Sports Betting
The expansion of sports betting creates opportunities for regulation — and responsibility
By Martin Lycka
Around the world, the popularity of legalized sports betting has soared with millions of consumers betting billions of dollars, euros, and other national currencies. It is a dynamic trend that is expected to continue, with more countries, states, and provinces setting up their own…
Sportsbooks look for competitive edge in deep Ontario pool
By Tom Nightingale
The sports betting field in Ontario has quickly become saturated. A score of online betting gaming operators from Canada, the U.S., Europe, and beyond have waded into the provincial regulated market since it went live on April 4. More, of course, will follow.
From an…
Bally’s launches in Ontario without sports betting
iGaming Ontario has confirmed that gaming giant Bally’s has officially gone live in Ontario’s regulated online market.
The Bally Bet brand has received a two-year license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) earlier in July and has now launched in the province as a late…
ALC finally launches Nova Scotia online casino
Nova Scotia has finally launched an online casino via an Atlantic Lottery Corporation website that went live on July 21.
Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said the platform, accessible via the lotto corporation's website, is not being strongly advertised by ALC but is available for Nova Scotians…
Rush Street Interactive adopts Neccton’s player protection tools
Rush Street Interactive has become the first US-based online casino and sports betting company to adopt Neccton's player protection software.
The company's BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse sites will now utilize Neccton's mentor tools to promote responsible gambling across the online casinos and…
SBC Awards North America 2022 celebrates industry’s best and brightest
The 2022 edition of the SBC Awards North America celebrated leading and rising stars in the sports betting and gaming industry across the continent as part of the SBC Summit North America.
The winners of the 27 operator, affiliate, supplier, and payment and compliance categories were announced in…
Bragg expands Rush Street partnership into Ontario
Bragg Gaming has expanded its presence in Ontario by extending its ongoing partnership with Rush Street Interactive and RSI's sportsbook product BetRivers.
The move will see Rush Street Interactive offer a selection of Bragg's online gaming content. It is the first North American dual deployment…
CGA President inducted to Sports Betting HoF and other notes from SBC Summit NA
The SBC Summit North America kicked off on July 12 in New Jersey, uniting the North American gaming and betting industry with a wide range of topics discussed.
We've summarized some snippets and tidbits from the Summit here.
Sports Betting Hall of Fame inductees
Canadian…
PointsBet to livestream sports in app via IMG Arena partnership
PointsBet customers will have access to live streams across multiple sports all within the PointsBet app via a new partnership with sports data and technology hub IMG Arena.
PointsBet will now offer bettors on-demand streaming access to more than 40,000 premium games and matches through a…
SIGA aiming to launch Saskatchewan online gaming site by November
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) hopes the new online gaming and betting platform being prepared for Saskatchewan punters will be up and running by November, according to the organization's director of communications.
Last month, SIGA announced that the British Columbia Lottery…