IGaming
Ontario evolution and the power of teamwork: OLG’s Catherine Meade
The SBC Leaders Podcast has returned with SBC’s VP of Growth & Strategy Americas, Sue Schneider, sitting down with Catherine Meade, VP of Community, Sustainability and Social Responsibility at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).Topics of conversation included the evolution of…
Betsson buys Sporting Solutions to boost betting tech
Betsson Group has agreed a deal to acquire its long-term partner Sporting Solutions' trading, pricing and sports betting risk-management offerings from FDJ Group.The deal will see the operator acquire Sporting Solutions' price setting and risk-management activities but does not include the…
GGPoker buys WSOP brand in $500 million deal
Online poker market leader GGPoker announced Thursday that it is purchasing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand from Caesars Entertainment in a $500 million deal.GGPoker's parent company NSUS Inc. will pay $250 million up front and another $250 million in five years.
Caesars will continue to…
IC360, IXUP will build self-exclusion system for iGaming Ontario
iGaming Ontario (iGO) is working with a pair of technology specialists to develop a self-exclusion system.On Thursday, iGO announced that it has accepted a joint bid by Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) and IXUP to develop a new centralized self-exclusion system for Ontario’s gaming market. Once…
SkillOnNet, The Innovation Group join Canadian Gaming Association
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has welcomed two new members this week, one from the online casino sector and another from the consultancy world.On Wednesday, the CGA announced that gaming and leisure industry consulting firm The Innovation Group has joined the association. On Thursday, it…
PointsBet reports strong surge in Canada, betting win more than doubles
PointsBet's Canadian business saw strong growth in fiscal year 2024, highlighted by its Canadian sports betting operations more than doubling its net win.Betting win in the Canadian market was up 124% to $13.7 million CAD for the full fiscal year. For Q2 (Q4 of FY24 in Australia), the jump was…
SkillOnNet adds 1X2 Network games to Ontario package
Global gaming brand SkillOnNet has added titles from numerous 1X2 Network studios to its slate of games in Ontario.Games from Iron Dog Studio, Prospect Gaming, AD LUNAM and 1X2gaming, studios under the umbrella of the UK-based online casino software firm are now available in the province on…
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…