Canadians Are The Biggest Gamblers Worldwide
It’s official. Canada is amongst the biggest gambling nations in the world, and likely to become the biggest before long. According to a recently released report, the region generates a staggering $31 billion in gambling yield annuall...Read More
Ontario License Awarded To Bragg Gaming Group
Bragg Gaming Group certainly has reason to celebrate, having officially been awarded an Ontario operating license. This means that the company will now be allowed to offer its services in the province, the value of which can’t be over...Read More
Cascades Casino North Bay Finally Open
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment’s Cascades Casino North Bay is finally open for business. The exciting new legal and licensed gaming hotspot is the result of a massive $41 million investment. Commenting on the grand opening last ...Read More
Marketing Forbidden For Ontario iGaming Brands
Ontario is holding its breath as the opening of the region’s iGaming market draws near. It is only a matter of time before licensed operators are allowed to offer their services, though they certainly won’t be able to market any...Read More
New York Might Increase Sportsbook Licenses
If New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow has anything to say about it there could soon be significantly more mobile sportsbooks operating in the area. He has officially proposed that the number of active licenses be increased to 16, which ...Read More
888 Joins Ontario Regulated iGaming Market
The iGaming market in Ontario is well and truly taking off. The latest giant gambling corporation to enter the market is 888, an organisation recognised as amongst the biggest in the industry. According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission ...Read More
New York Looking At Online Casino Legislation
It wasn’t long ago that New York introduced legal online sports betting. Now, unsurprisingly, it seems as if the state is swiftly moving on to legalising an online casino market. Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr has come forward with the ...Read More
IGT’s Wheel Of Fortune Bingo Goes Live In Ontario
Award-winning digital gaming and entertainment giant International Game Technology (IGT) continues to expand and go from strength to strength. IGT announced this week that it has now brought its popular Wheel of Fortune Bingo offerings to...Read More
5.6M Legal Betting Accounts Active During Super Bowl
When Super Bowl weekend comes around it is all but certain that betting enthusiast are going to participate. As to how many do participate, the active legal online betting accounts are a pretty good indication. So that the most recent Sup...Read More
GCG Puts Forward Bizarre Last-Minute Lobby
Ontario is ready to open its iGaming market to the world, much to the delight of foreign operators. But Great Canadian Gaming (GCG) isn’t happy about the situation. Standing as one of the most influential land-based casino companies...Read More
First Nation Upset About Ontario iGaming
The Ontario iGaming market is set to open on April 4th. This is big news, not in the least because many predict the region could be amongst the most lucrative in the world. But not everyone is happy about the development. The M...Read More
UK Online Casino Operators Hit With Fines
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) clearly isn’t playing softball. The watchdog organisation announced that it is dishing out fines to the tune of $1.77 million, with a pair of UK based online casino operators obliged to pa...Read More
KED Legal Woes Push Opening Date To 2025
The development of the long-in-the-pipeline Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) planned for Greater Sudbury has once again been delayed. Initially set for 2024, the KED’s grand opening has now been pushed back to 2025. The further ...Read More
Manitoba Regulator To Expand Online Gaming
After a particularly trying 2020-21 financial year, the province of Manitoba is considering several options in order to raise much-needed revenue. One such option currently on the table before the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation...Read More
More Delays In The Pipeline For KED
It’s the casino saga that never seems to end. Even though it’s a new year with new possibilities, to many of the residents of Greater Sudbury, the Kingsway Entertainment District centre remains a bone of contention. Last week s...Read More
More Drama In PlayUp CEO Lawsuit
The drama involving Australian sports betting firm PlayUp and its former US CEO, Laila Mintas, has just taken yet another interesting turn. The company previously accused Mintas of having soured a $450 million deal that would have seen it...Read More
New Safe Gambling Initiative For Ontario
A new safe gambling initiative has been launched in Ontario – with a specific focus on local gamblers resident in the province. Titled “Mindfulness Before Gambling”, the initiative is the handiwork of the Responsible Gam...Read More
What Makes An Online Casino Legal In Canada?
Wondering what makes an online casino legal in Canada? Now, the question of online gambling in the country is a murky one, but one that doesn’t mean players cannot enjoy the many winning opportunities available on the worldwide web....Read More
Evolution Accused Of Illegal Gambling Action
Development studio Evolution, well known for providing cutting edge live dealer services, could be in serious trouble. The gambling giant has been accused of offering services illegally in various parts of the world, including Hong Kong, ...Read More
Ontario AG Comments On iGaming Model
While Ontario’s new iGaming and sports wagering model remains on course to be launched early next year, much work remains to be done in terms of the finer legalities. So wrote Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk in a recently deliv...Read More
Legal Sports Betting In Canada – Who Wins?
