Tag Archives: Ontario
Canada – Greentube attains Ontario licence
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Digital Gaming and Entertainment division, has received its supplier licence from the regulator in Ontario. The new licence, gained from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), will see Greentube enter a market which implemented online regulation for the first time earlier this year. This follows on from launches in Canada,…
Canada – The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s Integrated OPP Bureau assists RCMP’s money laundering investigation
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced it has laid multiple criminal charges against five individuals. Their investigation discovered that over CA$3m from the illegal sale of cannabis was laundered, including through casinos in the GTA and Niagara regions. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB), attached to the Alcohol and…
Canada – 1X2 Network secures Ontario approval
1X2 Network has secured the required approvals to launch its full suite of games in the recently regulated Ontario market. This means that games from its 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio subsidiaries will be made available to licensed operators in the market once certified. This includes titles such as Wolf Strike, Blazing 777s, Battle Maidens,…
Canada – DraftKings launches mobile sportsbook and igaming products in Ontario
DraftKings has launched its online sportsbook and online casino products in Ontario, Canada. DraftKings will deliver customers in Ontario its sportsbook app, as well as more than 130 online casino game variations through DraftKings Casino such as baccarat, blackjack, roulette and slots. The DraftKings Sportsbook will provide Ontarians with legal and regulated opportunities to place…
Canada – Continent 8 launches cloud solution in Ontario
Continent 8 Technologies is launching its Public Cloud solution in Toronto, Ontario, in response to customer demand for cloud solutions. As of 4 April, the province has permitted private gaming websites with appropriate licensing to start taking wagers. Already live and licensed in several North American markets including New Jersey’s Atlantic City since 2015, Continent…
Canada – Evolution goes live ‘day one’ in Ontario
Evolution has gone live with an extensive set of online casino services for multiple operators in the new, regulated online gaming market in the Canadian province of Ontario. Ontario launched its legal iGaming market on Monday 4 April, completing a process that began in April 2019 when the province’s government announced plans to open up…
Canada – Private online gambling operators will spur 1,300 new jobs in Ontario
Nearly 1,300 jobs will be added in Ontario as a result of the impending launch of private online gambling operators, according to a report recently released by PlayCanada, which tracks the fledgling Canadian gaming market. The PlayCanada report, which can be found here, offers strong evidence that online gaming does not cannibalize jobs from land-based casinos. “We have…
Canada – Ontario names 16 operators for online gaming
Beginning April 4, private gaming operators that have registered with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and have executed an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario can begin offering their games to players in Ontario. The reason for the two requirements is because the AGCO and the iGO are two separate entities and operators must…
Canada – Kambi Group secures regulatory approval for Ontario launch
Kambi Group has obtained regulatory approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), enabling the world’s trusted sports betting partner to launch with partners from day one of the Ontario online market opening. Kambi received confirmation from the AGCO of its registration as a Gaming-Related Supplier effective from 4 April 2022, the date…
