Sports Betting
How Canadians wagered and sportsbooks fared on Super Bowl LIX
Everyone knows the Super Bowl is big business, and so it proved again for Super Bowl LIX last weekend.In the U.S., multiple states smashed their Super Bowl betting records for activity and net win as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, while the likes of FanDuel, BetMGM and…
MLB extends partnership with data supplier Sportradar
Major League Baseball (MLB) has acquired an equity stake in Sportradar as part of an expansion of the two parties' long-term partnership.Sportradar has been an official partner of MLB since 2019. Under the new enhanced terms, it will exclusively distribute MLB’s ultra-low latency official data,…
Are affordability checks coming to Canadian gaming?
For years, affordability checks have been like a boogie man for most markets. It lurks as a threat but it has yet to manifest into something operators and regulators have ever had to actually confront.That is starting to change, though. The UK Gambling Commission began a pilot program on…
NorthStar Gaming forecasts big annual profit jump
NorthStar Gaming said the final quarter of the Canadian fiscal year completed its best-ever year.The company's preliminary results released on Tuesday suggest that Northstar Bets' total wagers for Q4 will reach around $303 million, a 42% jump on Q4 2023-24. Gross gaming revenue is expected to…
World Curling and FeedConstruct partner up on data and fan engagement
Sports data and streaming provider FeedConstruct has partnered with World Curling in a deal which will give it exclusive international betting rights to the organization's various events.World Curling operates the Pan-Continental Curling Championships, European Curling Championships, Women’s and…
Canadian lotteries take offshore operator Bodog to Manitoba court
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL) has filed an injunction application to prevent unlicensed gambling site Bodog from operating in the province.The application, filed with the Manitoba Court of King's Bench on behalf of the Canadian Lottery Coalition (CLC), is seeking a court order to ban…
Half of Ontario Super Bowl viewers will bet on game
It's Super Bowl season again, and almost half of Ontarians who plan to watch Sunday's Big Game will be betting on it too.A survey conducted by Leger for the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) suggested that 63% of Ontarians plan to watch the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Philadelphia…
EveryMatrix supplies sportsbook odds feed to LeoVegas
LeoVegas Group has entered into a partnership with EveryMatrix’s OddsMatrix as it continues to build out its own proprietary sportsbook platform.The operator will integrate OddsMatrix's odds feed and other technology in a move that LeoVegas says will help it to expand its market coverage and…
Chelsea FC’s marketing deal with Roobet faces Canada — but not Ontario
Chelsea FC may not be the force it once was on the pitch in the English Premier League, but it is still a huge brand name in the world of soccer.The five-time EPL winner and two-time UEFA Champions League winner announced last week that it has welcomed Roobet as its Official Regional Betting…
‘Customer-friendly results’ clip PointsBet Canada’s wings
PointsBet suffered a notable dip in Canadian profits last quarter as CEO Sam Swanell lamented "customer-friendly" results across both sports and slots.Swanell said on an earnings call on Friday that the Australian company was negatively impacted by around $3.5 million due to "unprecedented"…