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SG Digital, IGT, & Evolution lead North American game charts
The latest Eilers-Fantini Online Game Performance Data Insight Report has shown that SG Digital, IGT, and Evolution outstripped rivals to lead the North American game-rank charts through the final six months of 2021.This game-rank history aggregates data across monthly reports to give an overall…
SIGA expects sportsbook offerings to launch by summer
Saskatchewan could offer its residents online sports betting by this summer, according to the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA).SIGA won the right to operate the province’s regulated online gaming and sports betting offerings back in September 2021, soon after Bill C-218 was passed to…
Ontario casinos can reopen on January 31
Ontario casinos can reopen to customers at 50 per cent of normal capacity starting on January 31.Casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments in the province had been shut down again on January 5 as Ontario returned to a modified version of Stage Two of its pandemic response plan.At…
Great Canadian-aligned report warns Ontario over online gambling
A new report prepared for and sponsored by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has warned that Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government could lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue as a result of its bet on opening up online gambling.According to CBC News, the report from…
Century Casinos sells Calgary casino land
After selling the casino operations of Century Casino Calgary for $10 million in December 2020, Century Casinos has ended its association with the location by selling the land that houses the casino facility.Prior to the sale of the casino, Century Casinos Calgary had accounted for seven per…
Gateway remains committed to Sudbury casino
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment remains committed to the Kingsway Entertainment District project in Sudbury despite recent issues, says a city manager.In late November 2021, site grading at the long-planned project, which includes a $60-million casino to be operated by Gateway and had been…
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries aiming for online growth
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) CEO Manny Atwal has suggested that the corporation intends to gamble on growing its online gambling presence in the province in the coming months.Atwal presented MBLL's 2020-21 fiscal report at a standing committee hearing on January 11, during which he…
Gateway appoints Queenie Wong as new CFO
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited has announced the appointment of Queenie Wong as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2022.Wong has been with Gateway since 2011, previously serving in key finance roles such as Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance. A…
JCM, Caesars sign exclusive master supply deal
The partnership will affect Caesars' more than 50 casinos in the U.S., as well as its locations in Canada which include the prominent Ontario border location of Caesars Windsor.
Casinos closed in Ontario, Quebec amid Omicron surge
The last weeks of 2021 and the first days of 2022 are proving to be somewhat of an unwelcome throwback to 2020-21 for Canadian gaming, with casinos closed in Canada's two most populous provinces.