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OLG honours Canadian icons in MLB video game update

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has paid tribute to the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars with a special new update in the video game MLB The Show 22.Working alongside Major League Baseball (MLB), OLG has helped to immortalize the first all-black team to win an Ontario Baseball…

Top industry leaders to keynote 2022 Global Gaming Expo

The 2022 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA) will welcome Wynn Resorts’ Craig Billings, FanDuel’s Amy Howe, Bally’s Corporation Soo Kim, DraftKings’ Jason Robins, Circa Resort and Casino’s Derek Stevens, and PENN Entertainment’s Jay Snowden to the G2E 2022…

Industry giant Pinnacle receives Ontario license

Another industry giant appears close to entering the regulated Ontario online betting market as Pinnacle has now received its license to operate from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.The AGCO website lists pinnacle.ca as a licensed betting site in the province as of September 7. The…

Kambi acquires Shape Games for initial $50 million

Online sports betting provider Kambi Group has acquired front-end technology specialist Shape Games for an initial €38.5 million (C$50 million). The inclusion of a performance-related earnout could potentially bring the total consideration to €78.1 million (C$102.3 million), all of which will be…

AGEM Index falls nearly 4% in August, down 18% YOY

The AGEM Index continued to yo-yo in August, falling 32.33 points to 831.50 for a 3.7 per cent decline from the prior month.In July, it had risen more than six per cent over June, during which it had fallen eight per cent.Compared to one year ago, the index is down 181.38 points, or 17.9 per…