IGaming
IGT Gaming and Everi sold to Apollo Funds in $6B all-cash deal
A new holding company established by Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire Everi and IGT’s Gaming & Digital business in an all-cash deal valued at $6.3 billion.IGT and Everi are being acquired by Apollo Funds following a strategic review by IGT earlier this year. The review led IGT…
Eilers-Fantini: IGT top supplier in Canada, Playtech surges in live dealer
Eilers-Fantini's latest Canada report shows that International Game Technology (IGT) is still the king of slots across multiple provinces.In the July 2024 report published by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, IGT led all other suppliers with an 18.3% share of the overall gross gaming revenue…
iGaming Ontario’s Q2 2024 numbers show online casino towers over rest
The latest Ontario market report from iGaming Ontario shows that, while both online sports betting and iGaming continue to post healthy year-over-year growth, it is online casino gaming leading the way.Commercial online casino offerings yielded around three times more revenue than online sports…
Slots influencer Brian Christopher talks Flip the Switch and BetMGM partnership
Fliptheswitch.com is the first “player portal” for the whole of gaming, according to its founder Brian Christopher.“ where all players can come together and learn everything factual about playing in casinos, online and sports betting," Christopher told Jessica Welman, editor of Canadian Gaming…
PlayAlberta to offer Aristocrat Interactive casino games
Alberta is allocating $1.5 billion in total gaming revenue to its General Revenue Fund.
Entain names ex-Scientific Games chief Gavin Isaacs as CEO
Entain has named experienced chief executive Gavin Isaacs as its new CEO.The international sports betting and gambling company had been searching for a new permanent leader since Jette Nygaard-Andersen resigned from the role last December.Isaacs, the former CEO of Scientific Games and chair…
BetMGM debuts Evolution’s Lightning Storm in Ontario
BetMGM has launched Evolution Gaming's Lightning Storm in the Ontario market.The new title, billed as Evolution's biggest Lightning game yet, will be available exclusively through the BetMGM Casino platform across the province.The live game show is set in a laboratory-style studio and…
BET99 casino head: Balance is key to giving players what they want
In an online casino industry saturated with choice and availability, authenticity and familiarity are key to giving your audience what they want.That's a key conclusion of Laura Petrauska, head of casino at Canadian online gaming and betting company BET99. Ahead of speaking at the upcoming SBC…
ODDSworks approved for Ontario iGaming licence
ODDSworks has received an iGaming licence from iGaming Ontario, clearing the way for it to expand its Canadian presence.The company supplies popular content from land-based casinos in the U.S. and online casinos in Europe to online casinos in North America. It focuses on remote gaming server…
SIGA reports record profits for 2023-24 fiscal year
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has reported that it made record-breaking profits for the second year in a row.SIGA's 2023-24 annual report noted that it took $346.6 million in gross revenue and a final distribution of income of $138.8 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year ended…