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Videoslots has confirmed its impending entrance into the Ontario online casino space as the operator continues its expansion across Canada.The Malta-headquartered firm was first founded by a group of ‘Swedish casino enthusiasts’ and officially launched in 2011, going on to become licensed by the…

In a thought leadership piece on the Ontario sportsboook market - exclusively published on Canadian Gaming Business - Level5 Strategy's Laura Richard and Jordan Shapiro provide data and insights to help industry stakeholders find further success and opportunities for growth.-Survey…

Senator Marty Deacon is stoking the flames of the sports betting ads argument further with a proposal of her own to curb the amount Canadians are subjected to on a daily basis.Under the terms of the legislation suggested yesterday through a Senate Public Bill, the government would collaborate…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has issued a fine to two operators - Fitzdares Canada and BV Gaming - for alleged breaches of its Standards pertaining to minor league sports.The current regulations - specifically paragraph 15 of Standard 4.34 - prohibit operators from offering bets…

Personalizing technology is the crucial next step in managing player risk and decreasing the levels of problem gambling, according to experts at the Canadian Gaming Summit.Moderated by Bill Pascrell III, Partner of Princeton Public Affairs Group, the ‘Managing player risk through tech’ panel…

Great Canadian Entertainment is looking forward to ‘reimagining’ casino gaming in Toronto as it opens the doors of its Vegas-style casino next week.The property - Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto - will begin welcoming patrons from 5pm ET on June 20 as the firm aims to ‘revolutionize…

Tiidal Gaming has officially completed the sale of New Zealand subsidiary Sportsflare to Entain.The Toronto-based esports firm has sold 100% of its shares for a fee of $13.25m, and has now been released of all of the esports betting developer’s assets and operating activities.An agreement…

A battle of the coalitions has ensued following alleged cease and desist letters sent by the Canadian Lottery Coalition to the Coalition of Ontario Online Gaming Operators.As reported by Gaming News Canada, the CLC - consisting of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Manitoba Liquor &…

theScore Bet has leveraged its multi-year partnership with Golf Canada to unveil a new fan-focused golf experience - ‘Hole Zero’ - at this week’s RBC Canadian Open.The ‘first-of-its-kind’ activation - supported by the Toronto-based sports marketing agency SDI Sports - allows fans to get into the…

Construction has officially begun on the future Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa, the capital’s newest tourism and entertainment attraction.Fronted by Hard Rock International, the new casino will include 1,500 slot machines, 40 live-action table games, a Hard Rock Sportsbook, high-limit…