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The parent company of Toronto-based sportsbook theScore Bet, Penn Entertainment, has just entered into a $2 billion CAD agreement with ESPN. The blockbuster deal will see the American sports entertainment company enter the world of sports betting in Canada and the US. Penn Entertainment purchased theScoreBet in 2021, and has recently fully-integrated the ScoreBet with its marquee sports betting brand, Barstool Sportsbook. theScore Bet…
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The CFL has just announced a new partnership with the online sports betting and casino site NEO.bet. The Malta-based betting site is now one of the CFL’s official sports betting sites in Ontario. Fans who are 19 years old and older can place CFL bets in Ontario using the NEO.bet online casino site or via its Android and Apple mobile apps. Article Highlight Responsible…
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STX, the revolutionary online sports betting company, has officially come to Ontario. The company announced through a LinkedIn post last Tuesday that the STX app was officially available in Ontario. iGaming Ontario later congratulated STX on the achievement on Twitter, and welcomed them to the Ontario sports betting market. STX is the first sportsbook of its kind in Ontario. The online betting site offers…
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iGaming Ontario, a regulatory body for the iGaming market in the province that has been around for years made a large announcement. Until recently, they had never released a breakdown of wagers and revenue for major areas like sports betting, online poker, and casino gaming. So, when it released data from its first quarter 2023 report, it rightfully became big news across the province.…
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iGaming Ontario has published a report showing record-breaking revenues and wagers in Ontario for the fifth straight quarter. According to the agency’s report, sports betting sites and online casinos in Ontario handled a record $14 billion in wagers during the first quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year. This marks a huge number for the best legal betting sites in Canada. The prior record was…
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Barstool Sportsbook officially announced its complete integration with the Toronto-based online sports betting app theScore Bet. This integration involves the adoption of Penn Entertainment’s unique sports betting software into both companies. Penn Entertainment is the parent company of both Barstool Sportsbook & Casino and theScore Bet. theScore Bet is Penn Entertainment’s only affiliate operating in Canada. The sports betting site and mobile app is…
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The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has dished out yet another huge lottery jackpot in 2023. According to BCLC, five Lotto 6/49 winning lottery tickets were purchased in British Columbia ahead of the national Canada Day Lotto draw on July 1. Among these five jackpot winners was a Richmond resident who matched all six winning numbers for the $5 million Classic Jackpot. A Vancouver…
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World-renowned gaming software provider Hacksaw Gaming has made a deal with Rush Street Interactive to provide new casino games to Rush Street Interactive’s BetRivers Casino brand in Ontario. BetRivers Casino will benefit from Hacksaw Gaming’s huge casino catalogue. Hacksaw Gaming, meanwhile, looks to use this deal to further their growth in the incredibly competitive Ontario iGaming market. Article Highlight The BetRivers-Hacksaw Gaming partnership will…
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The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has fined BV Gaming Limited and Fitzdares Canada Limited $30,000 for violating AGCO standards of internet gaming. AGCO alleges the Ontario sports betting sites offered numerous bets on Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Western Hockey League (WHL), and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) games throughout the 2022-23 season. AGCO strictly forbids Ontario sports betting sites from…
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Loto-Québec’s run of good financial performances continued last week with the announcement of the Québec online gaming monopoly’s most recent annual financial report. The 2022-23 report (available in French here) showed that the king of gambling in Québec brought in $2.999 billion in total revenues. This represents a 35% ($781.3 million) increase over 2021-22. Loto-Québec also announced record profits alongside their strong revenue numbers…
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Noah Strang is an experienced sports writer having covered many professional sports leagues across North America. He has worked extensively covering the NHL and been accredited media for the Vegas Golden Knights in the past. He’s also known as one of the best iGaming writers across Canada with extensive experience covering the development of legal sports betting across the country. He was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, and enjoys taking advantage of the coastline. When not writing, you can find him watching whatever sport is on TV or playing pickup basketball.