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Ontario Launches AML Task Force as Casinos Reopen
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has established an inter-agency task force to monitor cash transactions as casinos reopen and the province gears up to further open up its igaming and sports betting market.Consisting of representatives from the AGCO, the Ontario Provincial…
AGCO Outlines Rules for Online Casino Games
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has published its initial rules for iGaming in the province.The Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, expected to come into force when Ontario's regulated gaming market launches in late 2021, include the prohibition of auto-play for online…
Betsafe Refurbished a 70-Year-Old Slot Machine
Venturing into a different kind of slot-related venture, Betsafe Canada, one of the largest Canadian online slots providers, has taken on an interesting new project.This time, instead of launching another modern 21st-century online slot game, they've gone back in time and got hold of an antique…
Anticipating the Effects of 2021’s AML Changes
By Jean-François Lefebvre
Sixteen months into the pandemic and finally some hope emerges for life going back to a new normal amid the challenges posed by COVID-19.Happily, jurisdictions that offer iGaming activities have seen a spike in the level of play by their online patrons. What will the…
Paving the Way for an Increasingly Cashless Future
By Tom Nightingale
Given the large extent to which all corners of the Canadian gaming industry have been affected by COVID-19 in the last 14 months, it’s easy to forget that certain trends were seen before the onset of the pandemic.One of the major shifts in casino gaming is the move towards an…
Paving the Way for an Increasingly Cashless Future
The Canadian Gaming Association’s regulatory Standards for Cashless Systems are the result of an industry-wide discussion about where gaming is headed.Given the large extent to which all corners of the Canadian gaming industry have been affected by COVID-19 in the last 14 months, it’s easy to…
Gaming Advisory Services Launches New Website for Compliance and AML
Gaming Advisory Services has launched a new website which aims to help gaming industry organizations and personnel navigate the industry's compliance and AML needs.Gaming Advisory Services offers help to land-based gaming, cGaming, iGaming, provincial gaming agencies, and gaming regulators…
B.C. Casino Workers Plead for Casinos to Reopen in Video
The British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) recently released a video in which B.C. casino workers plead for land-based gaming facilities to reopen again.Gaming facilities across the province have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.The video…
British Columbia Casinos Pass One Year of Closure With No Firm End Date in Sight
By Tom Nightingale
For British Columbia casino operators and gamblers, the waiting game continues.Last week saw the marking of one year since casinos were last open in the province. All land-based gaming facilities were ordered to be shut down on March 16, 2020 as the extent of the COVID-19…
HookMotion’s table-tracking software optimizes your casino’s operations
The Canadian gaming industry is taking leaps forward when it comes to integrating technology and gaming. But, as the gaming experience moves with the times, security, surveillance, and casino optimization are in danger of being left behind.Montreal-based company HookMotion are making it their…