Responsible Gaming
Canadian Gaming Business Magazine: Hot topics and new horizons
SBC Media’s first Canadian Gaming Business magazine of 2025 focuses on expanding existing horizons and looking towards new ones.Featuring insights from the likes of BetMGM, PointsBet, AGLC, BCLC, OLG, H2 Gambling Capital, Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, Paramount Commerce, Snuneymuxw First…
BCLC warns against gifting scratch tickets to kids for Christmas
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is asking B.C. residents not to gift minors lottery products for Christmas.BCLC's Director of Player Health Ryan McCarthy said the crown corporation wants to remind adults that scratch-and-win tickets can be a gateway for children to develop…
FanDuel unveils new My Spend customer dashboard
FanDuel has launched a new My Spend tool designed to help users track and manage their spending and gaming activity habits.Customers can view personalized stats including deposit and wager amounts and net winnings over a range of timeframes, from seven days to three months. The dashboard…
Responsible Gambling Council partners with Toronto sports leader MLSE
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has partnered with Toronto sports ownership conglomerate Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) with the aim of increasing visibility and awareness of sports betting myths.The campaign will see RGC responsible gambling messages delivered prominently…
Responsible Gambling Council names Sarah McCarthy as new CEO
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has settled on its replacement for retiring CEO Shelley White.After an extensive search process, the RGC has appointed Sarah McCarthy, the former Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Rick Hansen Foundation. McCarthy will start work officially on…
BetVictor signs former Toronto Raptor Tracy McGrady
Former Toronto Raptor Tracy McGrady has plenty of experience as a victor, having twice been named NBA scoring champion during his career.Now, the seven-time All-Star is making it official. The 45-year-old has signed up with BVGroup as the BetVictor brand's Safer Gambling Ambassador in Canada.…
Responsible Gambling Council explains how it drives change with action
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has illustrated how a year of education, certification and other action continued to propagate responsible gambling in Ontario and beyond.In its 2023-24 annual report, titled "Impact: Action Drives Change," the RGC noted that as rapidly evolving technology,…
Canadian soccer players complete IBIA betting integrity program
Canadian Premier League (CPL) soccer teams have undertaken an International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) sports betting integrity program designed to educate players in the league on the intersection of sports and gambling.Created by the IBIA using its 3Rs training model, the program…
More research needed to inform Canadian gambling ads policy, hears Senate
In a Canadian Senate Transport and Communications Committee meeting on Oct. 2 discussing Bill S-269, the National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act, witnesses testified that Canada's gaming and broadcast regulators are doing all within their power to ensure due diligence is taken…
Senate urged to tackle social media, youth exposure to betting ads
After more than three months of dormancy, the Canadian Senate debate on gambling advertising picked up again this week with four hours of sessions discussing betting ads.The Transport and Communications Committee held a pair of meetings on Sept. 24-25 regarding Bill S-269, the National…