The Gaming News Canada Fiver: Friday, January 19, 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024 4:30 PM
  1. The latest quarterly Market Performance Report released Wednesday by iGaming Ontario showed record results for the province’s regulated sports betting and igaming marketplace
  2. A Globe and Mail report this week revealed there are three bidders for operating the casino in Windsor, ON., across the river from downtown Detroit, beginning in 2025. Caesars currently operates the casino, which is licensed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Competing bidders are Mohegan, which already has an Ontario foothold operating two Niagara Falls casinos, and Bally’s.
  3. While U.S. states like New York and Illinois wait for the legalization of online gaming, an Ontario market that turns two in April is seeing rising revenues from the offering of slots, peer-to-peer poker and casino for igaming customers of licensed operators.
  4. Low6 chief strategy officer Josh Turk joined the Gaming News Canada Show podcast to speak about the gaming company’s relationship with the National Hockey League, and the evolving role of free-to-play games for the gambling industry.
  5. The organizers of the 2024 Canadian Gaming Summit, to be held June 18-20 in Toronto, are expecting a record number of delegates and operators.