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Online sportsbook and casino brand and Canadian Gaming Association member BetRegal has officially launched in the Canadian market via a free-to-play platform, BetRegal.net, which allows sports fans to bet on their favourite teams using the sportsbook’s free play platform.BetRegal’s Canadian…

Vancouver-based iGaming and sports betting company FansUnite is hoping to be a significant part of Canada's sports betting market moving forward. But, in what is sure to be a saturated field, CEO Scott Burton has suggested the firm is likely to focus on its role as a technological solutions provider…

Canada's move to legalize single-event sports betting has been hailed by all corners of the Canadian gaming and sports industries as a potentially transformative moment for gambling north of the border.The legislation is the result of a sustained and widely supported push to revamp Canadian…

By Tom Nightingale As Canada’s sports betting market prepares for seismic change and expansive opportunity, PointsBet Canada is ready to help lead the way.The bookmaker, originally founded in Australia, is bringing its expertise and experience from the Australian and U.S. markets north of the…

By Tom Nightingale

Scientific Games Corporation has revealed that it intends to divest its sports betting and lottery businesses as part of a strategic review of the business.The company says that cashing in on those two elements will help address its balance sheet, free up investment capacity, and create an…

Canada's sports betting landscape is on the verge of overhaul, and it's been a long time coming.Bill C-218, The Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, passed without amendment by a vote of 57-20 on June 22 and received Royal Assent a week later on June 29. It will imminently pass into law.…

Sportsbook operator and recent Canadian Gaming Associaton (CGA) member PointsBet has appointed former Monkey Knife Fight president Nic Sulsky as its new chief commercial officer for its Canadian operations.The appointment is PointsBet’s first senior hire in Canada and marks the first step…

By Tom Nightingale theScore Chief Operating Officer Benjie Levy is animated when discussing where sports betting might go in Canada.“We're tremendously excited by what we've achieved so far and what we think we're going to be able to do going forward in our home country,” says Levy. “More than…

Canada may be on the verge of a monumental shift in sports betting.After recent progress, Bill C-218, an amendment to the Criminal Code of Canada which will allow for single-event sports wagering, needs only final House of Commons approval and Senate approval before it passes. The bill would…