Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) is improving access to its self-exclusion program, making it easier for gamblers to exercise greater control over their habits and gain greater access to responsible gambling tools. As of January 10, 2021, bettors who wish to enroll or renew their…

Five months on from the enacting of Bill C-218 to legalize single-event sports betting across Canada, Nova Scotia is still assessing how best to roll out that new market. When the announcement was made on August 27, 2021, Atlantic Lottery Corporation declared it would be offering singles bets in…

Sports data and solutions provider Sportradar has hired experienced former NCAA executive Jim Brown as its new Head of Integrity Services & Harm Prevention in North America. For the past eight years, Brown has worked for the NCAA in various risk management roles, most recently as the Managing…

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…

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…

Fandom Sports is now offering fully integrated payment solutions to facilitate player-to-player wagering on eSports and plans to deploy sports and other iGaming offerings in Q1 2022.

theScore Bet has obtained GLI-33 certification for its mobile sports betting and iGaming app and the sportsbook player account management platform it plans to deploy in Ontario's new and expanded digital gaming and betting market.

Guardrails are often put in place to keep people within safe boundaries and to prevent harm. Can the notion of player-health ‘guardrails’ help evolve how gambling products are marketed to mitigate high-risk play and improve player-health outcomes?