06/23/22 Planet Sport launches French gaming content service in Canada The sports media company has launched a localised content service for the igaming and sports betting market.
03/31/22 Gaming Realms launches in Québec with Loto-Québec The studio’s Slingo Originals titles will launch on Loto-Québec’s igaming platform.
12/21/21 Quebec closes casinos amid rise in Covid-19 cases The Canadian city has closed entertainment venues, bars, movie theatres and schools due to the rapid growth in cases.
09/16/16 Amaya’s David Baazov allegedly involved in money-laundering scheme Quebec securities officials are investigating possible connections between a Montreal Chabad group and an alleged money-laundering scam involving David Baazov, the ex-CEO of Amaya Inc.
09/12/16 AMF begins hearings for Amaya’s insider trading case Two days of hearings are set to begin today, concerning a case filed in March against David Baazov, Amaya’s CEO accused of insider trading.
09/08/16 Canadian Federal Government shuts down Québec’s Bill 74 In May, the Canadian province of Québec passed Bill 74, which authorises the province to require internet service providers to block unlicensed online gambling sites.
09/05/16 Quebec cannot block access to websites without the approval of the CRTC The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, CRTC, said Quebec cannot force Internet companies to block people’s access to certain websites without its approval.
07/28/16 Wireless lobby sues Quebec over Bill 74 Canada’s wireless telecom lobby declared that the new Quebec Internet law that would ban access to some online gambling sites is unconstitutional.
06/10/16 Mohawk internet casinos may become Bill 74’s first casualty The bill approved by Quebec’s government threatens the future of Mohawk internet casinos.
06/03/16 Internet services providers fight back over Quebec’s gambling law The country’s major internet service providers, a Quebec First Nations and potentially the federal government are lining up against Quebec legislation.
05/30/16 Loto-Quebec to blacklist 2,200 online-gambling sites Under Quebec Canada’s Bill 74, online gambling sites not authorised by Loto-Quebec will be blocked.
04/04/16 Quebec bill may threaten free and open internet The legislation would force internet companies to block online gambling sites not, approved by the government, in the province.
