Many industry onlookers were underwhelmed when iGaming Ontario finally published the first quarter figures for the market in August. Indeed, $162m in GGR was probably disappointing at first glance when considering the excitement of the market’s launch back in April. But has this put off outsiders…

Odds On Compliance has expanded its regulatory expertise in the North American betting and gaming markets, widening its Playbook product to include Canada. 

Another industry giant appears close to entering the regulated Ontario online betting market as Pinnacle has now received its license to operate from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The AGCO website lists pinnacle.ca as a licensed betting site in the province as of September 7. The…

Bet99, a brand which has long been operating in Ontario's grey market, is set to join the province's regulated online gaming and betting market in the near future. Kings Entertainment Group and Sports Venture Holdings (SVH), which announced a merger in May 2022, are the combined parent company of…

Unibet is the latest operator to fall foul of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The AGCO has issued the Kindred Group-owned brand with a $48,000 monetary penalty for alleged advertising and inducements infractions of the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming. The AGCO…

MGM Resorts International has announced that it has secured all of the required regulatory and governmental approvals to proceed with its $600 million acquisition of online gambling operator LeoVegas. MGM struck a deal in May to purchase Swedish online gaming firm LeoVegas for US$607 million in a…

William Hill is suspending its new operations in Ontario until it is approved to enter the province's regulated market. The brand, which is owned in the US by Caesars Entertainment and outside the US by 888, contacted its active casino and gambling affiliates to inform them not to send marketing…

Updated August 6 A coalition of five provincial Canadian lotteries are urging the federal government to take action against black-market online gambling operators. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC), the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries…

iGaming platform provider EveryMatrix has officially secured its license to operate in Ontario's regulated online gaming market. The online casino provider has received approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and will now secure an operating agreement from iGaming Ontario…

Betway, a large player in the Ontario grey-market game prior to the opening of the province's regulated market, has completed the transition to becoming a regulated operator. After receiving its license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission back in April, Betway is now in the process of…