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US gaming revenue shatters annual record
2021 set a new record as the highest-grossing year ever for the U.S. commercial gaming industry, reaching US$53 billion in gaming revenue.
According to the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker, that total breaks 2019’s previous industry record of US$44 billion by…
Ontario lifts casino capacity limits, vaccine mandates to follow
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on February 14 that the province is lifting all casino capacity limits starting at 12:01 a.m. on February 17, three days ahead of schedule.
Mandatory proof of vaccination for casino guests will then be scrapped from March 1, assuming that health indicators…
BCLC trials sports bar betting concept
The British Colombia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is launching a new sports betting pilot project at bars, restaurants, and a casino for this weekend’s Super Bowl LVI.
The concept, which will be trialed in 12 bars across the province as well as the Chances Kelowna casino, will see live odds,…
Blackjack, roulette prove most lucrative casino games
New figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) have shed light on which casino games are proving the most lucrative.
The NGCB announced last week that the gambling capital of North America's 400 largest casinos won more from players in 2021 than in any year in history. It turns…
Ontario First Nation contests iGaming plan
After details of the Ontario government's planned unrolling of its new online gaming market beginning April 4, the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) community says it plans to challenge the decision, claiming it violates a constitutional right to consultation with Indigenous…
SG Digital, IGT, & Evolution lead North American game charts
The latest Eilers-Fantini Online Game Performance Data Insight Report has shown that SG Digital, IGT, and Evolution outstripped rivals to lead the North American game-rank charts through the final six months of 2021.
This game-rank history aggregates data across monthly reports to give an overall…
SIGA expects sportsbook offerings to launch by summer
Saskatchewan could offer its residents online sports betting by this summer, according to the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA).
SIGA won the right to operate the province’s regulated online gaming and sports betting offerings back in September 2021, soon after Bill C-218 was passed to…
Ontario casinos can reopen on January 31
Ontario casinos can reopen to customers at 50 per cent of normal capacity starting on January 31.
Casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments in the province had been shut down again on January 5 as Ontario returned to a modified version of Stage Two of its pandemic response plan.
At…
Great Canadian-aligned report warns Ontario over online gambling
A new report prepared for and sponsored by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has warned that Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government could lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue as a result of its bet on opening up online gambling.
According to CBC News, the report from…
Century Casinos sells Calgary casino land
After selling the casino operations of Century Casino Calgary for $10 million in December 2020, Century Casinos has ended its association with the location by selling the land that houses the casino facility.
Prior to the sale of the casino, Century Casinos Calgary had accounted for seven per…