casino de Mont-Tremblant

  • Mia Jensen, Ottawa Business Journal
Julie Kinnear will bring her expertise in customer service and tourism to Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel and Casino and the Casino de... more
04/17/24 8:28 PM

Ontario’s online wager total up 78% in fiscal year 2023-24, revenue up 72%

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
Ontario recorded total online wagers of CA$63 billion (US$46 billion) for fiscal year 2023-24, up 78% year over year, according to a... more
04/17/24 8:16 PM

BetMGM debuts new Wheel of Fortune online slot in four states and Ontario

  • Mike Seely, USBets
There are slots, and then there’s Wheel of Fortune, the series of slots based on the long-running game show that’s long been a staple of... more
04/17/24 4:38 PM

NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games

  • Tim Reynolds, Associated Press
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential... more
04/16/24 3:35 PM

Sources: Jontay Porter operated betting account, wagered millions over multiple years

  • Chase Howell, Action
Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter owned and operated a VIP account at FanDuel in Colorado that wagered millions of dollars in total from... more
04/12/24 11:20 AM

Betty taps GeoLocs for geolocation verification service

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
Betty is going with GeoLocs by mkodo as their location verification provider. Betty is a female-focused online-casino platform going hard... more
04/11/24 8:37 PM

Rivalry’s handle, revenue, and profit up year-over-year in FY2023

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
Toronto-based Rivalry, the sportsbook and igaming operator targeting Millennials and Gen Z and operating in 20 countries, reported an 82... more
04/09/24 7:36 PM

Bragg Gaming CFO to depart in June

  • Mia Doyle, Special to CDC Gaming
Game developer Bragg Gaming has announced that Chief Financial Officer Ronen Kannor will leave the company on June 3. “It has been an honor... more