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City of Ottawa thanks OLG for $5.5m donations and support
The City of Ottawa held an event earlier this week at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre to express gratitude for the support provided by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Corporation. OLG annually donates more than $5.5m to community projects throughout Ottawa, with the renovation of the facility…
Casino Rama raises record-breaking $466k for Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
The Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) Foundation hosted its annual gala on November 18 for the 22nd year. Casino Rama Resort presented the ‘Cirque Under the Stars’ evening, which ended up being the charity’s most successful gala to date, raising $466,507.The Soldiers’ Annual Gala has…
Caesars Windsor donates $10,000 to local children’s centre
Caesars Windsor has donated $10,000 to the John McGivney Children’s Centre (JMCC) in Windsor, Ontario. The funds will primarily be used for translation services in over 26 languages, which cover all the services available through JMCC.The donation comes from the Caesars Windsor corporate…
Gambling streamer placed on Quebec’s gambling self-exclusion list
Leading gambling and gaming streamer Félix Lengyel, also known as xQc, was removed from a Montréal casino by security on Saturday in an alleged breach of responsible gambling regulations. Lengyel argued the move was directly linked to a Radio Canada article from 2022, which claimed that the streamer…
Casino de Montréal launches AR experience powered by Moment Factory
The Loto-Québec licensed Casino de Montréal has opened the ARcade, an AR experience powered by Moment Factory, a multimedia entertainment studio. The ARcade features players moving through an interactive space using multimedia and video game technology."With this concept created in our Montreal…
Canadian expansion helped boost VICI Q3 performance
VICI Properties, a NYSE-traded real-estate trust company, owns 54 gaming properties across the US and Canada. Its portfolio includes some of the most iconic gambling destinations in North America, such as Caesars Palace, Borgata, MGM Grand, and Mandalay Bay.VICI recently expanded its portfolio…
VICI Properties revenues up 20.3% in Q3 amid acquisition of four Canadian casinos
VICI Properties has reflected positively on its Q3 financial report after increasing revenues to C$1.25bn (US$904.3m) during the three-month period.The number represents a 20.3% increase YoY while net income, attributable to common stockholders, increased YoY to C$769.3m from C$457.6m.…
Playtech & FanDuel partner to push live casino content in Canada
Playtech has joined forces with FanDuel in a new partnership that will see branded live casino content launched on its Canadian platform.As part of the deal, Playtech has built a dedicated live casino studio - based in Riga, Latvia - to serve FanDuel Canada and provide casino games like…
Caesars Windsor invites Michigan casino-goers amid Detroit casino workers strike
Casino-goers in Michigan are being encouraged to cross the border and visit Caesars Windsor in Ontario while the casino workers' strike in Detroit continues to cause disruption across sites.The invite has been extended by the CEO of Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI), Gordon Orr, and…
OLG makes Q2 gaming revenue payments to partners
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued over $40m in Q2 to 29 communities that host gaming facilities.Highlighting the news in a press release on the OLG website, the Crown corporation reported total payments of $40.33m for the period July 1 - September 30, bringing the total to…