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iGaming Ontario (iGO), the agency that regulates online gambling in the province, has announced it is looking for tech partners to help create a centralized, self-exclusion list encompassing all Ontario operators. In early 2024, iGO plans to issue an RFP for parties interested in the project. The…

One of Canada’s leading sports networks, Sportsnet, has teamed up with Sportradar to improve its viewing experience for North American sports enthusiasts. Through the incorporation of real-time statistics, player information, and advanced data sets, this partnership is set to provide Canadians with…

Marty Deacon, member of the Senate of Canada representing the Waterloo region in Ontario, has live-streamed an almost hour-long discussion on the “absolute increase” in sports betting advertising. Titled “Sports Betting and the Implications for our Sports Systems”, the conversation featured…

The City of Ottawa held an event earlier this week at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre to express gratitude for the support provided by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Corporation. OLG annually donates more than $5.5m to community projects throughout Ottawa, with the renovation of the facility…

The Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) Foundation hosted its annual gala on November 18 for the 22nd year. Casino Rama Resort presented the ‘Cirque Under the Stars’ evening, which ended up being the charity’s most successful gala to date, raising $466,507. The Soldiers’ Annual Gala has…

Caesars Windsor has donated $10,000 to the John McGivney Children’s Centre (JMCC) in Windsor, Ontario. The funds will primarily be used for translation services in over 26 languages, which cover all the services available through JMCC.   The donation comes from the Caesars Windsor corporate…

Canada’s National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) 2023 is in full swing, running from Nov. 19-25. This yearly initiative, organized by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), aims to raise awareness about addiction and reduce the stigma that surrounds it. It also includes raising…

Online sports betting and casino platform Rivalry and sports gamification company Low6 have teamed up to unveil a new fantasy basketball app, Rivalry Ultimate Fan. The free-to-play app combines elements of trading cards and collectibles, allowing users to open digital packs of NBA players, create…

Leading gambling and gaming streamer Félix Lengyel, also known as xQc, was removed from a Montréal casino by security on Saturday in an alleged breach of responsible gambling regulations. Lengyel argued the move was directly linked to a Radio Canada article from 2022, which claimed that the streamer…

Rivalry has confirmed that it has secured C$14m in funding in the form of convertible debentures to help it seize new opportunities in 2024.  The millennial and Gen-Z-focused operator secured the funds through an existing institutional shareholder who has given the company a series of convertible…