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Hard Rock has teamed up with the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).The deal makes the upcoming Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa the official bricks-and-mortar casino partner of the hockey team in the Canadian capital. Hard Rock will be visible through in-arena…

Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS)  is warning provincial residents not to click on social media adverts for online casinos, citing fears of scammers using fake ads to steal people's credit card numbers and other financial information.The warning from the province's gaming regulator comes…

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) said it reduced regulatory red tape by 51% between 2019 and 2024, making it less expensive for both present and potential gaming companies to operate in the province.In a statement, AGLC said it has removed nearly 2,500 policies that impacted casinos,…

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is beefing up its retail sportsbook offerings by opening two new PROLINE sportsbook lounges in the coming weeks.B.C.'s first in-person sportsbooks lounges will open at Chances Casino Kelowna and Parq Casino in Vancouver on Monday, Feb. 10. The…

False advertising on social media reportedly used altered news footage and the name of Alberta's River Cree Resort & Casino to try to attract clicks.Former CityNews journalist Baily Nitti was alerted to the fact her likeness was being used in marketing purporting to be from the Edmonton-area…

SBC Media’s first Canadian Gaming Business magazine of 2025 focuses on expanding existing horizons and looking towards new ones.Featuring insights from the likes of BetMGM, PointsBet, AGLC, BCLC, OLG, H2 Gambling Capital, Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, Paramount Commerce, Snuneymuxw First…

Great Canadian Entertainment and Petroglyph Development Group (PDG) have closed the PDG's previously announced acquisitions of Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria.The acquisitions of the Vancouver Island casinos, which were first announced in the second half of 2024, bring the casinos…

When Sonco Gaming and their CEO Anthony Novac realized there was an opportunity to expand their gaming footprint in Alberta, they knew who to call.In December, the Halifax-based real estate and casino development company united with five Nova Scotia-based First Nations to purchase the operating…

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and Konami Gaming have unveiled a province-wide agreement that will see the latter develop and deploy the next generation of BC Gold, BCLC’s signature wide area progressive (WAP) slot.BC Gold has been played by BC customers for 25 years. Now,…

Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto can now boast of being the exclusive destination for World Series of Poker (WSOP) events in Ontario.Great Canadian Entertainment and GGPoker, the new owner of WSOP, have announced a new exclusive partnership that makes GGPoker the official sponsor of The…