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Alberta Rejects NDP’s Proposed Responsible Gambling Amendments to Privatized Gambling Bill
Alberta lawmakers have voted down amendments proposed by the New Democratic Party (NDP) to enshrine responsible gaming measures in the province’s iGaming legislation. On April 16, lawmakers referred Minister Dale Nally‘s Bill 48 to the legislature’s Committee of the Whole after it passed its second reading. If it becomes law, the iGaming Alberta Act would […]
Concordia University Sets Up Casino-Like ‘Collaboratory’ to Study Gambling Behaviour
A new lab at established at Concordia will study digital gambling behaviour in real time to examine the industry’s embrace of digital.
Three Years On, Ontario’s Gross Online Gambling Revenue Surpasses $7 Billion
Three years after launching commercial online gambling, iGaming Ontario (iGO) data confirms that Ontario operators earned over $7 billion in gross revenue since 2022. On Thursday, iGO released its market performance report for year three of Ontario’s maturing online market (April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025). Among the highlights, iGO’s data shows that Ontarians wagered […]
Alberta NDP Criticizes UCP Online Gambling Bill’s Lack of Specifics
NDP lawmakers have raised concerns about the lack of detail in the UCP bill to expand Alberta’s online gambling market.
ToonieBet Partners With Ottawa Senators, Becomes Team’s Official Online Casino Sponsor
Soft2Bet’s Ontario-facing online casino brand, ToonieBet, is now the “Official Online Casino Partner” of the playoff-bound Ottawa Senators.
Caesars Windsor’s Unionized Workers Ratify ‘Most Lucrative’ Union Contract
Caesars Windsor’s employees ratified a new three-year contract that union brass say is the “most lucrative contract” in the casino’s history.
Penn Entertainment Launches theScore Casino as a Standalone App in Ontario
As Ontario marks three years of its open online gambling market, Penn Entertainment brings its standalone theScore Casino app to Ontario.
Caesars Windsor May Avoid a Strike, as Tentative Deal Reached
At the last minute, Caesars Windsor reached a tentative agreement with Unifor Local 444 members, avoiding a work stoppage.
As Caesars Windsor Workers Prepare to Strike, Better Pay is Top Priority
Caesars Windsor workers will strike if a deal that includes better pay is not reached by midnight on Wednesday.
Polls and Political Betting Lines Paint Radically Different Pictures of Canadian Election
With four weeks to the election, political polls and prediction markets are telling starkly different tales, but neither is written in stone.