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Loto-Québec issues a statement on the situation at Casino Montréal and its protesting gambling workers. The workers walked off the job on May 21, 2022, because they found the Crown corporation’s terms for a new collective agreement insufficient.

BCLC reminds its players of an expiring Lotto Max ticket worth CA$15 million. The ticket was purchased last August somewhere in Vancouver. It's almost a year later and the winner hasn't emerged yet. Lottos Max offers enormous cash prizes, with the main prize worth up to CA $70 million and Maxmillion prizes worth a hefty CA-1 million each.

Loto-Québec launched a new campaign called "We're All Play". The campaign features a one-minute-long spot showcasing the premium amenities of the Crown corporation's land-based casino properties across the province of Quebec. Loto Québe is a state-run Crown Corporation responsible for overseeing and conducting all regulated casino and lottery offerings in the Quebec province.

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment is hosting several online career fairs on Indeed to fill up to 600 positions for Cascades Casino Delta. The new gaming venue is set to launch in the fall of this year and it will stretch over 160,000-square-foot of land.

Angie Lovell has won CA$992k playing the mobile-only Odds of the Gods slot game. The BCLC is the regulator of all gambling and lottery options in the province of British Columbia. Its PlayNow platform is only regulated gaming website in that province.

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation operates three casinos in Durham. Unionized staff members of the three properties are unhappy with the lack of a new collective agreement. They plan to go on strike if an agreement is not found before Friday, July 22, 2022.

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment will reopening its Grand Villa Casino Edmonton this week. The gaming amenity at Rogers Place in Ice District will renew operation on July 18, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Gateway Casino & entertainment operates 27 casino properties in British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta.

Elements Casino Chilliwack has been closed for almost 16 months. It is now back to normal and contributing again to local charities. The cheque was presented to KRLA officials and it was worth CA$192,560.

Bragg Gaming Group has entered the regulated U.S. market through its subsidiary studio Spin Games. Spin Game will launch a select collection of content to DraftKings and Mashantucket-Pequot Tribe websites.

iSoftBet launched its latest slot offering, Rise of the Genie, on July 6, 2022. The game invites players to steal a genie's lamp and chase some winning opportunities. iSoftbet is the leading supplier and aggregator of online gaming titles.

Relax Gaming has produced a new slot game called Banana Town. Relax Gaming is a leading supplier and aggregator of iGaming content. Recently, Relax has won the Best Mobile Gaming Software Provider at this year’s edition of the prestigious EGR B2B Awards and Best Gaming Provider in the AskGamblers Awards.

Jackpot Digital has signed a partnership with Rosebud Casino in South Dakota. It will install two Jackpot Blitz ETGs. JackPot Digital is a supplier of electronic table games for the cruise ship sector and regulated casinos.

Seneca Resorts & Casinos is hosting fireworks shows at its Niagara Falls properties on July 4th. The company tries to provide an unforgettable experience to its local communities in Western NY.

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady is offering locals a chance to join its dealer academy and seek careers in the gambling sector. The casino is owned and operated by Rush Street Gaming and it is located in upstate New York at 1 Rush St, Scenectady, NY 12305.

Gateway Casino Sault Ste. Marie has brought back live gaming. The gaming amenity is operated by Gateway Casinos & Entertainment for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. It was closed in 2021 due to the potential spread of the virus.

Bragg Gaming Group has partnered with the Dutch operator Fair Play Casino. The iGaming aggregator is expanding its presence in the European markets. Its content is distributed through ORYX Gaming’s high-tech ORyX Hub platform and via its in-house remote games server known as RGS.

Crown corporation has signed a deal with Fantasma Games to launch its premium portfolio of slot games on the Crown's website. Fantasmas Games is a Swedish game development studio based in Stockholm.

BetMGM has announced a lucrative agreement with Sony Pictures Television and IGT for the launch of the first full brand-themed digital casino. The casino will be based on the popular game show Wheel of Fortune.

