The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has secured the naming rights for a new $130 million entertainment venue slated to open later this year at the Fallsview Casino Resort. OLG and MGE Niagara Entertainment, a division of Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment which operates the casino on…

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced that commercial gaming has achieved a new quarterly revenue record of US$14.81 billion during the second quarter of 2022. The AGA’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker confirmed that Q2’s revenue beat the previous record set in Q4 2021 by 3.3 per…

After two weeks of strike action, unionized casino workers at Great Canadian Entertainment casinos in Ajax and Pickering have ratified a new four-year deal. Unifor Local 1090 announced on Aug. 4 that it had reached a tentative agreement and its membership ratified that proposed pact with 92.8 per…

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, the first land-based operator to be licensed to operate an online brand in Ontario's regulated market, has now launched in the province. Mohegan Gaming was granted a license by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) in May and soft launched in…

Penn National Gaming, the owner of brands including theScore Bet and Barstool Sportsbook, is rebranding itself to PENN Entertainment to reflect its evolution into "a provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences". President and CEO Jay Snowden called it "an…

One of Canada's largest and most prominent gaming operators, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, is rebranding itself for the future of gaming. Great Canadian will become Great Canadian Entertainment in a transition that the company says reflects its "strategy to set a new industry standard for…

Amid a consolidation and reshuffle of numerous Crown corporations, the Nova Scotia government is dissolving the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation and merging it with the Nova Scotia Municipal Finance Corporation, with the two organizations becoming the Department of Finance and Treasury Board.…

Fantasy sports and betting business DraftKings has filed a patent application to launch a new game development corporation named Black Throne Studios. The proposed corporation, registered in Delaware, would offer electronic game development services, electronic casino game development services,…

Nova Scotia has finally launched an online casino via an Atlantic Lottery Corporation website that went live on July 21. Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said the platform, accessible via the lotto corporation's website, is not being strongly advertised by ALC but is available for Nova Scotians…

Updated July 23 Unifor-member casino workers at six Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) casinos have reached a tentative agreement to avoid strike action over pay. "Gaming sector workers were pivotal to ensuring GCGC casinos rebounded following the COVID-19 shutdowns," said Chris MacDonald,…