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NorthStar Gaming eyes Western Canada growth after another record quarter
NorthStar Gaming enjoyed record results in Q2 2024 as it continues to grow at a faster pace than the Canadian market.The Toronto-based operator reported that net revenue soared 61% year over year last quarter to reach $7.5 million. Total wagers on its Northstar Bets platform rose 41% to an…
DraftKings, EveryMatrix to bring online casino content to Ontario
EveryMatrix is bringing its partnership with DraftKings to Canada’s most populous province.The online casino technology provider announced on Wednesday an expanded partnership with DraftKings to provide its content and services to players in Ontario. As part of the deal, EveryMatrix will provide…
bet365 launches new F2P Prize Matcher game with Incentive Games
bet365 has launched a new daily free-to-play (F2P) game, Prize Matcher, in partnership with B2B games provider Incentive Games.Building on the success the operator found with its last F2P title, Unleash a Mercenary, the new game is now live in more than 130 jurisdictions, including Ontario's…
Peter & Sons goes live with Rootz in Ontario
Game studio Peter & Sons has increased its presence in Ontario through a new content collaboration with iGaming technology company Rootz.As part of the new arrangement, Peter & Sons will offer its full portfolio of online gaming options in both Ontario and Malta through five of Rootz's…
BetMGM spins Wheel of Fortune online casino into Ontario
BetMGM has brought the Wheel of Fortune Online Casino brand to its second North American market of Ontario through a partnership with International Game Technology (IGT).BetMGM, IGT and Sony Pictures Television first launched the Wheel of Fortune brand in New Jersey in March 2023, featuring…
PENN expects ‘important’ Alberta to be a top market for theScore Bet
On PENN Entertainment's Q2 2024 earnings call CEO Jay Snowden said that he believes Alberta's upcoming regulated gaming market will be "a top three or four" market for the company's Canadian-centric theScore Bet brand.Snowden confirmed that theScore Bet will enter Alberta's regulated gaming…
Ontario evolution and the power of teamwork: OLG’s Catherine Meade
The SBC Leaders Podcast has returned with SBC’s VP of Growth & Strategy Americas, Sue Schneider, sitting down with Catherine Meade, VP of Community, Sustainability and Social Responsibility at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).Topics of conversation included the evolution of…
Betsson buys Sporting Solutions to boost betting tech
Betsson Group has agreed a deal to acquire its long-term partner Sporting Solutions' trading, pricing and sports betting risk-management offerings from FDJ Group.The deal will see the operator acquire Sporting Solutions' price setting and risk-management activities but does not include the…
GGPoker buys WSOP brand in $500 million deal
Online poker market leader GGPoker announced Thursday that it is purchasing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand from Caesars Entertainment in a $500 million deal.GGPoker's parent company NSUS Inc. will pay $250 million up front and another $250 million in five years.
Caesars will continue to…
IC360, IXUP will build self-exclusion system for iGaming Ontario
iGaming Ontario (iGO) is working with a pair of technology specialists to develop a self-exclusion system.On Thursday, iGO announced that it has accepted a joint bid by Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) and IXUP to develop a new centralized self-exclusion system for Ontario’s gaming market. Once…