Jackpot Digital has reached an agreement with Casino Pauma for a lucrative collaboration. The Canadian manufacturer of electronic table games has acquired a licensing agreement to install two of its premium Jackpot Blitz™ Electronic Table Games at the casino located in Paumana Valley, California.

Bragg Gaming Group has announced a collaboration with SkillOnNet. Bragg will supply three of Skill onnet's brands SpinGenie, PlayOjo and SlotsMagic with its top-notch online gaming products for Ontario.

BCLC informs the public about a scratch game bug. The problem affects the new CA$3 Road to Riches Scratch & Win products. The state-run agency oversees and manages all regulated lottery and gambling activities for the Province of B.C.

Tioga Downs Casino Resort in Nichols, New York State, announced that a patron has won more than US$300,000 in Blazing 7’s Hot Shot Progressive jackpot. The patron won the prize with only a US5 bet.

The most recent Lotto MAX draw did not attract a winning ticket from any of the Canadian provinces. The Main prize is CA$70,000,00. There are two regular draws of Lottos MAX every week.

This year's CasinoBeats Summit starts on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 and it will run through May 26, 22nd. The conference and exhibition is taking place at the InterContinental in St Julian’s, Malta.

Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is upset about the introduction of Ontario's new and regulated market for private iGaming operators. The First Nations believe the move could have a negative effect on their gaming halls and the economy of local First nations.

Push Gaming has been licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Now it can supply its content to other locally approved operators. The province's competitive market opened up on April 4, 2022.

Pollard Banknote is a lottery provider that supplies its products to over 60 lotteries from all around the world. This week, it celebrates the launch of the Texas Lottery’s brand-new US$20 million Supreme scratch ticket.

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation has added some new products to its ALC.ca platform this month. The instant win game Deuces Wild is among the new offerings. It comes with low-cost entries and offers top prizes in the range of CA$900 to CA $60,000.

BetMGM has been named the Casino Operator of the Year at EGR North America Awards 2022. The award celebrates excellence in the North American gaming industry. The winner is chosen on several factors, including originality of product, brand exposure and innovations.

Delta's upcoming casino hotspot could launch operation in the second half of 2022. The local mayor has expressed concerns about money laundering and dirty money. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has tried to address these concerns.

Pragmatic Play launches its latest Ancient Egypt slot game Eye of Cleopatra on April 18, 2022. The provider has established itself as one of the best brands for producing and supplying iGaming titles to the gambling industry.

Vancouver parent is unhappy with the fact that a local group is handing out cartoon storybooks, yo-yos, and bouncy toy dice. The local government confirmed that the Gambling Support BC organization or GSBC and its prevention providers are not a gambling lobby.

Relax Gaming has been approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Relax Gaming is a supplier of B2B gaming products. The market officially kicks off on April 4, 2022.

Loto-Québec announced a content arrangement with Red Tiger Gaming. Red Tigers is a subsidiary of Evolution Gaming, a trusted partner of the state-run Crown corporation since 2018. The company's products are available in numerous jurisdictions from all around the globe. Loto Québebec will offer its premium slot titles and unique jackpot mechanics to the Crown agency’s online platform lotoquebec.com. The content includes Piggy Riches Megaways, Gonzo”s Quest Megaway, Primate King, and Cash Volt.

Evolution Gaming will launch two of its Dual Play Roulette and Baccarat live table games for the first time in Canada on March 23, 2022 at Casino Montreal.

This year, Canadian lotteries will celebrate 40 years of offering the Lotto 6/49 game. The new and improved version will come with the attractive two multi-million dollar jackpots every round. Since its official launch in 1982, Lottos 6-49 has generated more than CA$65 billion in sales for the country and paid out more CA $32 billion to thousands of players from the provinces.

Pragmatic Play's latest slot game Tic Tac Take is based on the old-school pen and paper game from everyone's childhood. The game is a slot form with a 5-by-3 grid and the opportunity to win up to x2,200 of a player's wager. Pragmatic Play is one of the best in the business when it comes to delivering world-class gaming content to the iGaming industry.

