IGaming
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…
SkillOnNet adds IGT PlayDigital content to its Ontario library
Online gaming provider SkillOnNet has added IGT PlayDigital content to its portfolio of offerings in Ontario's regulated market.The global iGaming operator already offers more than 3,500 slots and table games from suppliers such as Games Global, Yggdrasil Gaming, Evolution and Big Time Gaming.…
One Penn investor thinks company bungled theScore acquisition
In a widely circulated letter scrutinising Penn Entertainment's strategic operations, a significant investor has questioned the wisdom of the company's acquisition of Canadian sports media and betting brand Score Media and Gaming.Penn bought Toronto-based theScore in the second half of 2021 for…
Rivalry posts sequential growth in Q1 2024 but suffers year-over-year decline
Toronto-based Rivalry reported a 51% quarter-over-quarter increase in net revenue in the first quarter of 2024 and smaller upticks in betting handle and gross gaming revenue but is still lagging behind where it stood this time last year.The jump in net revenue to $4.5 million means that as a…
Alberta passes bill opening potential door for gambling expansion
It's official: Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis is not the only entity that can conduct and manage gaming in the province.The Alberta legislature has passed a bill that recognises that the provincial government has the authority to conduct and manage gaming in the province as well as AGLC.…
Swintt enters North American market with Ontario license
Slot software provider Swintt has launched in Ontario after receiving a license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to supply games in the province.The entry into Ontario is the company's first step into a regulated North American market. Swintt has previously been focused on…
BCLC retail sportsbook Sports Action ends operations after 33 years
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is shutting down its retail sportsbook Sports Action this weekend after 33 years.Sports Action will end operations at in-person venues on Saturday, May 25 to make way for a new retail sportsbook to come. The lottery corporation says the new…
Checking in on Canada: Where we’ve been and where we’re going
Ontario's regulated gaming market has fulfilled its goals of providing a wide range of choice to consumers and bringing in revenue for the province. That early success can serve as a launchpad for the rest of Canada if and when further provinces choose to regulate gaming.Those were two of the…
NorthStar Gaming reports quarterly record betting traffic, appoints new CFO
Record quarterly betting volume fueled a 63% year-over-year rise in revenue in the first quarter of 2024 for NorthStar Gaming.For the three months ended March 31, 2024, NorthStar Bets, the company's made-in-Ontario casino and sportsbook platform, took a record $218 million in wagers. It also…
Kahnawà:ke won’t appeal Ontario court iGaming decision
The Quebec-based Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) says it will not appeal the Ontario Superior Court's decision to dismiss its challenge of iGaming Ontario's online gaming and betting model.The MCK had argued that the provincial government's "unilateral changes" to the way gaming is managed…