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Alberta Budget Pledges $1M for Online Gambling Review

The Alberta government released its 2024 budget on Thursday, and the $73.2-billion spending plan includes additional detail about what the province intends to do about iGaming. Alberta is earmarking $1 million for a review of its gambling rules, a potential step toward an Ontario-like system of online sports betting and internet casino gaming that…

Law ・ 02 March 2024

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Playgon Games Has Received Gaming License in Ontario

Playgon Games, a digital content provider to the iGaming industry, has received a gaming license in the Canadian Province of Ontario. According to the Vancuver-based provider, the license has been approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), the state authority competent for the legislation related to the gaming industry in the…

Industry ・ 22 August 2023

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Canada’s Casino Legislation Updates in 2022

iGaming, or online gambling, launched in Ontario, Canada, in April 2022. It opens the door for online gambling companies to apply for licenses from the province's Alcohol and Gaming Commission. Compared to the heavily controlled gambling industry in the past, this is a huge shift for Canada. Except as expressly permitted by individual provinces,…

Industry ・ 17 December 2022

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Provincial Lottos Ask Feds To Help Battle Illegal Online Gambling

Canada's provincial gaming corporations are collectively taking a firm stand against misleading advertising and the operation of illegal gambling websites within the country. A coalition of five provincial gaming corporations - British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation, Loto-Quebec, Atlantic Lottery…

Law ・ 05 August 2022

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The Expected Effects of Ontario Legalizing Online Gambling

As the first Canadian province to legalize online casino gaming and sports betting, Ontario's attitude to gambling is changing. What are the expected effects? Legalized Online Gambling in Ontario Placing bets at online casinos and sportsbook sites has never been more popular due to the global online gambling industry undergoing rapid…

Law ・ 20 July 2022

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Ontario Lottery Gaming and Paysafe Extend Partnership

Paysafe and the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation have agreed to extend their partnership and thanks to the new agreement, Paysafe will supply OLG with an affiliate program powered by Income Access. The two parties have been working side by side since 2015. Geoff Smorong, the vice-president of operations at Income Access, commented on the…

Lottery ・ 24 May 2022

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Gambling in Canada Makes a Splash In Ontario. Online Gambling and Betting in 2022

Monday, 4th April marked the beginning of legal online gambling in Canada, Ontario province. You can also expect to see several gaming sites featuring casino, bingo and poker products targeting punters in the populous province. Let's dive deeper to explore the Ontario, Canada gaming market. The answer is yes. You can now place bets online in…

Gaming Authorities ・ 22 April 2022

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Ontario's online gambling market to open Monday

Operators have high hopes for the launch of iGaming Ontario, as Canada's largest province becomes the first jurisdiction to take bets in a legal private online gambling market. Starting Monday, people in Ontario can wager on casino games, sporting events and other gambling activities through online websites and smartphone apps from operators…

Industry ・ 03 April 2022

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Operators prepare for Ontario's online gambling market to open on Monday

TORONTO - Operators have high hopes for the launch of iGaming Ontario, as Canada's largest province becomes the first jurisdiction to take bets in a legal private online gambling market. TORONTO - Operators have high hopes for the launch of iGaming Ontario, as Canada's largest province becomes the first jurisdiction to take bets in a legal private…

Industry ・ 03 April 2022

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Gaming Realms Launches Slingo Games in Québec with Loto-Québec

Gaming Realms announced that it would launch its services, focusing on its Slingo Original games, in Québec through its partnership with Loto-Québec, the provincial corporation, which is the only regulated iGaming operator in the namesake Canadian province. Québec is home to approximately 8.5 million people, and therefore one of the biggest iGaming…

Blackjack ・ 31 March 2022

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Report estimates a 25-per-cent future job loss at Gateway Casino due to proposed electronic gaming changes

In July, the Ford government announced iGaming Ontario, an agency that will oversee electronic gaming in the province A new report estimates that open-license electronic gaming could cost the city of Sault Ste. Marie $1.9 million over five years and result in job losses at the local casino. The report, titled Ontario Gaming Market Assessment Draft…

Lottery ・ 21 January 2022

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Ford government could lose $2.8 billion in online betting, report warns

As Premier Doug Ford's government prepares to open up Ontario's online gambling market, there is a warning that its plans could see the province and municipalities lose hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue. That warning is in a new report from a gaming industry consulting firm, obtained by TBEN News. The report was prepared for Great…

Covid ・ 17 January 2022

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Privatization Delays Costing Ontario Money As Casinos Shut Down Again

