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Gaming Advisory Services has launched a new website which aims to help gaming industry organizations and personnel navigate the industry's compliance and AML needs. Gaming Advisory Services offers help to land-based gaming, cGaming, iGaming, provincial gaming agencies, and gaming regulators…

The British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) recently released a video in which B.C. casino workers plead for land-based gaming facilities to reopen again. Gaming facilities across the province have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. The video…

By Tom Nightingale For British Columbia casino operators and gamblers, the waiting game continues. Last week saw the marking of one year since casinos were last open in the province. All land-based gaming facilities were ordered to be shut down on March 16, 2020 as the extent of the COVID-19…

The Canadian gaming industry is taking leaps forward when it comes to integrating technology and gaming. But, as the gaming experience moves with the times, security, surveillance, and casino optimization are in danger of being left behind. Montreal-based company HookMotion are making it their…

By Tom Nightingale For the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have hit a little differently than for most operators and regulators. That’s because SIGA is not like most of its industry peers. The authority operates numerous gaming…

By Tom Nightingale There are stories to be told all over Canada when it comes to gaming in 2020. In Saskatchewan, there’s been a clear focus when it comes to casinos and gaming. The province has looked to position itself so that the industry – and public health – remains resilient to the…

By Tom Nightingale The last seven months have been a testing and unprecedented time for all corners of the gaming industry, from operators to customers to regulators. On the supply and technology side, too, things have never been quite like they are in 2020, and that’s necessitated resilience and…

By Tom Nightingale For gaming industry suppliers in North America, like so many companies in so many industries, the situation has arguably never been quite the same as it is in 2020. Though the path charted by gaming this year hasn’t been entirely similar in every province, the general tests…

One thing's for sure: For casino operators, 2020 has been a year like no other. Closures, pivots, challenges, lessons. With the inexorable onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting Canada in full force from March, the Canadian gaming industry was far from alone in grounding to an effective…

Relaunching the Canadian gaming industry has been a tough challenge in recent months during COVID-19. One province that has been ahead of the curve has been Alberta, which allowed casinos to reopen their doors for electronic gaming back in June and has begun reintroducing table games in recent weeks…