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The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced that executives from Everi, Entain, and Games Global are the inductees into the Gaming Hall of Fame Class of 2022.Gavin Isaacs, former President and CEO of Scientific Games Corporation and current Chairman of Games Global; Virginia McDowell,…

Flutter Entertainment, the majority owner of FanDuel Group, has claimed that the latter brand now holds around half of the market for online sports betting in the United States.Flutter reported on August 12 that FanDuel’s share of gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the U.S. online sports betting…

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced that commercial gaming has achieved a new quarterly revenue record of US$14.81 billion during the second quarter of 2022.The AGA’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker confirmed that Q2’s revenue beat the previous record set in Q4 2021 by 3.3 per…

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will provide its iGaming platforms to its new strategic partner Kings Media Ltd. for the latter's entry into the regulated Ontario market.Online casino company Kings Media operates the King Billy casino brand across several markets but does not yet have a presence…

BetMGM has announced a multi-year partnership extension with the National Football League (NFL) that sees it become one of the league's Official Sportsbook Partners in Canada.BetMGM was among the first operators to go live in Ontario's regulated marker in April 2022. It will now have the rights…

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has announced the signing of Canadian sports broadcaster and reporter Natasha Staniszewski to an exclusive brand and content deal with the company's BetRivers sportsbook.Staniszewski is currently the host of StampsTV for Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation…

After two weeks of strike action, unionized casino workers at Great Canadian Entertainment casinos in Ajax and Pickering have ratified a new four-year deal. Unifor Local 1090 announced on Aug. 4 that it had reached a tentative agreement and its membership ratified that proposed pact with 92.8 per…

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, the first land-based operator to be licensed to operate an online brand in Ontario's regulated market, has now launched in the province.Mohegan Gaming was granted a license by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) in May and soft launched in…

The AGEM Index rose by 51.54 points in July 2022 to 862.93, rebounding 6.4 per cent from a significant drop in June.However, compared to one year ago, the index was down 62.39 points, or 6.7 per cent.During the latest month, 10 of the 12 index companies reported stock-price increases,…

The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), funded by Flutter Entertainment, will conduct new research on marketing and advertising in the online gambling industry, assessing the state of play in key jurisdictions including the Ontario market.The RGC notes that the opening of the regulated Ontario…