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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…

Bally’s Corporation CEO Robeson Reeves said at the company’s Q2 2024 earnings call on Wednesday that he expects Bally Bet sportsbook to go live in Ontario in the near future."We've got a few other sports launches coming through the course of the year," Reeves told analysts in a Q&A. "...…

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is advising all PlayNow users to change their passwords after a "credential stuffing" incident saw thousands of dollars in player funds stolen.A BCLC advisory said players across three provinces had passwords stolen from other companies' sites.…

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…

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'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…

DraftKings is officially ceasing operations of its NFT business.The Boston-based gaming giant confirmed to SBC Americas on Wednesday the shuttering of its NFT marketplace and Reignmakers, which launched in 2022 as a product allowing users to purchase and collect NFTs of a given athlete to…

SBC has announced the shortlists for the SBC Awards 2024, the first ceremony to take place in Lisbon, as part of the inaugural SBC Summit.This year’s shortlist, once again, highlights the outstanding achievements of leading operators, affiliates and suppliers across all industry verticals,…

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…

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has extended its Caesars Windsor casino operating agreement with Caesars Entertainment by another seven months as it continues to search for the next operator.The OLG agreement had been set to expire in August 2025 after a previous extension but…