Sports Betting
DraftKings finally launches in Ontario
Six weeks into Ontario's regulated online gaming and betting market, perhaps the biggest missing name has finally joined the throngs.
DraftKings officially went live in the province on May 18, becoming the latest operator rivalling Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) in the regulated…
MP Kevin Waugh criticizes slow pace of Saskatchewan’s Bill C-218 rollout
MP Kevin Waugh, whose widely supported private member's bill to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada led to Bill C-218 being passed last summer, has criticized his home province of Saskatchewan for taking so long in moving forward with implementing the change.
The Safe and Regulated…
NorthStar Bets officially goes live as Ontario’s 17th operator
iGaming Ontario (iGO) has announced that NorthStar Bets has officially gone live as the 17th privately operated brand in Ontario's regulated online gaming and betting market.
NorthStar's Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) registration had been confirmed in late April, and it has now…
DraftKings completes GNOG acquisition, expects Q2 Ontario launch
DraftKings has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) that it had announced in August 2021.
The all-stock transaction, which has an implied equity value of approximately US$1.56 billion, will enable the group to leverage the Golden Nugget brand to…
Ontario market shaping up well one month on
One month into the new regulated online gaming and betting Ontario market and things are going pretty well, all told.
As of May 5, at least 34 operators have been successfully registered with the AGCO and 21 websites/apps are up and running. Those include numerous big-name operators from within…
National Basketball League of Canada selects IMG as betting partner
The National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) has selected Endeavour Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena as its official sports betting data supplier.
The two organizations' exclusive audio-visual sports betting and data rights deal will begin at the start of the 2022/23 season with…
Auditor predicts Ontario betting & gaming will generate $75M by 2025
An Ontario Auditor General report has predicted that the regulated private market for online Ontario betting and gaming is expected to generate around $75 million in revenue for the provincial government over the next three years.
Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk's latest fiscal review included a…
AGCO fines BetMGM, PointsBet over alleged advertising breach
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced that it has issued penalties to the Canadian operations of BetMGM and PointsBet for alleged advertising and inducement infractions.
The two companies have been served with Notices of Monetary Penalty for alleged infractions of the …
Kambi to power Fallsview Casino’s online sportsbook
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) has signed up Kambi Group to leverage the latter's market-leading online mobile sportsbook at Fallsview Casino in Ontario.
The multi-year deal will see MGE use Kambi’s award-winning technology and mobile sports betting offering, including its expansive Bet…
MGM launches bid to acquire LeoVegas
Having fallen short with its attempt to buy its BetMGM co-owner Entain in a multi-billion-dollar deal last year, MGM Resorts International has turned its attention to Swedish iGaming company LeoVegas.
The hotel operator announced on May 2 it has offered around US$607 million for 100 per cent of…