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Innovative live dealer betting games studio BetGames has reinforced its international reach by obtaining a full registration from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Ontario’s rapidly growing market is set to gain one of the industry’s strongest and unique product portfolio, with BetGames’ popular titles such as Lucky 7, Lucky 5 and …
Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNW) (“Light & Wonder,” “L&W” or the “Company”) , has further enhanced its partnership with Fantasma Games after delivering the slot developer’s content to Loto-Québec. The launch with the Canadian lottery marks Fantasma’s entry into the country, demonstrating the power of the OpenGaming content aggregation platform in enabling studios to …
truenorth.bet has gone live in Canada on Pronet Gaming’s platform, providing the supplier with one of its most exciting launches to date. Pronet Gaming’s technology is now powering a full turnkey service that has produced a comprehensive online offering for the new brand after the supplier was selected ahead of a host of its industry …
Slot design specialist Lightning Box has continued its expansion into the North American market by launching its first titles in Canada. Having enjoyed considerable success in the United States, the Sydney-based supplier unveiled Lightning Horseman with Loto Quebec, via an integration with SG Digital. The popular game recently went live with the Quebecois state lottery …
Digital product provider and WLA Associate Member mkodo has secured a deal with the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) to develop a fully native application for both iOS and Android systems. The supplier’s user experience and internal teams will lead development of the app, which will include a host of innovative features to take WCLC’s …
A lawsuit filed initially by two claimants Douglas Babcock and Fred Small in 2012 against the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) may have far reaching effects on the VLT sector across Canada. Certified a class suit in 2017 which may involve up to 30,000 players, the claim seeking damages equal to the “unlawful gain” by the Crown corporation through VLT’s …
Online gambling games and software developer NetEnt issued an advisory Thursday revealing that its games are now live on the regulated market in Canada Following completed technical integration, a range of NetEnt’s popular games is now live with British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) through an agreement with IGT, the company said. This marks the first …
The failed attempt by the Prince Edward Island provincial government in Canada to become an online gambling licensing and regulatory jurisdiction surfaced again this week, nine years on from the start of the incident. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was called in to investigate any criminal activity in the failed deal, which cost the government …
44-year-old Mark Scheinberg, an Israeli-Canadian who with his father Isai created and built Pokerstars before its sale to Amaya Inc. (now The Stars Group), has been listed at ninth in a survey of wealthiest Canadians, and 422nd richest man in the world (the wealthiest is currently Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $112 billion, followed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet on $84 …
Canadian media are currently covering a story in which a coalition of broadcasters, movie studios and cinema operators led by Bell Canada is reportedly seeking the imposition of anti-piracy blacklists…without having to first obtain a court order. Whilst the campaign is clearly aimed at curtailing copyright offences, there is always the potential for such measures …
In an update to the market Thursday online gambling technology and games supplier NYX Gaming advised that it has received approval to provide its products and services across the following Canadian Provinces: British Columbia: NYX is registered as a “Gaming Service Provider” to British Columbia Lottery Corporation by British Columbia Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch …
The Canadian province of Quebec’s notorious Bill 74, which would enable the province’s Loto Quebec gambling monopoly to direct the Internet blocking by ISPs of rivals to its Espacejeux online casino website, hit the headlines again Friday when the federal regulator Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it is temporarily suspending its involvement …
The loss of a million dollars of taxpayer’s money in an abortive attempt to set up a tribal online gambling licensing and regulatory regime in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (see previous reports) continues to linger after four years of finger-pointing and enquiries, and could be about to be resurrected again in fresh …
The wide range of Canadian gambling entities and punters who were hoping to see single game betting legalised will be disappointed today following a negative vote in the House of Commons which defeated a proposal 156 vs. 133. Private Member Bill C-221 authored by Windsor MP Brian Masse sought to liberate Canadian sports betting from …
The Canadian Jewish News and other related media are reporting the startling news that a Jewish charity organisation may be embroiled in the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) investigation into insider trading allegations against former Amaya CEO David Baazov and other associated persons. The reports quote from documents filed by the AMF disclosing that its …
Years after shuttering the Canadian online betting ring and punishing some of its leaders, the event was back in the courts this week when Gordon Baird (59) pleaded guilty to bookmaking and contributing to the activities of a criminal organization whilst he was the technical manager and administrator of the Cdn$103 million, allegedly Mafia and …
International Game Technology (IGT) and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) have partnered up to launch Northern America’s “first omni-channel jackpot” with a prize pool upwards of $1 million. “Powerbucks” links the jackpot pool from the land-based “Powerhits™” slot games at BCLC’s 33 gaming facilities, the mobile and desktop versions of which are found on …
The seemingly endless debate on single sports betting in Canada could be resolved later this month when parliament gets back to work, with a private member’s bill again on the agenda in the Commons and calls for prime minister Justin Trudeau to permit a free vote on the issue. The Canadian Criminal Code at present …
The long drawn out saga of attempts to move Canada’s sports betting legislation into the 21st century with single game sports betting (see previous reports) will have another run on September 21 when bill C-221 is scheduled for a committee review in the House of Commons. Lawmakers on the Committee on Justice and Human Rights …
The Toronto-listed online gambling group Intertain is reportedly gearing up for a London listing under the Jackpotjoy plc brand and is to hold a special shareholders meeting later this month to brief stakeholders and secure their approval. The plan includes moving Intertain’s head office infrastructure to the British capital, with the Jackpotjoy plc brand becoming …
The Canadian province of Quebec’s recent approval of legislation that requires Internet Service Providers to block online gambling sites on a list prepared by the government’s own online gambling enterprise (see previous reports) could face a strong judicial challenge bolstered by a recent Canadian Supreme Court ruling. The case involved the municipality of Châteauguay (near …
Apparently disregarding repeated warnings regarding interference with the internet from legal and other experts, Quebec provincial lawmakers this week voted for Bill 74, a law that obliges Internet Service Providers in the province to block gambling websites. The bill authorises the province’s lottery and online gambling operator Loto-Quebec to compile a black list of what …
In the absence of a direct communication from online gambling software supplier Netent, Canadian players were left wondering this week whether they would be able to play the company’s games in the future. Guts Casino advised players in an email: “We regret to inform you that one of our most popular casino game providers, Netent, …
Reports circulating late Thursday are that Euro Partners, a prominent affiliate management firm for Playtech powered operations, exited the Canadian market on May 1 after advising affiliates that its operators will no longer be accepting business from Canada or Australia. No reason was given for the withdrawal, according to the reports, which has triggered some …