Sports Betting
Canada chairs panel exploring sports integrity
The Canadian government has formed an International Workgroup on Integrity in Sport aimed at addressing issues that it says threaten the safety of athletes and integrity of sport. Sports betting is among them.Carla Qualtrough, the federal Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, chaired the…
Fanatics Sportsbook intends to make Canada part of international expansion
Fanatics Betting & Gaming has had an impactful 2024 in the U.S. sports betting market. Could Canada be its next port of call?"We definitely want to be in Canada," Chief Operating Officer Scot McClintic told Canadian Gaming Business in an interview this month. "Will we be in Canada? Yes. It's…
Bally’s launches all-in-one Bally Bet Sportsbook and Casino app in Ontario
Bally's Corporation has launched its new Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino app in Ontario, integrating mobile sports betting and casino functionalities in one place for users.The updated app combines the existing Bally Casino and Bally Bet Sportsbook apps into an all-in-one platform. Players in…
Super Group raises financial guidance after president announces exit
Super Group has raised its full-year guidance in a move that CEO Neal Menashe said is down to "outstanding performance" in 2024.The parent company of Betway, Spin and other brands has raised its full-year total revenue guidance to $1.68 billion USD ($2.40 billion CAD), up from its previous…
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…
BetMGM names Casey Hurbis as new CMO
BetMGM has hired experienced marketing leader and former RocketMortgage executive Casey Hurbis as its new chief marketing officer.At the U.S.'s larges retail mortgage lender, Hurbis led marketing strategies including collaborating with BetMGM’s creative agency of record, Highdive, on three…
PandaScore solidifies presence in Ontario through partnership with BET99
An esports data and betting odds provider is teaming up with one of Ontario’s top gambling operators.PandaScore has announced a new partnership with BET99 providing the sports betting and casino operator with access to its innovative Odds feed. PandaScore’s Odds feed, powered by a team of…
NorthStar sees big value in being niche Canadian gaming player
NorthStar Gaming CEO Michael Moskowitz told investors this week that the company sees a great deal of profitability in its position as a smaller, niche operator in Canada.NorthStar operates out of Toronto and runs separate websites, one inside Ontario to serve the regulated market with casino…
FanDuel partners with pro women’s hockey league
The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) has signed FanDuel as an official sportsbook partner across the U.S. and Canada.The deal, announced on Friday, also establishes the operator as the exclusive in-app streaming partner of the pro women's hockey league in the U.S.FanDuel will stream…
FanDuel named non-exclusive licensing partner of MLBPA
The commercial affiliate of the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) has named FanDuel as a non-exclusive product and marketing licensing partner in a deal that spans Canada as well as the U.S.In a statement, the MLBPA announced that MLB Players Inc. has granted the Flutter-owned operator to expand…