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SkillOnNet, The Innovation Group join Canadian Gaming Association
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has welcomed two new members this week, one from the online casino sector and another from the consultancy world.On Wednesday, the CGA announced that gaming and leisure industry consulting firm The Innovation Group has joined the association. On Thursday, it…
PointsBet reports strong surge in Canada, betting win more than doubles
PointsBet's Canadian business saw strong growth in fiscal year 2024, highlighted by its Canadian sports betting operations more than doubling its net win.Betting win in the Canadian market was up 124% to $13.7 million CAD for the full fiscal year. For Q2 (Q4 of FY24 in Australia), the jump was…
SkillOnNet adds 1X2 Network games to Ontario package
Global gaming brand SkillOnNet has added titles from numerous 1X2 Network studios to its slate of games in Ontario.Games from Iron Dog Studio, Prospect Gaming, AD LUNAM and 1X2gaming, studios under the umbrella of the UK-based online casino software firm are now available in the province on…
IGT Gaming and Everi sold to Apollo Funds in $6B all-cash deal
A new holding company established by Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire Everi and IGT’s Gaming & Digital business in an all-cash deal valued at $6.3 billion.IGT and Everi are being acquired by Apollo Funds following a strategic review by IGT earlier this year. The review led IGT…
Eilers-Fantini: IGT top supplier in Canada, Playtech surges in live dealer
Eilers-Fantini's latest Canada report shows that International Game Technology (IGT) is still the king of slots across multiple provinces.In the July 2024 report published by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, IGT led all other suppliers with an 18.3% share of the overall gross gaming revenue…
iGaming Ontario’s Q2 2024 numbers show online casino towers over rest
The latest Ontario market report from iGaming Ontario shows that, while both online sports betting and iGaming continue to post healthy year-over-year growth, it is online casino gaming leading the way.Commercial online casino offerings yielded around three times more revenue than online sports…
Slots influencer Brian Christopher talks Flip the Switch and BetMGM partnership
Fliptheswitch.com is the first “player portal” for the whole of gaming, according to its founder Brian Christopher.“ where all players can come together and learn everything factual about playing in casinos, online and sports betting," Christopher told Jessica Welman, editor of Canadian Gaming…
PlayAlberta to offer Aristocrat Interactive casino games
Alberta is allocating $1.5 billion in total gaming revenue to its General Revenue Fund.
Entain names ex-Scientific Games chief Gavin Isaacs as CEO
Entain has named experienced chief executive Gavin Isaacs as its new CEO.The international sports betting and gambling company had been searching for a new permanent leader since Jette Nygaard-Andersen resigned from the role last December.Isaacs, the former CEO of Scientific Games and chair…
BetMGM debuts Evolution’s Lightning Storm in Ontario
BetMGM has launched Evolution Gaming's Lightning Storm in the Ontario market.The new title, billed as Evolution's biggest Lightning game yet, will be available exclusively through the BetMGM Casino platform across the province.The live game show is set in a laboratory-style studio and…