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After NeoGames acquisition, Aristocrat looks to Quebec and beyond
There's only one more working week to go before the gaming industry flocks to Toronto for the 2024 Canadian Gaming Summit.Ahead of Canada's premier gaming and betting event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canadian Gaming Business spoke to Chief Revenue Officer for Aristocrat Gaming Kurt…
Rural Municipalities of Alberta seeks charitable gaming overhaul
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), the organization that represents the province's counties and districts, wants Alberta's charitable gaming model to be formally reviewed.Alberta charitable organisations can apply for a license to conduct volunteer-run casino events. But the RMA says the…
AGS goes private in $1.5B Brightstar Capital acquisition
AGS has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners in a deal worth approximately $1.5 billion CAD.The transaction is projected to close in the second half of 2025. Global gaming supplier AGS will become a privately held company.If AGS shareholders…
Vancouver votes to allow casino expansion applications
Vancouver City Council has voted to amend the moratorium on casino expansion to allow more gambling at the city's two land-based gaming venues.The British Columbia Lottery Corporation had requested that the policy be changed to allow more table games and slot machines to be added at Parq Casino…
Vancouver to consider easing rules on casino expansion
Vancouver City Council will consider a recommendation to relax the restrictions on expanding casinos in the city.A staff report will be presented to council on May 8 that proposes loosening the moratorium on new or expanded gambling venues.The British Columbia Lottery Corporation wants to…
Gateway Casinos seeks to relocate its Innisfil casino
Gateway Casinos is seeking a ministerial zoning order (MZO) to move its Innisfil casino to a new location in the town.Gateway is hoping to move its Innisfil facility to a recently purchased 25-acre plot at the Innisfil Creek Golf Course from its current location at the Georgian Downs Racetrack.…
Unregistered gaming site fraudulently used Casino Rama name in advert
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have warned that an unregistered gaming site is fraudulently using the Casino Rama name in social media advertising to draw unsuspecting players to its own site.In a joint advisory, the OPP and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) said that…
Bet Rite and Gaming Arts mark Bingo Millions success in Manitoba
Bet Rite and Gaming Arts have celebrated making another Canadian player a millionaire after a player hit the Bingo Millions game jackpot at Club Regent Casino in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Gaming Arts, the developer of the bingo title, partnered with Bet Rite, which serves as the game’s principal…
Bluberi Games enters Canada with Alberta deal
Gaming product and technology company Bluberi Games has entered the Canadian market through a deal with Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis.AGLC's casinos will host Bluberi's gaming offerings across the province, the crown corporation announced on April 4.Bluberi will bring "a high-quality…
Kahnawake shuts down Magic Palace casino amid money-laundering allegations
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has closed down Magic Palace Casino indefinitely after the venue's operational license was terminated amid allegations that it was being used for money laundering.On March 25, the commission announced that it had issued an immediate suspension and Show Cause…