03/16/20 Coronavirus: Ontario casinos close their doors Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp orders all casinos to close as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
03/03/20 Canada pushes to change sports betting law A new bill has been tabled that would allow single sports bets in Canada for the first time.
03/02/20 Stars Group cuts jobs ahead of planned Flutter merger Staff cull began 15 months ago and is thought to have seen 70 employees leave the organisation.
02/27/20 Canadian Gaming Association supports sports betting act The amendment that is set to allow single-event wagering was introduced in the House of Commons and is welcomed by the Canadian Gaming Association.
02/24/20 BC pushes for money laundering inquiry The BC government is pushing a money-laundering inquiry and the state’s Attorney General David Eby got casinos mixed up in the investigation.
02/18/20 Loto Quebec revenue drops in 3Q During the third quarter of the fiscal year, key verticals struggled and caused Loto Quebec revenue to drop after a successful first half.
02/07/20 British Columbia makes major iGaming offer In order to encourage high-rollers to close their internationally licensed iGaming accounts, British Columbia is boosting weekly deposits.
01/09/20 Canada casino is up for grabs The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has put a Canada casino up for grabs to whatever company wants to bid for the Windsor operation.
12/18/19 Canada pushes for sports betting legalisation As the segment blooms in the US, stakeholders in Canada met to push for sports betting legalisation at a federal level to keep up with the neighbouring country.
12/13/19 British Columbia to transition to a new regulator The province of British Columbia is set to transition to a new gambling regulator in order to fight money laundering.
12/13/19 OLG, new GLMS member The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is the latest member of the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS).
12/11/19 Canada warns casinos about money laundering The anti-money laundering agency in Canada has warned casinos about the latest method that criminals use to disguise dirty money: bank drafts.
12/10/19 Slot machines number increases in North America According to Eilers and Krejcik Gaming, the number of slot machines in North America (excluding Mexico) will increase 0.7% to more than one million units.
12/09/19 Gateway casino soon to break ground in Wasaga Beach Gateway Casinos and Entertainment will break ground on its Wasaga Beach facility around March 2020, according to the company’s CEO.
12/04/19 The Stars Group acquires minority interest in BetEasy The company has reached an agreement with the minority shareholders of BetEasy, the Australian-based sports business from The Stars Group.