The Gaming News Canada Fiver: Friday, July 14, 2023

Thursday, July 13, 2023 8:19 PM
  1. The new Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto will unveil the second phase of its opening on August 1 with its poker room and a 400-room hotel.
  2. Almost a week after the Responsible Gambling Council released its 2022-23 Annual Report, CEO Shelley White appeared on the Gaming News Canada Show podcast to highlight the organization’s accomplishments in Ontario’s new regulated sports betting and igaming market over the past year, and what’s to come over the next 12 months.
  3. The migration of the Barstool Sportsbook app from Kambi to theScore this week had made-in-Canada connection to it.
  4. Until now, Kindred Group has taken a walk-don’t-run approach to partnerships in Ontario. This week, the Swedish company announced that its Unibet brand will be the official online casino partner for this weekend’s Honda Indy Toronto.
  5. The Canadian senator who helped present legislation to give First Nations rights to gaming on their own land, and the chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, have opposing views about Bill 2-268.