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Scientific Games has expanded its suite of cashless products with the acquisition of ACS’ PlayOn, which will see it introduce its new AToM cashless table games solutions to casino operators in North America. Short for Access To On Demand Money, AToM is a rebrand of ACS’ cashless payments…

International Game Technology (IGT) is deploying Sightline Payments' proprietary mobile loyalty platform, JOINGO, as its preferred mobile app solution for casino operators that are leveraging IGT casino management technology. A Sightline press release notes the agreement builds on the existing…

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment's Cascades Casino project in North Bay, Ontario, is now expected to open for business in early 2022. The official opening date of the casino, which had initially been scheduled to open in 2020, will be announced shortly, reports the North Bay Nugget. The site…

Work on Sudbury's Kingsway Entertainment District development has been paused prior to the site grading stage at the request of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment. Site grading at the long-planned project, which was approved by Sudbury City Council in September 2021, was scheduled to start on…

The Salon de jeux de Québec has finally welcomed customers to its new facilities at the Méga Centre Beauport after two weeks of closure and a $12 million relocation. As of November 29, customers are now able to check out the new environment and find their favourite games. “Our new location at…

Striking workers at Shorelines Casino Belleville in Ontario have reached an agreement with the casino that will see them get an average 13 per cent pay raise, rising to 24 per cent for some of the other classifications at the Bell Boulevard gaming facility. The Belleville Intelligencer reports…

Ontario casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming centres have no COVID-19-related indoor capacity restrictions to adhere to for the first time in over a year as of Monday, October 25. Casinos and gaming centres, along with many other settings where patrons/customers are required to show proof of…

Workers at Shorelines Casino Belleville in Ontario are striking in a push to secure what they describe as fair wages. At 1 a.m. on October 22, a strike commenced at the Belleville casino, with picket lines erected later in the morning. Bargaining committees for Unifor Local 1090 and the…

Las Vegas played host to the Global Gaming Expo 2021 earlier this month and numerous Canadian Gaming Association member companies showed off their latest innovations. Scientific Games is making its biggest investment ever into innovating and modernizing its longstanding Bally system and its…

Just as happened the other way around in August when Canada began to allow visitors from the U.S., casinos in northern U.S. states are eagerly awaiting the return of Canadian visitors and staff. COVID-19 has halted the flow of visitors in the traditionally busy time of Fall in northern U.S.…