Canada

ESPN Bet And TheScore Bet Named Official Sports Wagering Allies of the NHL

PENN Entertainment Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is pleased to announce that it has officially entered into an alliance with the National Hockey League (NHL). Under the agreement, theScore Bet in Ontario...

Kindred Group Leaves North America and Norway; Reduces Number of Employees

Kindred Group, an online gaming operator of casino, poker, bingo, and sports betting, announces that the group will continue to exit the North American market expecting to complete the process by the end of Q2 ...

PointsBet Hit with C$150k Fine from AGCO for Responsible Gaming Failures in Ontario

PointsBet Canada Operations 1 Inc., the popular online gaming operator registered in Canada, will have to pay a penalty of $150.000. The penalty was issued by the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission ...

Better Collective Acquires Playmaker Capital For $188 Million

Better Collective has officially purchased Playmaker Capital for an overall cost of €176 million (£153 million/$188 million). Additionally, the projected date of the official conclusion of the definitive purcha...

NHL Suspends Shane Pinto for Involvement in Gambling Activities

Shane Pinto, the forward of Ottawa Senators, got a 41-game suspension from the NHL on 26 October 2023 over allegations for the involvement in sports gambling activities. The suspension of the 22-year-old Americ...

Great Canadian Entertainment To Rebrand Hard Rock Casino Vancouver To Great Canadian Casino Vancouver

Great Canadian Entertainment, Canada's flagship hospitality and gaming firm, is excited to reveal the official rebranding of Hard Rock Casino Vancouver to Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, coming into effect fro...

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment to Decide about the Plans for the Future, Potential Acquisition

One of the Canadian industry leaders when it comes to gambling companies in the country, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., is thinking about the plans for the future.  Various options for the future:...

NorthStar Gaming Launches Betting Platform Across All Canadian Provinces

A prominent Ontario-based casino and sports betting operator, NorthStar Gaming Holdings Inc., announced that its NorthStarBets.com platform launched in Ontario in May 2022 will now bring the live casino and spo...

Bragg Gaming Presents Lady Luck Casino Egyptian Magic Slot As Part Of Partnership With Caesars Digital

Bragg Gaming Group, a provider of content-based iGaming technology based in Toronto, Canada, has officially released a premium slot game called Lady Luck Casino Egyptian Magic at Caesars Palace Online Casino in...

Inspired Entertainment Expands Partnership With Fanduel To Enter Four Significant Regulated Markets In North America

Inspired Entertainment Inc., a flagship B2B supplier of gaming systems, solutions and content based in New York, is pleased to reveal the expansion of its alliance with FanDuel, a flagship iGaming firm in North...
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Century Casinos Properties Sold to VICI’s Subsidiaries for CAD 221.7 Million

VICI Properties Inc.’s subsidiaries completed the purchase of the real estate assets that belonged to Century Casinos, Inc. The acquired properties are Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Century Casino St. Al...

Casumo.es Partners With MGA Games To Reinforce Spanish Market Position

Casumo, a leading online casino and sports book operator, has reinforced its position in the Spanish market by entering the premium content supply deal with the Spanish development studio MGA Games. The B2C par...

Ontario Bans Online Sports Betting Ads From Featuring Celebrity Athletes

Ontario government will ban the use of athletes in online gambling advertisements and restrict the use of celebrities likely to appeal to minors. The measure advocated by Opposition NDP and a Canadian senator h...