Unifor Local 444 and Caesars Windsor Casino staff have agreed to a contract. The union and the management have been negotiating since February this year. In a recent online meeting, the majority of the workers voted in favor of a pressure tactic such as going out on strike.

Lisa Gretzky is a member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor West. She has urged the Government of Ontario to put the launch of the new iGaming market on hold. Great Canadian Gaming Corporation published a study on the expansion. It said the introduction of a 20% tax on gross gaming revenue of 20%, which will put land-based casinos at risk, since they pay higher taxes.

Patrick Hale, 56, from Toronto has won CA$30 million from a Lotto Max draw last month. Lottogame is a nationwide lottery game with two draws every week.

Pragmatic Play will extend its partnership with Maxbetro until March 14, 2022. The developer will launch its Live Casino vertical to the Romanian operator's offerings. Pragmatik Play is one of the most prominent names in the iGaming industry.

Cascades Casino North Bay opened its doors this week. The Northbay Parry Sound District Health Unit and the Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing have collaborated to remind locals about the potential risks that can stem from gambling.

Loto-Québec has signed a content distribution agreement with a leading US-based slot provider, High 5 Games. High5 Games is based in the U.S. and it offers a premium collection of more than 500 titles to its partners from numerous markets.

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment informs it reopens this March 9th. Cascades Casino North Bay broke ground on May 31, 2019 and was supposed to open in the summer 2020. The construction was halted in March 2020 due to unexpected situation.

International Game Technology has introduced Wheel of Fortune bingo offerings in Ontario. The company has received regulatory licenses from Sony Picture Television for it. IGT is an industry-leading provider of numerous gaming products.

Gary Myles from Oakville, Ontario has won CA$70 million on Lotto Max. He is the latest lottery winner from Ontario. Lottogame is one of the most popular lottery games in Canada.

Loto-Québec is launching Branded Megaways. The state-run lottery will adopt the first branded slot game from the developer 1X2 Network.

The Lotto 6/49 prize worth CA$36.4 million was drawn last month, but the winner from Barrie has not yet claimed it. The winner could have forgotten about the ticket or is looking for financial help before cashing out.

Casino Rama in Ontario has suspended operations. Ontario is going back to a modified version of Step Two of the provincial reopening plan. The changes include restrictions on indoor activities such as casinos, restaurants, and gyms.

Andrea Stewart-Cousins supports MGM Resorts International’s Empire City Casino getting one of the three full-commercial casino licenses. There is a moratorium on commercial downstate casino licences until 2023. Governor Kathy Hochul proposed to accelerate the process in distributing the available ones.

Casino Rama was closed for almost two years due to health and safety concerns. It was re-opened on January 31, 2022. The government of Ontario entered a modified Business Reopening Plan.

Some gambling leaders plan to build a virtual reality casino in the Metaverse. The introduction of casinos would be great news for the gambling industry of Canada and the global one.

Casino Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec has violated health and safety regulations. The rules state that guests and staff of casinos in Quebec must wear a protective face mask and present proof of vaccination.

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has given an update on the construction of its Cascades Casino Delta in Delta, British Columbia. The venue is set to open later this year. It will be CA$87 million and will have a 40,000-square-foot gaming floor with over 600 slot machines and 30 gaming tables.

Pragmatic Play has signed a content distribution deal with Estrelabet. The deal extends Pragmatik Play's presence in the LatAm market. Pratik offers Live Casino and Bingo games, as well numerous slot titles.

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation has introduced a new Scratch ‘n Win ticket concept. The new product is titled Retro Combo 3 in 1 and costs CA$10. It combines several popular board games in one exciting ticket.

Bragg Gaming Group’s brand Integrates First Slot Title. Bragg announced the launch of the Egyptian Magic slot game to several markets in Europe. Atomic Slot Lab is the latest studio added to Brag”s portfolio of RMG brands.

Casino Rama is eager to restart work next Monday, January 31, 2022. This is also the day the province lifts some of the restrictions. Ontario announced on January 5, that it will be entering a reformed Step Two of its business reopening plan.