Ontario has closed the doors on all casinos in the province until a tentative date of January 26. The order came on Jan 4 and went into effect the following day. The Doug Ford government made the decision as the COVID-19 variant Omicron overwhelms healthcare and causes staffing shortages across the board. In doing so, it has highlighted the…

Gaming Authorities ・ 12 January 2022

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How Ontario Online Casino Privatization Differs From The US Model

It's only logical that the private online casino market will be different in Ontario than what we're seeing in the US. After all, it's a different country, with different laws. One important distinction about iGaming regulation in Canada's most populous province is that operators will need to enter into commercial agreements with the province. US…

Gaming Authorities ・ 08 December 2021

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Ontario Casinos Will Soon Require Covid Vaccination Proof

Ontario is the latest Canadian province to announce that it will soon require people to provide proof of their coronavirus vaccination status before they enter casinos. The measure will come into effect on September 22 and will cover casinos, bingo halls, and other types of gambling establishments. measure will come into effect on September 22 The…

Covid ・ 03 September 2021

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New casino property opens in Ontario

Having worked on the Pickering Casino Resort for a few years now, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is proud to announce the casino portion of the property is opening today. At 10:00 a.m. EST, the casino floor will welcome guests, with reduced occupancy levels in place. Opening Day As COVID-19 restrictions are loosened in Canada, the new casino is…

Covid ・ 26 July 2021

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Ontario casinos reopen today at 50%, with cash transactions watched by new task force

asinos across Ontario are cleared to reopen Friday at 50 percent capacity as the Canadian province enters into Step 3 of its phased reopening roadmap. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has established an inter-agency task force to monitor cash transactions. Gateway Casinos said it will reopen all its facilities as of today, except…

Gaming Authorities ・ 16 July 2021

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Ontario to Reopen Casinos, Nova Scotia OKs Max Capacity

17 Ontario casinos will reopen this week, followed by others such as Fallsview Casino Resort (pictured above) later this month, while gaming facilities in Nova Scotia will return to full capacity on July 14. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Casinos reopening in the Canadian province of Ontario this week swelled to 17, while their counterparts in Nova…

Lottery ・ 14 July 2021

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Both Niagara Falls casinos to reopen July 23

Both Niagara Falls casinos - Casino Niagara and Fallsview Resort and Casino - announced on social media yesterday (July 13) that they would be reopening their doors on July 23.The initial announcements were mostly identical, likely due to the fact that both are operated by Connecticut-based Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment.However, the big…

Land-based ・ 15 July 2021

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Great Canadian Gaming Corp. Restarts Ontario Properties

Following other provinces, Ontario will now also reopen its casino properties as the province moves into Stage 3 of its reopening plan. Great Canadian Gaming Corporation was quick to react to the news and revealed that it will be restarting 11 of its casinos in Ontario, as the province recovers from the unprecedented situation. Great Canadian…

Travel ・ 13 July 2021

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Elements Casino to open on Friday

Brantford's Elements Casino will reopen on Friday. The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation said the venue is among 11 casinos that will resume operations after the province's announcement on June 16 that Ontario is moving to Step 3 of its plan to reopen during the pandemic. The decision was based on continually improving public health and health care…

Covid ・ 13 July 2021

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Elements Casino Brantford Ready to Relaunch

Similarly, to other Canadian jurisdictions, Ontario could also see the return of in-person gaming. Elements Casino Brantford is already making preparations to reopen, as the gaming properties are on course to reopen as early as July 26. The casino overseen by the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, reported that core workers have already returned to…

Travel ・ 07 July 2021

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Elements Casino prepares for reopening

Some employees at Elements Casino have returned to work in anticipation of the province allowing the facility to reopen later this month. Chuck Keeling, executive vice president of stakeholders relations and responsible gambling for the Great Canadian Gaming Company, said on Monday that "core employees" have returned to work at the Brantford casino…

Covid ・ 05 July 2021

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Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Restarts B.C. Casinos

British Columbia is on its way back to normality and the province is about to restart many business enterprises including casino properties. In light of the lockdown rules being lifted the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has most recently informed that it will be restarting its premium casino properties in the province. Gambling fans and casino…

Travel ・ 30 June 2021

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Great Canadian Gaming Announces the Reopening of the Company's British Columbia Properties

TORONTO, June 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Further to the announcement today from the British Columbia provincial government that certain businesses can reopen, such as casinos, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX: GC) ("Great Canadian" or "the Company") will be reopening the following properties on Thursday, July 1, 2021: River Rock Casino Resort Hard Rock…

Covid ・ 29 July 2021