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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has today finalized a deal with Casino Time to power its platform, sportsbook and omni-channel solution in Ontario. The two parties first announced a Head of Terms agreement last November but progress has now been made to officially close the deal ahead of the…

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has confirmed it has distributed $32.4m to 29 host gaming communities for Q3. However, this marks a fall from its Q2 payout, where the crown agency shared $38.1m between 28 communities in the Canadian province. In fact, it’s the second…

For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, and with so much change to review in Ontario's gaming market, the Commercial Gaming Association of Ontario (CGAO) and the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association (OCGA) are joining forces to host a conference for the province's community gaming…

By Tony Rosa and Peter McMahon In February 2022, the Commercial Gaming Association of Ontario (CGAO) celebrated 20 years of continuous business operation, a remarkable feat when you consider that in the previous 10 years there had been three organizations representing the commercial operators…

International Game Technology has announced that it is launching its top-performing Wheel of Fortune-branded games as a premium electronic bingo game in Ontario's charitable gaming market. The Wheel of Fortune Double 3X4X5X Pay Bingo and Five Times Pay Bingo are now available to the 37 community…

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…

The Salon de jeux de Québec has finally welcomed customers to its new facilities at the Méga Centre Beauport after two weeks of closure and a $12 million relocation. As of November 29, customers are now able to check out the new environment and find their favourite games. “Our new location at…

The government of Saskatchewan has announced that groups and organizations that conduct charitable gaming activities are benefiting from more than $900,000 in grants from its charitable gaming grant program. That represents a significant decrease from the amount given in the same period in 2019,…

Ontario casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming centres have no COVID-19-related indoor capacity restrictions to adhere to for the first time in over a year as of Monday, October 25. Casinos and gaming centres, along with many other settings where patrons/customers are required to show proof of…

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…