BCLC has launched Monopoly Lunar New Year on PlayNow.com. The new title is just in time for the Lunar Year celebrations which starts on February 1, 2022. Play now is the only regulated platform for online gaming in British Columbia.

Report for Great Canadian Gaming Corporation predicts that the launch of Ontario's new open iGaming market could have a negative effect on land-based casinos. It predicts a 25% job loss at Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie and a cost of CA$1.9 million over five years to the venue.

Ontario closed down casinos and other indoor entertainment venues on January 5, 2022 in order to prevent spread of the new variant of health and safety issues. The province entered Step Two of a redeveloped reopening plan, which was scheduled to be lifted on Jan 26th, 2021. January 31st is now the target date.

BCLC reminds people not to buy Scratch & Win Tickets for children as a present. The BCLC has been awarded a Level 4 certification for excellence in responsible-gambling programming from the World Lottery Association.

Brampton player claims CA$70M Lotto Max Prize. Manoharan Ponnuthurai, 54, won the prize from the December 17, 2021 draw.

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is optimistic about reopening Casino Rama in Ontario. The two-week lockdown will be lifted on January 5, 2022. All indoor social activities such as casinos, restaurants and gyms must close down.

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation is considering expanding its online gambling sector. The corporation had to close down its gaming properties in March 2020 due to the unprecedented situation.

NY lawmakers want the state to issue downstate casino licenses this year. The state's gaming industry witnessed the launch of mobile sports betting recently. It is believed that the digitalization and the expansion of land-based property would be of significant benefit to the New York State.

Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls, Ontario celebrates 25 years of operations this week. The casino first opened its doors on December 9, 1996. It has been a success for the city of Niagara falls and has attracted more than 100 million visitors each year.

ORYX Gaming, a Bragg Gaming Group subsidiary, has launched its first iCasino content in the United Kingdom. The company acquired regulatory licenses and inked a partnership deal with 888casino.

The Responsible Gambling Council launched its newest awareness campaign, which is called "Mindfulness Before Gambling". The campaign is aimed at Ontario gamblers. Ontario has legalized single-game betting and is planning to open an iGaming market in the upcoming months.

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has appointed Queenie Wong as its new Chief Financial Officer. Queeni Wong will start from January 1, 2022. Gateway Casino & entertainment is one of the leaders of Canadian gaming industry. It has 26 land-based casino properties across Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta.

The Lotto Max jackpot remains intact at CA$37 million. No ticket from Canada's ten provinces and three territories has managed to match the winning numbers. There are two draws for the game every week: one on Tuesday and one Friday.

Valhalla Saga: Thunder of Thor is the latest Viking slot adventure from Yggdrasil Gaming's partner Jelly. It's Jelly's second release from the developer after joining the publisher's YG Masters program.

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation has published its annual report for 2021. It has been a record-setting year for the lottery with more than CA$891 million awarded in cash prizes.

Pragmatic Play will launch its premium services in East Africa. The company has signed a content distribution deal with Odibets. The provider offers Live Casino, Virtual Sports, Bingo and a multi-product portfolio of slot games.

Pragmatic Play announced a new deal with Buenos Aires' BPlay. The provider of iCasino content will supply the operator with premium slots and table games. Pragmatik Play is considered one of the biggest names delivering iGaming content to operators from the gambling industry.

August Lotto 6/49 winner has been revealed as Jeff Morton from Manitoba. He is now CA$10,000,0000 richer. Lottos 6-49 is a nationwide lottery game in Canada.

Bragg Gaming Group has signed a new content distribution deal with Grand Casino Baden. The company's ORYX Gaming division offers proprietary, exclusive, and aggregated casino titles to its many operators in Europe, North America, and Latin America.

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment is not worried about the new health and safety restrictions for indoor venues with a capacity of 1,000 or more in Ontario. The restrictions apply to sports facilities, entertainments centres and casinos.

Ontario has a new lottery multimillionaire. The winner of the CA$70,000,00 Lotto Max jackpot has 52 weeks to claim their prize.

