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The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the membership applications of 13 new companies. AGEM recently announced a slate of new officers elected to its Board under the leadership of President David Lucchese, Executive Vice…

After selling the casino operations of Century Casino Calgary for $10 million in December 2020, Century Casinos has ended its association with the location by selling the land that houses the casino facility. Prior to the sale of the casino, Century Casinos Calgary had accounted for seven per…

OpenBet, the industry leader and sports betting business of Scientific Games, has appointed two highly-experienced executives to its senior management team with a view to strengthening the quality of its worldwide offerings. Florian Diederichsen joins OpenBet from media company DAZN as Chief…

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment remains committed to the Kingsway Entertainment District project in Sudbury despite recent issues, says a city manager. In late November 2021, site grading at the long-planned project, which includes a $60-million casino to be operated by Gateway and had been…

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) CEO Manny Atwal has suggested that the corporation intends to gamble on growing its online gambling presence in the province in the coming months. Atwal presented MBLL's 2020-21 fiscal report at a standing committee hearing on January 11, during which he…

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has announced a slate of new officers elected to its Board of Directors under the leadership of President David Lucchese, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Digital at Everi. Among the industry executives who had one-year…

Leading gambling technology company Playtech will power Canadian media and gaming brand NorthStar Gaming's launch in the Canadian market. The agreement will see Playtech fuel NorthStar’s upcoming iGaming launch in Ontario through its IMS platform to deliver what NorthStar says in a press release…

Woodbine Entertainment has announced that the 2021 Standardbred racing season at its Woodbine Mohawk Park in Milton, Ont. produced an all-sources handle of over $324 million, the highest total taken by any Standardbred track in North America last year. That new record mark was set despite a…

PointsBet Canada has announced a multi-year deal that will see it become the NHL Alumni Association’s (NHLAA) exclusive sports betting partner in Canada, as well as its official partner in the United States. The partnership will give PointsBet Canada the marketing and licensing rights to the…

The AGEM Index ended 2021 with an improvement of 11.39 points to 971.59 in December, marking a 1.2 per cent increase on November. Compared to this time one year ago, the index increased by 284.47 points for an annual growth rate of 41.4 per cent. In November, the Index had suffered its first…