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Gaming Leaders Confident of Continued Rebound
The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) first Gaming CEO Outlook shows that gaming executives and industry leaders are optimistic of a strong recovery in the remainder of 2021 and into 2022, but do have lingering concerns about supply and employment issues.The Outlook, prepared for the AGA by…
Aristocrat Wins Biggest at 2021 Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas
The winners of this year’s Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas were revealed at a ceremony at Sands Expo on October 4, featuring some of the biggest names in gaming.Of all the nominees, Aristocrat enjoyed the most success this year, earning three wins including Land-based Industry Supplier. The…
Scientific Games Recruits Former Aristocrat SVP to Lead Game Design
Scientific Games has announced in a press release that it has named Ted Hase as senior vice president of game design, where he will lead the group’s game design studios located in the group’s Las Vegas creative centre.Hase's previous experience includes working at Microsoft Corporation, where he…
IGT to Enhance INTELLIGEN VLT Technology in Alberta with AGLC
International Game Technology (IGT) has announced in a press release that it has signed a five-year contract extension with Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) to deliver an enhanced version of its INTELLIGEN systems software and continue to be the AGLC's central systems provider. The…
Manitoba Online Gaming Revenue Spiked by $51M in 2020-21
Online gaming revenues in Manitoba rose by $51 million in the 2020-21 fiscal year amid closures and industry shifts accelerated by the COVID-19.According to Global News, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL)'s end-of-year report found that iGaming in the province boomed while casino and VLT…
Sudbury Council Votes to Move Ahead with Gateway Casino Site
Sudbury city council has voted to move forward with the next phase of the Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) project, which is slated to host a new Gateway Casinos and Entertainment site.CBC reports a 7-6 vote supported a motion to begin site preparation for the $100-million project, which is…
New Great Canadian CEO Tony Rodio Sees Huge Opportunity in Ontario
The new CEO of Great Canadian Gaming, Tony Rodio, has said the company's acquisition by funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management can help the operator capitalize on the size of the opportunity available in Canada and particularly Ontario.Great Canadian, which operates 25 locations across…
Apollo Funds Completes Acquisition of Great Canadian Gaming
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has announced in a press release that its acquisition by an affiliate of funds managed by Apollo Global Management has been completed as of September 22.According to the previously announced terms of the deal, Raptor Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of funds…
IGT Extends INTELLIGEN Contract with Atlantic Lottery
IGT Canada has extended its contract with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation for one year to continue providing its most advanced video lottery central system, INTELLIGEN.An IGT news release says this extension continues IGT’s legacy of winning video lottery terminal (VLT) systems bids across…
Several Provinces Implementing Vaccine Cards for Casino Entry in September
The start of September has seen the introduction of vaccine certificates in some Canadian provinces, and there’s more to follow.Quebec began mandating proof of vaccination as a condition of entry to certain non-essential businesses including casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming centres on…