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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…

With charity gaming on the decline, it's fallen on industry stakeholders to pursue creative solutions for attracting and retaining gaming clientele. One such solution in British Columbia has been the creation of 'community gaming centres'; dramatically renovated or relocated purpose-built gaming…

It has been 16 months since any casinos in British Columbia have been open to the public, but land-based gaming is about to be back on the table. The province is set to move into Step 3 of its reopening plan on July 1, when most remaining restrictions will be lifted. That date had hinged on 70…

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…

Scientific Games has completed the first installation phase of new gaming systems at Rama Gaming House in Mississauga, Ont. Rama is the first Ontario charity gaming centre to use Scientific Games’ cloud-hosted solutions. It will utilize Scientific Games’ SDS® and CMP® core systems, and Elite…

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…