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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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The Canadian Football League (CFL) has officially announced FanDuel sportsbook as its first authorised igaming and sportsbook partner in Canada. This deal will allow CFL fans who are 19 years old or older to place a wide variety of CFL bets including single-game prop bets, futures bets, and of course, bets on single-game match results. Prior to the CFL’s FanDuel announcement last week, the…
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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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Some of the most important voices in online gambling in Canada will come together later this week at the 26th edition of the Canadian Gaming Summit. Over 2,000 delegates including policy makers, Canadian iGaming executives, and online gambling fans will spend three days together at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre discussing the future of online gambling in Canada. Responsible online gambling, legal sports betting…
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The rapid rise of legal sports betting in Ontario over the past year has largely been greeted with plaudits, but not everyone is happy with the amount of sports betting ads now dominating Ontario airwaves. Activist groups, politicians, sports people, and even persons involved in the world of online gambling in Ontario are becoming increasingly vocal about pressuring the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of…
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Canadian Bingo company Delta Gaming Inc. has officially launched Delta Bingo Online. This new addition to Ontario’s legal betting sites comes via a collaboration between Delta Gaming and internationally renowned online gaming firm Broadway Gaming. Delta Bingo Online will supplement Delta Gaming’s 18 physical locations. The new bingo site marks an interesting supplement to the growing Canada sports betting market, as it is currently…
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Rivalry, a Toronto-based online sportsbook, debuted a new Ontario sports betting app on Wednesday. This new app is a part of a company-wide strategy of targeting esports bettors and younger betting audiences. Users will also be able to bet on traditional sports using the Rivalry app. In addition to targeting younger audiences, the new app demonstrates Rivaly’s ambition as one of the fastest-growing online…
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A burning question in the Canada sports betting market is whether Quebec should open the door to private sector sportsbooks? This is the question on everyone’s mind following a recent announcement from the newly-formed Quebec Online Gaming Coalition (QOGC). This advocacy group believes it is time for Quebec to follow Ontario and welcome legal, private sector sports betting in Quebec. The QOGC view the…
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Besides Ontario, Canadian provinces have been slow to open up their online gambling markets to private sector igaming companies. DraftKings, Betway, Bet99, and many other iGaming operators are trying to change that. The primarily US-based igaming mega companies have come together to form the base of the Québec Online Gaming Coalition (QOGC) advocacy group. The QOGC and its members are hoping to convince the…
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