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Online sportsbook and casino brand and Canadian Gaming Association member BetRegal has officially launched in the Canadian market via a free-to-play platform, BetRegal.net, which allows sports fans to bet on their favourite teams using the sportsbook’s free play platform.BetRegal’s Canadian…

Vancouver-based iGaming and sports betting company FansUnite is hoping to be a significant part of Canada's sports betting market moving forward. But, in what is sure to be a saturated field, CEO Scott Burton has suggested the firm is likely to focus on its role as a technological solutions provider…

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation officially opened the casino at its newest property, the highly anticipated Pickering Casino Resort, on Monday, July 26.Once COVID-19 health and safety restrictions are removed, the property will feature approximately 2,400 slot machines, just under 100 "live"…

Canada's move to legalize single-event sports betting has been hailed by all corners of the Canadian gaming and sports industries as a potentially transformative moment for gambling north of the border.The legislation is the result of a sustained and widely supported push to revamp Canadian…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has established an inter-agency task force to monitor cash transactions as casinos reopen and the province gears up to further open up its igaming and sports betting market.Consisting of representatives from the AGCO, the Ontario Provincial…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has published its initial rules for iGaming in the province.The Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, expected to come into force when Ontario's regulated gaming market launches in late 2021, include the prohibition of auto-play for online…

The Ontario government has officially launched iGaming Ontario, a new subsidiary of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).A government release states that the subsidiary's mandate will be to facilitate the creation of a safe, regulated, and competitive online gaming market within…

With charity gaming on the decline, it's fallen on industry stakeholders to pursue creative solutions for attracting and retaining gaming clientele. One such solution in British Columbia has been the creation of 'community gaming centres'; dramatically renovated or relocated purpose-built gaming…

Scientific Games Corporation has revealed that it intends to divest its sports betting and lottery businesses as part of a strategic review of the business.The company says that cashing in on those two elements will help address its balance sheet, free up investment capacity, and create an…

Canada's sports betting landscape is on the verge of overhaul, and it's been a long time coming.Bill C-218, The Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, passed without amendment by a vote of 57-20 on June 22 and received Royal Assent a week later on June 29. It will imminently pass into law.…