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Sports
October 13, 2022
Ontario Q2 2022 iGaming Handle is CA$6B, Up CA$2B from Q2
Ontario launched online gambling on April 4, 2022, and while its first full quarter performance received a rather lukewarm welcome, the results for the second quarter of FY22-23 seem quite a bit more inspiring. Q2 Results Are Great Ontario’s iGaming market includes online casinos, online sports betting, and online poker, and iGaming Ontario (iGO) released […]
Business
October 11, 2022
Mohegan Digital Canada Inks Deal with Intelitics
The leading performance marketing and analytics platform provider, Intelitics, announced a major deal with Mohegan for the Canadian market. Intelitics to Supply Mohegan’s Brand PlayFallsview with Solutions Last week, the provider agreed to deliver its performance marketing and analytics platform for Mohegan Digital Canada and power the operator’s PlayFallsview brand in Ontario, Canada. As a result, PlayFallsview will leverage […]
Casino
October 7, 2022
PlayJeux’s Multiplayer Games Join Light & Wonder’s OpenGaming
Light & Wonder has signed an exclusive partnership with platform provider and iGaming content creator, PlayJeux. The new partnership will see the latter company’s content added to Light & Wonder’s OpenGaming ecosystem of iGaming solutions. Light & Wonder Doubles Down on Multiplier Games with PlayJeux PlayJeux is based in Montreal, Quebec, and it’s a supplier […]
Casino
October 5, 2022
AGCO Sets Deadline for Unregulated Operators to Leave Ontario
Companies in the regulated gambling market in Ontario who are operating without the necessary license will have to pull the plug on their operations or the Alcohol and Gaming Commissions of Ontario will pull the plug on them. This should happen by the deadline set for October 31. Ontario has been incredibly liberal when it […]
Industry
October 4, 2022
RGC Teams up with Thinktv for a New PSA
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), a body dedicated to reducing gambling risks through innovation, awareness and improved safeguards, has teamed up with the marketing and research association thinktv to launch a new iGaming public education campaign. RGC Launches a New PSA The new initiative is RGC’s response to the popularization of iGaming in the province […]
Industry
October 3, 2022
Ontario Approves Nine New iGaming Brands
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) recently issued nine more one-year iGaming licenses. The move aims to introduce more competition to a highly lucrative market previously dominated by offshore companies that now operate in somewhat of a gray area. Three Companies Shared the Licenses Seven of the nine new brands debuting in the Canadian province […]
Poker
October 3, 2022
GGPoker and WSOP Make Online Poker Reality in Ontario
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) and GGPoker Network have announced that they are launching WSOP.ca, which is now available to Canadian players in Ontario, the first province to fully regulate private iGaming and sports betting. WSOP is entering Ontario as a legitimate entity that has an official permit to conduct iGaming business. Ontario Now […]
Legal
September 30, 2022
GeoComply Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Xpoint
Supplier of geolocation technology for the betting and gaming industry Xpoint is facing legal action from GeoComply for allegedly infringing on patent rights, a legal case filed this week in Delaware’s District Court revealed. Bad End to a Busy Month September turned out to be quite a busy month for Xpoint after signing agreements with […]
Sports
September 30, 2022
Loto-Québec Results Increase in the First Quarter of Fiscal Year, Offshore Remains a Threat
Loto-Québec has published a report in which the operator of regulated gambling products in Québec urged the government to do more in order to restrict the access of unregulated gambling companies that still continue to target locals. Despite this, online sales during the first fiscal quarter shot up, with the company reporting recovering demand. However, […]
Business
September 29, 2022
Xpoint Welcomes New Investors, Plans Exponential Growth
Geolocation technology company with licenses in several online gaming, daily fantasy sports, and sports betting markets in North American jurisdictions Xpoint has welcomed three new big investors during a new round of funding. The list includes The Raine Group, SuRo Capital Sports, and Acies Investments. The trio will be joining current investors Courtside Ventures and […]