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.
Labour Day on Monday, September 4, 2023, marked the end of another racing season at the historic Saratoga Race Course in New York. For the occasion, fans from all over the state arrived at the track to catch one last glimpse of the 40-day summer meet at the track. The meet just ended but fans and horsepeople are already looking forward to next year ...
The summer season is almost at its end and online sportsbooks in New York State have started to find some consistency in handle and revenue. New York State Gaming Commission’s latest report on the market, for the week ending August 27, 2023, reveals that the operators have recorded a combined handle of US$212.2 million and revenue of US$21.4 mill ...
PointsBet which recently suspended its U.S. business is now eyeing Canadian expansion with Alberta being a target territory for the gambling leader. It is believed that the western jurisdiction could be next to debut a model similar to the one of Ontario, where private sportsbooks are allowed to legally operate after being licensed by the province� ...
This week saw the ban of athletes from participating in online gambling endorsements in Ontario, and Windsor West MP Brian Masse was happy to see it become a reality. The MP congratulated his provincial colleague Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky for co-sponsoring Bill 126, which would ban all iGaming advertisements. The legislation passed its first re ...
This, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario finally updated the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, banning athletes from featuring in betting ads and restricting the use of celebrities in such endorsements. But MPP Lisa Gretzky believes that the province must do more to deal with the matter. The regulator’s new protocol will go i ...
Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet is just around the corner, and after the recent incidents, there will be two additional safety rules until the end of the meet. The changes were made by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority which was established to govern horse racing in the Empire State and aim to protect the well-being of horses comp ...
Playgon Games has issued its financial highlights for the three- and six-month periods ending on June 30, 2023. In the said periods the propriety SaaS technology firm focused on providing mobile-first live dealer tech to iGaming operators, reported some impressive results. In Q2 2023, it saw increased growth in player activity due to new onboards a ...
Based in Nichols, New York, Tioga Downs Casino Resort is once more demonstrating its social responsibility towards local communities, as it makes a hefty donation to a local veterans group. On Friday, August 25, 2023, representatives of the property handed a check worth US$128,000 to the Southern Tier Veterans Support Group.
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The summer of 2023 was quite turbulent for New York’s mobile sports wagering market, as it suffered many ups and downs in terms of betting volume. However, the week of August 20 has last found some consistency, as the latest numbers released by the New York State Gaming Commission indicate steady improvement over the previous week.
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Ontario-based NorthStar Gaming provided a financial update on its three- and six-month periods that concluded on June 30, 2023. In the second quarter of 2023, the gambling operator recorded some impressive numbers. For instance, in 2Q23, the firm disclosed a total betting handle of CA$160.1 million which was a 15% improvement over Q1 of the year.
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