IGaming
AGCO Opens iGaming Registration System to Operators & Suppliers
iGaming operators and suppliers that are interested in participating in Ontario’s upcoming regulated, open, and competitive iGaming market can now register under the Gaming Control Act, 1992 (GCA) with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).All applications for registration must be…
Aristocrat Wins Biggest at 2021 Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas
The winners of this year’s Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas were revealed at a ceremony at Sands Expo on October 4, featuring some of the biggest names in gaming.Of all the nominees, Aristocrat enjoyed the most success this year, earning three wins including Land-based Industry Supplier. The…
Scientific Games Recruits Former Aristocrat SVP to Lead Game Design
Scientific Games has announced in a press release that it has named Ted Hase as senior vice president of game design, where he will lead the group’s game design studios located in the group’s Las Vegas creative centre.Hase's previous experience includes working at Microsoft Corporation, where he…
Manitoba Online Gaming Revenue Spiked by $51M in 2020-21
Online gaming revenues in Manitoba rose by $51 million in the 2020-21 fiscal year amid closures and industry shifts accelerated by the COVID-19.According to Global News, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL)'s end-of-year report found that iGaming in the province boomed while casino and VLT…
BCLC Now Offering New IWG e-Instants Integration
Digital e-instants supplier Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has launched its linked progressive jackpots functionality with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).Sales from separate e-instant games will now contribute to a set of shared linked progressive jackpot prizes which are branded…
SIGA Will Operate Saskatchewan’s Online Gaming & Sports Betting Site
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has been selected as the operator of the province's regulated online gaming and sports betting offerings, the authority confirmed in a press release.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the province signed an amendment to…
Paysafe Creates New CEO Role for North America iGaming
Payments platform Paysafe has announced in a news release that it has created a new CEO role for its North America iGaming operations and has appointed Zak Cutler to the position.Reporting directly to Group CEO Philip McHugh, Cutler will lead Paysafe’s ongoing strategic focus in the North…
Scientific Games and Design Works Gaming Agree Exclusive 3-Year North America Distribution Deal
Scientific Games has agreed an exclusive three-year content partnership with Design Works Gaming (DWG) that will see it distribute the Arizona-based company's online casino titles across North America via its OpenGaming platform, confirms a DWG press release.Scientific Games will initially make…
AGCO Releases Final Registrar’s Standards
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has released its final Registrar's Standards on iGaming in the province.The draft of the iGaming standards, as well as the sports betting standard, was published in July. The AGCO has now released a refined and updated version that incorporates…
IGT Splits Business to Create New Digital & Betting Segment for iGaming & Sports Betting
International Game Technology (IGT) has split its business to create a Digital & Betting segment that will include the iGaming and sports betting activities that were previously part of its Global Gaming division.An IGT news release stated that beginning from Q3 of FY2021, IGT will report…