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The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices has collaborated with the Ontario Gambling Research Society on a provincial study examining how online gambling behaviours were affected in the first year of COVID-19.The study was released this month and…

The National Hockey League (NHL) has agreed multi-year partnerships with FanDuel and BetMGM for the North American market, including Ontario's open regulated market.FanDuel and BetMGM will serve as the first North American sports betting partners of the NHL as they expand their rights into…

Updated April 19 Intema Solutions has officially been renamed React Gaming Group, a press release has announced.The rebrand follows the company's February acquisition of Livestream Gaming, owner of the LOOT.BET server-based real-money gaming platform and esports betting brand. The group says…

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), the owner of the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto FC, and Toronto Argonauts sports franchises, has struck a combined deal with FanDuel and PokerStars, which are both owned by Flutter Entertainment.The deal will make FanDuel the official…

It seems like a long time ago already, but Monday, April 4 was a special day for the industry.Ontario's regulated and open online gaming and betting market finally officially launched at 12:01 a.m. on that day, and by the end of the day, 13 private online gaming and betting sites were fully…

Wizard Games has entered Ontario as a licensed online gaming supplier by launching its content with 888casino and BetMGM.The company, a subsidiary of Aspire Global, received approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and intends to deliver its content with numerous…

International Game Technology (IGT) is acquiring online casino games provider and third-party game aggregator iSoftBet in a deal it says will more than double its IGT PlayDigital portfolio to approximately 225 proprietary games.Reported to be worth around C$219 million in cash, the acquisition…

Rush Street Interactive has announced that its BetRivers brand, which is now operational in the regulated Ontario market, has extended its partnership with Canadian sports broadcaster Dan O'Toole.O'Toole has signed an exclusive brand and content deal with BetRivers. He began hosting "Boomsies!",…

theScore Bet, the Toronto-based sportsbook that was one of the first 13 operators to launch in Ontario's new regulated market, has become the latest brand to secure a milestone partnership by becoming the official gaming partner of the Toronto Blue Jays.The 10-year exclusive partnership between…

Light & Wonder has officially completed the sale of its Scientific Games Lottery business to Canadian investment firm Brookfield Business Partners.The sale, which had been previously announced in October 2021, has now been finalized for US$5.8 billion in gross cash proceeds and approximately…