Regulatory
A whistle-stop tour of Ontario’s international play question
The Ontario Court of Appeal heard this week from legal representatives of various parties on Ontario's reference question about whether it would be legal for online gamblers based in the province to play peer-to-peer games against rivals based outside Canada.Since Ontario's legal iGaming market…
New iGaming Ontario Act severs tie between AGCO and iGO
When Ontario approved its fall 2024 budget measures, at the end of October, it included a provision to make a significant change to the way gaming is conducted in the province.As well as adjusting its expectations for net profit from gaming as part of its 2024 fiscal review and future outlook,…
Senate passes National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act
Bill S-269, the proposed legislation that would establish a national framework for regulating sports betting adverts across Canada, was adopted in the Senate on Tuesday.After the Transport and Communications Committee held initial debates in June and six hours of hearings in late September and…
AGCO bans trainer, harness driver for 10 years after drug violation
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has banned a standardbred trainer and a harness driver for 10 years each after a horse tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug.Trainer Richard Moreau and Hall of Fame harness driver Sylvain Filion were also fined $40,000 each after the…
NorthStar Gaming fined $30K for failing to ID device outside Ontario
NorthStar Gaming has run afoul of Ontario authorities over a geolocation test issue.The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has fined NorthStar Gaming (Ontario) Inc. $30,000 after an assessment found the operator had failed to identify that a test device trying to access its…
Major sports leagues warn Canadian lawmakers over advertising
Amid the return of the debate on sports betting advertising to the Canadian Senate in recent weeks, the NFL and the NHL both wrote to lawmakers to advise them against heavy-handed measures.The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications spent several hours over the last two weeks hearing…
Nally’s office confirms Alberta online gaming launch delays
Alberta will not be launching a regulated online gaming and betting market anytime soon. Certainly not along the timeframe that had initially been touted.Since Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally announced at SBC’s Canadian Gaming Summit in June that the province would…
More research needed to inform Canadian gambling ads policy, hears Senate
In a Canadian Senate Transport and Communications Committee meeting on Oct. 2 discussing Bill S-269, the National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act, witnesses testified that Canada's gaming and broadcast regulators are doing all within their power to ensure due diligence is taken…
Senate urged to tackle social media, youth exposure to betting ads
After more than three months of dormancy, the Canadian Senate debate on gambling advertising picked up again this week with four hours of sessions discussing betting ads.The Transport and Communications Committee held a pair of meetings on Sept. 24-25 regarding Bill S-269, the National…
Bodog shuts down offshore operations in Nova Scotia
Online casino and sports betting site Bodog is no longer available in Nova Scotia.The Antigua and Barbuda-based operator had been available as an unlicensed and unregulated operator in the Atlantic province, where the only licensed sports betting and online gaming offerings are delivered by the…