Location: Ontario
40+ submissions delivered from industry stakeholders as Ontario’s regulator reviews gambling ad standards
With the topic of restricting or banning gambling advertising front and center in Ontario, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario... more
Full steam ahead for PointsBet Canada despite Fanatics deal
PointsBet will retain ownership of their Ontario operation despite the sale of PointsBet US to Fanatics, according to Sam Swanell, managing... more
Q&A: Powerful feedback from Ontario advocacy group in favor of banning gambling ads
Recently, Paul Burns, president and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, was asked on a BNN Bloomberg television newscast about the... more
Ontario: STX becomes province’s first sports betting exchange
A growing legal sports betting market is preparing to launch its first wagering exchange. STX — a technology company that offers real-time... more
The Gaming News Canada Fiver: Friday, May 26, 2023
Quebec’s lottery and gaming corporation is dismissing the call from a new coalition of operators with a mandate to create an open market... more
Ontario: What happens when a winning lottery ticket goes unclaimed?
It’s a potential nightmare for lottery players: You buy a ticket and life gets in the way, so you forget you have it and it sits in a... more
Rivalry reports record revenue for Q1
Sports betting and media firm Rivalry recorded a betting handle of $120.2 million in first quarter 2023, a 199 percent year-over-year jump,... more
Members show solidarity on picket line outside of Toronto’s Casino Woodbine
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers have been joined by supporters in picketing outside of Casino Woodbine after almost 1,000... more
The Gaming News Canada Fiver: Friday, May 19, 2023
Gambling industry veteran Benjie Cherniak, GeoComply government and public affairs executive John Pappas, Tallysight co-founder Masheed... more
Former federal officers call on Ontario to get to the bottom of $372M in suspicious casino transactions
Two former RCMP officers are calling on the province to conduct a thorough investigation into the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of... more
