Loto-Québec to open new gaming hall by mid-2027
Fri, 05 Dec 2025Loto-Québec will open a new gaming hall in the city of Saguenay in 2027, a project that it said will transform the site of the Delta Hotel and the adjacent convention centre into an entertainment and tourism hub. The new venue, slated to open within 18 months in the Saguenay arrondissement of Jonquière (pictured), will offer ...
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BC overhauling gambling oversight, creating new regulator
Thu, 04 Dec 2025The British Columbia government will make some major changes in the coming months to how it regulates gambling in the province, with the primary aim of cracking down on money laundering and other gaming-related fraud. The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General said in a statement that the new version of the Gaming Control ...
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Betty names ex-Playtech product director as new Group CPO
Thu, 04 Dec 2025Online casino brand Betty has appointed veteran Playtech product leader Yotam Yogev as its new Group Chief Product Officer as it continues to plan for expansion beyond Ontario. Yogev joins Betty from Playtech after nearly two decades at the latter company. He rose from a customer success staffer to become director of product – PAM ...
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Rivalry highlights Ontario growth as net loss shrinks
Thu, 04 Dec 2025Toronto-headquartered gaming and esports company Rivalry picked out its growth in Ontario as a highlight of its financial performance last quarter. Reporting a third consecutive quarter of revenue growth in its results for the three months ended Sept. 30, in which its operating expenses fell 58% and net loss improved by 67% year over year, ...
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IBIA and PFA Canada work to combat match-fixing in Canadian soccer
Mon, 01 Dec 2025The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Canada continue to work together to safeguard Canadian soccer from match-fixing and integrity concerns, with nearly 200 Canadian Premier League (CPL) players and staff completing integrity training in 2025. IBIA and PFA Canada have completed the second year of their joint anti-match-fixing education program, ...
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BC government will stop giving casino slot revenue to horse racing
Mon, 01 Dec 2025The B.C. horse racing industry is reeling after the provincial government revealed that it will end the practice of providing slot machine revenue to the province’s last operating horse track, Vancouver’s Hastings Racecourse, on Jan. 31, 2026. In a letter signed by Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety Nina Krieger that was sent to ...
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Alberta iGaming regulations coming soon, hopes minister’s office
Fri, 28 Nov 2025The launch of regulated Alberta iGaming is arguably the biggest item on the calendar for Canadian gaming in 2026. The consensus is that Alberta will become the second Canadian province and the newest North American jurisdiction to launch commercial online gambling at some point next year. Exactly when remains the subject of debate. Originally ambitiously ...
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NorthStar Gaming warns of liquidity risk despite revenue growth
Fri, 28 Nov 2025Canadian gaming operator NorthStar Gaming’s revenue and gross margin ticked up in the third quarter of 2025, as it continues to build out its content vertical and focuses on catering to higher-value players. For the three-month period ended Sept. 30, 2025, revenue was 4% higher than last year at $6.9 million. Gross margin was $2.4 ...
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BC man charged in Vancouver Island illegal gambling investigation
Thu, 27 Nov 2025A B.C. man faces charges of illegal gambling and money laundering as a result of an investigation that lasted nearly two years and uncovered an illegal gaming house on Vancouver Island. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia’s (CFSEU-BC) Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team (JIGIT) said in a release that it began a lengthy ...
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Ontario man charged after allegedly trying to hog $1M group jackpot
Wed, 26 Nov 2025Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 70-year-old man with fraud and theft after he allegedly claimed to be the sole winner of a $1 million jackpot that was won on a group play lottery ticket. The OPP said in a release that Alex Parucha claimed an Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Lotto Max ticket in ...
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