Yolina has followed closely the latest development on the Canadian gaming scene over the past years, monitoring the land-based, lottery, and online offerings up for grabs. The dynamic nature of the local lottery and casino fields, as well as the opportunities lying ahead of Canada fire her enthusiasm for what is to come. A sports betting enthusiast, in her spare time Yolina could be found in her natural habitat – turning the pages of biographies and catching up on the latest stand-up comedy podcasts.
The month of September is devoted to Responsible Gaming Education Month, and one of the industry’s leading betting operators, FanDuel, is investing big in responsible play advocacy. The New York-based company has recently announced soccer star Carli Lloyd and PGA TOUR star Tom Kim have joined Craig Carton in the operator’s Responsible Gaming Am ...
New York has recorded another important milestone in terms of mobile sports betting. The end of August 2023 marked a total of US$1 billion in online gross gaming revenue for 2023. All of the proceeds arrived from its mobile sportsbooks, with the exception of US$5.4 million which was generated by the four commercial casinos in the upstate region.
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It is no secret that online gambling’s popularity is at an all-time high across Canada, and experts are worried about its potential harm to the younger demographics. Recently, McGill University problem gambling expert Dr. Jeff Derevensky has provided some guidelines for those who want to help young people avoid the potential perils of compulsive ...
New York reported its latest weekly mobile sports betting numbers and it turns out it was a strange seven-day period for operators. For the week ending on September 3, 2023, the current eight online sportsbooks had a combined betting volume of US$312.8 million, which was an improvement over the last week, but operators got their lowest weekly hold. ...
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation will not be following Ontario’s recent internet advertising changes, as it refuses to ban the use of athletes from featuring in iGaming ads. In a recent radio interview, the Crown agency’s Matt Lee reminded that BCLC already has a policy in place forbidding it from using sports stars or other celebrities ...
Bragg Gaming Group is once more demonstrating its commitment to growing its brand across numerous markets, as the iGaming aggregator and provider of content obtains a new license. This time, the Ontario firm has acquired a business-to-business remote gambling license in Gibraltar. The territory is a major hub and centre for a number of top casino, ...
This week is one of huge importance to Red Deer Resort & Casino, as the resort will be launching its new casino on September 8, 2023, with a special grand opening ceremony. The name may be a new one and the renovations at the hotel are still ongoing, but the company said it is devoted to its guests, and it will always strive to provide outstand ...
Most recently, Century Casinos issued a statement confirming the sale of four gambling real estate assets in Alberta to VICI Properties Inc. Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Century Casino St. Albert and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary were now sold for an aggregate purchase price ...
The launch of mobile sports betting in New York State promised tons of revenue to youth sports organizations, and the money has finally arrived. Most of these programs provide a safe environment for underserved kids to learn valuable skills. However, the process of getting the money to organizations turned out to be quite flawed and it took a while ...
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is once again reminding its players about an expiring ticket from Lotto 6/49. This time, the ticket was purchased in Etobicoke and it comes with a cool prize of CA$43,651.50 from the Saturday, September 17, 2022 draw of the game. The winner has around two weeks to contact OLG and claim it.
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