Sports Betting
theScore Bet to exit US market on July 1 to focus on Canada
Penn National Gaming is pulling theScore out of the U.S. market to allow the Toronto-headquartered brand to focus on its home Canadian market, theScore Bet has revealed on its website. Aptly, theScore Bet will cease all U.S. operations on July 1: Canada Day.theScore Bet was one of the first…
theScore launches Bet Mode Responsibly campaign
theScore Bet has launched a dedicated responsible gaming campaign in Ontario called Bet Mode Responsibly.
The campaign, which was approved by the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) and National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), introduces theScore Bet’s "Smarter Betting Hotline" which can be…
Industry’s biggest brands head SBC Awards North America shortlists
The SBC Awards North America 2022 will see the biggest brands in sports betting and gaming compete for the top prizes, with BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel, Penn Interactive, PointsBet, and Rush Street Interactive all making the shortlists announced today.The winners of the 27 operator,…
Kings Entertainment merging with Bet99 parent
Updated May 31
Kings Entertainment Group and Sports Venture Holdings (SVH), the parent company of the Bet99 online sports and casino betting brand, have agreed to combine their operations into one sports betting and gaming-focused company.SVH is a holding company of subsidiaries that operate…
OLG launches Canada’s first lottery and gaming affiliate program with Paysafe
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has become the first Canadian lottery corporation to launch an affiliate partnership, extending its work with Paysafe with a new program powered by the affiliate software of Income Access, Paysafe’s marketing technology and services provider.A…
Mohegan Gaming becomes first land-based operator licensed in Ontario
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has become the first land-based operator to be licensed to operate an online brand in the province by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).Mohegan Gaming now just needs to execute an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario (iGO) before its new…
Paysafe strikes unified payments partnership with Strive Gaming
Leading specialized payments platform Paysafe has announced a new partnership with Strive Gaming, a Vancouver-based advanced player account management (PAM) platform designed for the multi-state requirements of online operators in the North American market.Strive had recently linked up with…
DraftKings finally launches in Ontario
Six weeks into Ontario's regulated online gaming and betting market, perhaps the biggest missing name has finally joined the throngs.DraftKings officially went live in the province on May 18, becoming the latest operator rivalling Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) in the regulated…
MP Kevin Waugh criticizes slow pace of Saskatchewan’s Bill C-218 rollout
MP Kevin Waugh, whose widely supported private member's bill to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada led to Bill C-218 being passed last summer, has criticized his home province of Saskatchewan for taking so long in moving forward with implementing the change.The Safe and Regulated…
NorthStar Bets officially goes live as Ontario’s 17th operator
iGaming Ontario (iGO) has announced that NorthStar Bets has officially gone live as the 17th privately operated brand in Ontario's regulated online gaming and betting market.NorthStar's Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) registration had been confirmed in late April, and it has now…