The time has arrived for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to send out its latest quarterly gambling payments to host communities across Ontario. As a hotspot for tourists, Niagara Falls is again one of the larger beneficiaries as it received over CA$5 million for the second quarter of 2023-2024. It applies to the period from July 1, 20 ...
Greentube continues its digital expansion into Ontario’s private sector for online gambling and sports betting. Most recently, the NOVOMATIC Digital Gaming and Entertainment division has debuted content with prominent iGaming operator and long-term partner, Betway. The provider’s exciting portfolio will be soon made available to players of t ...
Manitoba-based Pollard Banknote has most currently praised its long-term partner, the Idaho Lottery in the U.S. on a record-setting fiscal year in 2023. The lottery reported an all-time high in revenues of US$422 million, providing approximately US$82 million to support public education and the State’s Permanent Building Fund. The two have bee ...
Caesars Entertainment, Roc Nation, and SL Green are upping their efforts of wooing New Yorkers and gain support for their Times Square casino bid in Manhattan, NYC. On Monday, the consortium hosted a free eight-hour lunch and dinner buffet. The only thing in return for the free meals was to diners to hear about the benefits of its integrated cas ...
At the start of October 2023, SBC Media released a documentary on Ontario’s highly discussed and competitive market for online private gambling operators. Branded ‘The Ontario Frontier: Exploring the iGaming Landscape,’ the short feature film recapped the first year since the privatization of the local internet gaming market through the po ...
Commercial casinos and racinos in the Finger Lakes and Western New York, along with unions have formed a coalition to weigh in on the compact discussions between Seneca Nation and the state. The group of non-tribal casinos and racinos said that they will not tolerate any “middle-of-the-night agreements that lack transparency, public input, and ...
After the return of NFL football New York saw a surge of mobile sports betting activity and revenue, which has now cooled down. In the latest report from the New York State Gaming Commission, the eight active sportsbooks recorded a wagering handle of US$393.5 million for the week ending on October 8, 2023. Breaking the US$400+ million streak aft ...
Most recently, Ontario’s horse racing leader, Woodbine Entertainment, and Standardbred Canada announced changes to their payment methods. The two organizations informed that purse payments for all racetracks in the province will be made exclusively to local residents via Electronic Fund Transfer. The change will go into effect on April 1, 2024 ...
Loto-Québec has unveiled the name of another big winner of a Lotto Max in the Province of Québec. This time Pierre Richer has claimed a windfall worth CA$50,000,000 after being drawn as the sole winner in the October 6, 2023 draw of the game. With the money, he will take some well-deserved off time, but he is not ready to retire yet.
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Canada’s gambling industry was once more a hot topic of discussion at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Leaders from the sector talked about Ontario’s regulated iGaming framework versus the grey market operations. The country’s industry was in the limelight on Day 1 of the expo titled “18 months in: Updates on the Canadian iGa ...
