Sports Betting
4 Nations takes hockey betting to new levels in Canada
Canada loves hockey. That's not a new conclusion, but it was illustrated in both the viewing numbers and the sports betting figures that have emerged since Connor McDavid's overtime goal gave Team Canada the win over Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game last Thursday.Sportsnet,…
Ontario sportsbooks enjoy most profitable betting month ever
Ontario set its latest monthly record for gaming activity to kick off 2025, including the most profitable month of regulated sports betting in the province's history.iGaming Ontario's (iGO) numbers for January 2025 show that Ontarians bet $7.84 billion on sports, online casino games and online…
How big is the unregulated slice of Canadian online gaming?
A sizeable chunk of online gaming activity in Canada continues to be done in the grey market.This is nothing new, of course. Ontario now hosts more than 50 licensed and regulated iGaming and online betting operators, many of which already boasted significant recognition and visibility by the…
How Canadians wagered and sportsbooks fared on Super Bowl LIX
Everyone knows the Super Bowl is big business, and so it proved again for Super Bowl LIX last weekend.In the U.S., multiple states smashed their Super Bowl betting records for activity and net win as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, while the likes of FanDuel, BetMGM and…
MLB extends partnership with data supplier Sportradar
Major League Baseball (MLB) has acquired an equity stake in Sportradar as part of an expansion of the two parties' long-term partnership.Sportradar has been an official partner of MLB since 2019. Under the new enhanced terms, it will exclusively distribute MLB’s ultra-low latency official data,…
Are affordability checks coming to Canadian gaming?
For years, affordability checks have been like a boogie man for most markets. It lurks as a threat but it has yet to manifest into something operators and regulators have ever had to actually confront.That is starting to change, though. The UK Gambling Commission began a pilot program on…
NorthStar Gaming forecasts big annual profit jump
NorthStar Gaming said the final quarter of the Canadian fiscal year completed its best-ever year.The company's preliminary results released on Tuesday suggest that Northstar Bets' total wagers for Q4 will reach around $303 million, a 42% jump on Q4 2023-24. Gross gaming revenue is expected to…
World Curling and FeedConstruct partner up on data and fan engagement
Sports data and streaming provider FeedConstruct has partnered with World Curling in a deal which will give it exclusive international betting rights to the organization's various events.World Curling operates the Pan-Continental Curling Championships, European Curling Championships, Women’s and…
Canadian lotteries take offshore operator Bodog to Manitoba court
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) has filed an injunction application to prevent unlicensed gambling site Bodog from operating in the province.The application, filed with the Manitoba Court of King's Bench on behalf of the Canadian Lottery Coalition (CLC), is seeking a court order to ban…
Half of Ontario Super Bowl viewers will bet on game
It's Super Bowl season again, and almost half of Ontarians who plan to watch Sunday's Big Game will be betting on it too.A survey conducted by Leger for the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) suggested that 63% of Ontarians plan to watch the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Philadelphia…