Tag Archives: Ontario
Ontario: North America’s largest gaming market?
On 4 April, Ontario will open the first licensed and regulated iGaming market in Canada. According to several estimates, the post-regulated province will become the most attractive iGaming market in North America for both players and brands, surpassing all its US online counterparts when it goes live. Ontario’s largest city, Toronto, is home to MLB,…
Canada – Bragg granted Ontario supplier licence
Bragg Gaming Group has become one of the first igaming suppliers to have been granted a license by the AGCO, the regulatory agency responsible for the oversight of the regulated igaming and sports betting market in Ontario. The licence will allow Bragg to supply local iGaming and sports betting operators with its player account management…
Canada – IGT introduces Wheel of Fortune electronic bingo to the charitable gaming market in Ontario
IGT’s top-performing Wheel of Fortune-branded games are now entertaining players in Ontario as a premium electronic bingo game. Wheel of Fortune Double 3X4X5X Pay Bingo and Wheel of Fortune Five Times Pay Bingo are available to the 37 charitable gaming centres in Ontario that are approved for electronic bingo. IGT is signing agreements with individual…
Canada – CGA welcones Ontario iGaming launch
The Canadian Gaming Association today applauds the Government of Ontario’s announcement to open the first licensed and regulated iGaming market in Canada on 4 April 2022. “This is another major milestone and achievement for Ontario’s gaming industry after sports betting,” said Paul Burns, President and CEO of the CGA. “The move to establish a regulated…
Canada – theScore Bet receives responsible gaming accreditation in Ontario
Penn National Gaming’s subsidiary, theScore Bet, has received RG Check iGaming Accreditation from the Responsible Gambling Council, becoming the first prospective private market operator in Ontario to achieve one of the most comprehensive responsible gambling accreditation programmes in the world. The Responsible Gambling Council developed RG Check in consultation with policy makers, gambling providers, players…
Canada – Ontario casinos to close for three weeks
Casinos in Ontario, Canada, including Casino Rama, Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino, have been told by the local government that they must shut down for three weeks as the province moves into another lockdown. Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed the province was moving back into Step 2 of its reopening plan from January 5. Gateway Casinos and…
Canada – Ontario could become North America’s online gaming capital
The post-regulated province of Ontario, Canada, will become the most attractive iGaming market in North America for both players and brands, surpassing all its US online counterparts when it goes live in Q1 2022, according to Bonusfinder.com’s latest Bonus Index results. Once regulated in early 2022 Ontario will become North America’s most important online casino…
Canada – Evolution takes live dealer to Ontario
Evolution has gone live with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Evolution is providing the provincial lottery and gaming agency with Live Casino services for its online casino at OLG.ca from Evolution’s production studio in Vancouver. As a result of the partnership, a wide range of Evolution-powered live dealer and RNG games are on offer including…
Canada – The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario releases final sport and event betting standards for igaming
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has released the final regulatory standards for internet gaming-based sport and event betting in Ontario. The sport and event betting standards have been fully incorporated into the existing Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, originally published on July 14, 2021. These standards will apply to all sports, esports, novelty,…