Casino Lac-Leamy and some of its staff members have failed to reach an agreement over salary increases. 80 security guards and surveillance workers from the property are threatening to go on a general strike. The previous collective contract expired back in 2018 and it has not been settled yet.

The last Friday's Lotto Max draw did not determine a winner for the CA$60 million jackpot. The main prize is now CA $65 million. Next draw will be on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

ALC has signed a content distribution deal with Everi Digital Entertainment. Everis has a portfolio of more than 50 games. In the last three years, Ever's Entertainment has struck deals for content Distribution to British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

Cascades Casino North Bay is hosting a job fair to hire 200 more staff members. The new Ontario property should open early in 2022. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment started the development of their Northbay property back in 2019.

BCLC Debuts IWG's Newest eInstant Feature. IwG is a leading supplier of online instant win games to lottery organizations. The supplier provides a full service for lotteries, such as strategy and expertise on design.

Cascades Casino North Bay is on schedule for its grand opening in the first few months of 2022. The development of the site was delayed due to the emergence of an unprecedented situation. Work at the soon-to-be casino was allowed to resume this April.

Empire City Casino celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The Yonkers-based casino has collected over US$4 billion for New York State education. It was acquired by MGM Resorts in January 2019.

ORYX Gaming has signed a new deal with White Hat Gaming. The new collaboration will see ORYX launch its premier gaming content to iGaming operators. Whitehat Gaming is based in Canada and is one of the leading B2B companies in the digital gaming industry.

Pollard Banknote Limited has been awarded a Mobile Convenience App Development Services Contract from the Minnesota Lottery. The Canadian lottery provider will be allowed to develop a lottery app for its partner for both iOS and Android devices.

Shorelines Casino Belleville's management and the staff have reached a tentative agreement. On Wednesday, Unifor and casino will vote on the ratification of the agreement between the two sides.

Kim Mitchell and Honeymoon Suite will be added to the live entertainment schedule at Casino Rama. The resort is reopening its Entertainment Centre in a few weeks. Live shows were put on hold since the occurrence of the unprecedented situation in March 2020.

Glenn Weitz from Windsor has won CA$3 million from a Triple Millions scratch-off ticket. The odds for winning the main prize are 3,109,875 to one in 6,219,750 depending on location.

Lotto Max jackpot is CA$32 million. No one of the provinces managed to match the winning numbers for the main prize of LottoMax. The game is a draw-based game with two rounds every week. Participants can win up to CA $70 million with the jack pot or grab a Maxmillion prize worth CA1 million each.

Study Reveals Ontario's Huge iGaming Potential. New report suggests that Ontario could become the largest regulated online jurisdiction in the whole of North America. The new and competitive market is on schedule to be launched in Q1 of 2022.

Kenneth Nitsotolis, Bill Tepelenas and Dino Martino have won a substantial Lotto 6/49 prize. The game is a draw-based game that awards hundreds of millions of Canadian dollars to its player every year.

The Lotto Max jackpot stood at CA$12 million during its last draw on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. None of the purchased tickets for the round managed to guess correctly the winning combination. The main prize will grow even bigger for next draw, on Friday.

The Lotto Max jackpot from November 12 draw is worth CA$50,000,00. Five people from Capitale-Nationale have won the jackpots. They bought Formule groupe tickets at Galeries de la Capitell.

SaskGaming reported its first-ever financial losses amounting to CA$13,400,000 for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The company's casinos were closed down for seven months for business reasons.

Loto-Québec has requested help from the police department and federal lawmakers in its fight against illegal online gambling sites. The Crown corporation's new President and CEO Jean-François Bergeron spoke before an audience at the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal.

Seneca Resorts & Casinos in New York State have won 28 slots awards from Strictly Slot magazine. The magazine's annual ‘Best of Slots’ event determined that Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Senecas Allegany Resort and Casino and Senucas Buffalo Creek Casino are the best gaming properties in the state.

The Tuesday, November 9 draw for Lotto Max did not determine a winner of the CA$41 million prize. The jackpot will grow even bigger for the next draw. Lottos Max is a nationwide lottery game with two draws every week.