IGaming
Peter & Sons goes live with Rootz in Ontario
Game studio Peter & Sons has increased its presence in Ontario through a new content collaboration with iGaming technology company Rootz.As part of the new arrangement, Peter & Sons will offer its full portfolio of online gaming options in both Ontario and Malta through five of Rootz's…
BetMGM spins Wheel of Fortune online casino into Ontario
BetMGM has brought the Wheel of Fortune Online Casino brand to its second North American market of Ontario through a partnership with International Game Technology (IGT).BetMGM, IGT and Sony Pictures Television first launched the Wheel of Fortune brand in New Jersey in March 2023, featuring…
PENN expects ‘important’ Alberta to be a top market for theScore Bet
On PENN Entertainment's Q2 2024 earnings call CEO Jay Snowden said that he believes Alberta's upcoming regulated gaming market will be "a top three or four" market for the company's Canadian-centric theScore Bet brand.Snowden confirmed that theScore Bet will enter Alberta's regulated gaming…
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…