Sports Betting
Ontario regulator signs off on Mixi’s mooted takeover of PointsBet
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has approved the idea of licensed gambling operator PointsBet being taken over by Japanese entertainment and technology firm Mixi.In a statement dated July 7, PointsBet confirmed that after an intensive and extended review into the suitability…
Lotteries hail win as Manitoba judge explains why he chained Bodog
The Manitoba judge who banned Bodog in the province stated in his official reasoning for the decision that he was left with no other choice by the offshore online gambling operator's brazen and "illegal" actions.Court of King's Bench of Manitoba judge Jeffrey Harris granted Manitoba Liquor &…
Rivalry revenue fell 16% in 2024 amid ‘hard decisions’
Rivalry Corp.'s 2024 results show a decline in both revenue and operating expenses after a year of what CEO Steven Salz called "hard decisions."In its filing on July 2, the Toronto-headquartered esports and sports betting operator posted net revenue for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2024, of…
How can responsible gambling keep up when online gaming moves so fast?
They say you never stop learning. When it comes to responsible gaming in a fast-moving digital world, that may be an understatement. Keeping up with the pace of change is no mean feat, as the Responsible Gambling Council’s Tracy Parker knows well.Parker is the RGC’s Senior Vice President of…
Ontario iGaming market went through roof in May
Ontario's regulated online gambling market has grown rampantly since it launched more than three years ago. But iGaming Ontario (iGO) operators had never broken the $8 billion barrier for total bets in a month before. Until May.iGO's latest monthly financial numbers illustrate the biggest and…
PointsBet confirms tech error to blame for Mixi takeover voting farce
After a farcical voting mix-up at a PointsBet shareholders' meeting, Mixi's takeover of the online gambling operator has failed — for now.But the Japanese entertainment company will file an alternative off-market acquisition offer for the Australian sportsbook after a voting recount demanded by…
CGS: Québec coalition urges province to learn from Ontario and Alberta
As Ontario looks back at three years of regulated online gambling and Alberta gears up to open its market in 2026, the Québec Online Gaming Coalition (QOGC) and other iGaming advocates have urged the Francophone province to heed lessons from across borders and stop missing out on huge revenues.…
Record-breaking Canadian Gaming Summit set to rebrand as SBC Summit Canada
The 2025 Canadian Gaming Summit concluded last week, breaking attendance records and setting the stage for the event’s evolution into SBC Summit Canada.In what marked both a culmination and a turning point, the 28th and final edition under the current name brought together key stakeholders from…
Bodog muzzles itself in Manitoba after court injunction
Bodog has blocked access in Manitoba weeks after Canadian lottery corporations won a court-ordered injunction against the offshore online gambling operator.As of June 25, the platform's real-money bodog.eu site notes that it "accepts players from all across Canada, except for those residing in…
Betr cries foul, demands recount of PointsBet vote on Mixi takeover
The battle to buy PointsBet took an ugly turn at a shareholders meeting on Wednesday as one of two suitors, Betr Entertainment, claimed its votes against a competing proposal from Mixi were “impermissibly excluded."In a release, PointsBet stated that 95.7% of votes cast in Wednesday’s ballot…