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After five years of negotiations, planning, delays, and controversies, Sudbury city council has unanimously voted to reject a proposed $215-million budget for an arena and event centre, along with a hotel and casino, at the Kingsway Entertainment District, effectively ending the city's involvement…

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) hopes the new online gaming and betting platform being prepared for Saskatchewan punters will be up and running by November, according to the organization's director of communications.Last month, SIGA announced that the British Columbia Lottery…

Payment platform Nuvei has entered a strategic partnership with GAN to integrate its payments solutions into the latter’s SaaS gaming platform solution and provide more payment options for gaming operators across North America.The deal was originally intended for the Ontario market but has been…

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that SaskGaming reported a $19.1 million net income in 2021-22, boosted by increased revenues from the reopening of provincially operated casinos.While casinos in the province had remained closed for the first quarter of 2021-22, the rest of the…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced that Josée Turcotte will join the commission as the newest member of its Executive Management Team, serving as Chief Legal Officer, effective July 18, 2022.An AGCO release says Turcotte has extensive executive management, legal…

International Game Technology (IGT) has completed its acquisition of iSoftBet for €160m in cash in a move that will see the company more than double its digital content library.IGT will take full control of the developer, whose content will expand the IGT PlayDigital catalogue to approximately…

U.S. gaming giant Bally’s has been approved to launch in Ontario's regulated online market after receiving a license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).The licence will last for two years, expiring on June 29, 2024. It covers four distinct domain names – ballybet.ca,…

The agreed sale of Light & Wonder's OpenBet to Endeavor Group has been revalued at two-thirds of its originally proposed value.The original terms agreed upon between Endeavor and Light and Wonder valued OpenBet at US$1.2 billion, but the two parties have now agreed to a new price for the…

Toronto-headquartered Bragg Gaming and Kalamba Games have announced an extension of their existing distribution partnership that will see Kalamba distribute a selection of its games on Bragg’s Remote Game Server (RGS) in regulated North American markets including Ontario and several U.S. states.…

DraftKings Canada has been issued a fine of $100,000 in monetary penalties by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) for alleged advertising and inducement infractions.The AGCO notes that DraftKings, which was a late arrival to the Ontario regulated market, did not meet the…