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Great Canadian Casino Toronto becomes WSOP’s exclusive home in Ontario
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto can now boast of being the exclusive destination for World Series of Poker (WSOP) events in Ontario.Great Canadian Entertainment and GGPoker, the new owner of WSOP, have announced a new exclusive partnership that makes GGPoker the official sponsor of The…
Jackpot Digital earns prize of Ontario license
Jackpot Digital has been licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to enter the province's casino market.Jackpot Digital styles itself as the world's leading provider of innovative dealerless electronic poker gaming solutions. It now has the right to supply its electronic…
First Nations gaming group acquires Pure Canadian Gaming
Indigenous Gaming Partners (IGP) has acquired Alberta-based casino operator Pure Canadian Gaming following regulatory approvals from Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) and the Canada Competition Bureau.Pure Canadian Gaming is based in Edmonton and operates four premier casinos across…
Loto-Québec’s casino gaming drives double-digit revenue and profit growth
Loto-Québec has reported double-digit yearly increases in both revenue and profits for last quarter, driven by strong performance in its casino and gaming sector.The crown corporation published its financial figures for Q2 of the Canadian fiscal year, running from July 1 to Sept. 30. Revenues…
Auditor General applauds OLG for keeping pace with commercial operators
The Auditor General of Ontario has found Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to be making good progress in competing with the province's array of commercial online casino operators.As part of Shelley Spence's first annual report as Auditor General that was published this week, the…
How PayPal’s absence impacts Canadian iGaming
PayPal has a strong presence in many online gaming markets around the world. Why not Canada?SBC spoke to Ville Saari, lead content manager at casino comparison site Bojoko.ca, about PayPal's notable lack of footprint in Canadian gaming. Saari believes that the lack of federal gaming regulatory…
Bringing social purpose to life through casino games
The business world is loaded with buzzwords: AI, synergy, disruption, growth-hacking, CSR. Even social purpose.But, for Chris So, manager of casino products at the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), social purpose isn’t just a buzzword – it’s the foundation that makes up his work, and…
Loto-Québec and awager launch upgraded livestream product
Casino livestreaming specialists awager has launched its third product version with Loto-Québec.The latest offering provides an immersive gaming experience with real-time interaction and 4K streaming from Casino de Montréal. It upgrades the second product version that the two companies had been…
ACGCS: keeping casinos secure and safe through the power of education
Dr. Ian Messenger, Founder and CEO of the Association of Certified Gaming Compliance Specialists (ACGCS) chats to Canadian Gaming Business about the newly launched Certified Casino Security and Surveillance Specialist certification, specifically designed with casino security in mind. Messenger…
Ontario lowers gaming expectations in Fall Economic Statement
The Ontario government says it expects to make significantly less money from gaming in the current fiscal year than it had previously projected.In its Fall Economic Statement published on Wednesday, the government said that a key reason for the adjustment in expectations is that Ontarians are…