The Gaming News Canada Fiver: Friday, August 11, 2023

Thursday, August 10, 2023 8:28 PM
  • Canada
  • Ontario
  • Steve McAllister—Gaming News Canada
  1. It will be business as usual for Penn Entertainment-owned theScore Bet, which isn’t impacted with its Ontario sports betting and igaming business by this week’s announcement involving the ESPN-Penn collaboration on launching ESPN Bet – and Penn returning Barstool Sports to founder Dave Portnoy.
  2. Jeffrey Haas, the former executive with PokerStars, DraftKings, and, most recently, Denmark-based AtomicHub, joined the latest episode of the Gaming News Canada Show podcast presented by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP to discuss the Penn-ESPN deal, the evolution of the gambling industry across North America over the past 20 years, and what excites him about the industry’s future.
  3. What’s next in Ontario regulated sports betting and igaming marketplace when it comes to relationships between operators and sports teams, leagues and organizations?
  4. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has made more than $43 million (CAD) in first-quarter installment payments to communities across the province that host gaming facilities.
  5. Betway has expanded its investment into professional tennis, joining Tennis Canada as an official betting partner of this week’s National Bank Open men’s tournament in Toronto, and bringing retired American tennis star Andy Roddick on board as a brand ambassador.