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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 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 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 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.…

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 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…

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…

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…

Five people including one casino dealer have been arrested and charged with 19 offences after allegedly working together to defraud Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto.The Ontario Provincial Police's Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB), which is a fully integrated bureau within the…

Great Canadian Entertainment is extending its partnership with Everi by implementing the solutions provider's Everi Compliance Anti-Money Laundering toolkit at its Casino New Brunswick and Casino Nova Scotia properties.The Canadian gaming giant selected Everi's solutions, which the provider…