When it comes to gambling, Canada has a long and complicated history. For the longest time the majority of games of chance were outright banned, including sports betting. Only the government ran a few operations, and native residents were...Read More
BCLC Spearheads Love Local BC Fundraiser
The holiday season is incoming, and it looks like the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is taking this to heart. It is, after all, the season of giving, which is why the country’s legal lottery and gaming company is aiming...Read More
Update On Ontario’s Online Gambling Market
The Ontario online gambling market is on the brink of opening. Currently, numerous global operators are waiting to get the go ahead, eager to get busy and start offering their services. With single event betting having recently been legal...Read More
Illegal Ontario Gambling Operation Pays $3.5 Million
An Ontario-based company operating in California has been hit with the full force of the law. Pong Game Studios was accused of running an illegal gambling operation, offering casino style games under false pretences. Now, after appearing ...Read More
CGA Officially Announces Four Board Members
It was on November 10th that the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) hosted its Annual General Meeting. Amongst other announcements, the most interesting turn of events is that four new members were elected to join the Board of D...Read More
Woman Suing AGS For Unpaid $100K Slots Jackpot
It is everyone’s dream to finally land that big, illusive slots jackpot. For a woman in Pennsylvania, however, managing to hit a $100K jackpot turned out to be a legal nightmare. Lisa Piluso of Philadelphia believed that her luck ha...Read More
Loto-Quebec Tackles Illegal Online Gambling
The new CEO of Crown Corporation, Jean-François Bergeron, recently cried out for help. In a recent statement he called on federal law makers to assist in the fight against illegal online gambling, declaring that he is unable to han...Read More
Record Month For Ontario-Based Rivalry
Sports betting company Rivalry, based in Toronto, Ontario, declared some time ago that it was on mission to become a dominant force in Canada. Now, with the company’s latest performance statistics being released, it seems as if that...Read More
Ontario Gears Up To Officially Launch iGaming
The world of iGaming is waiting with bated breath as Ontario nears the launch of its online gambling market. Word was that things would be kicking off before the end of the year, but now it seems as if the first quarter of 2022 is more li...Read More
About The OLG Proline Sports Betting App
With Bill C-218 for the legalisation of single-event sports betting in Canada now passed, it’s only a matter of time before the provinces put in to action their respective plans for exactly how betting will be facilitated in their r...Read More
Bill C-218 Heralds Ontario Gambling Overhaul
Ontario has a new online gaming authority and the rules for digital gaming in the province have been laid down pending a complete market overhaul. Currently, only the OLG is permitted to offer gaming to the province’s players, but t...Read More
Bill C-218 To Change The Ontario Gambling Scene
The Ontario gambling scene is about to undergo one of the most significant changes to its regulatory structure in years. The much-discussed Bill C-218 is finally going into effect, and the impact will be felt in multiple industries across...Read More
Bill C-218 Brings Single-Event Sports Betting To Ontario
A new day has finally broken for single-event sports betting Canada fans. Following the passing of Bill C-218 by the Canadian Government on August 27, betting enthusiasts will soon be able to place wagers on all their favourite sports acr...Read More
Massive Illegal Betting Ring Bust By OPP
The value of the global sports betting market is expected to reach an incredible $8 billion by the time 2025 comes around. This according to the general consensus among panellists at last year’s New York City Sports ...Read More
MGA Report Reveals Crackdown on Corruption
The Malta Gaming Authority has released its interim performance report covering the first 6 months of 2019. Decisive action was taken by the MGA in an attempt to curb money laundering and terrorism funding, and to prop...Read More
Microgaming Unveils New A Dark Matter Slot
Let it not be said that big-time casino games giant Microgaming has been resting on its laurels. The developer’s independent studio model is arguably just the best thing that could have happened to the international online casino...Read More
The Canadian Online Gambling Debate Continues
Canada is, and has been for quite some time, experiencing a right surge in online gambling spend. This applies to money spent on legal online Lottery games offered by crown institutions, as well as money spent offshore...Read More
Cannabis Edibles Now Legal In Canada
The use of cannabis for recreational purposes, including the process of cultivation and drying, was legalised exactly one year ago in Canada. And as of October 17, so is selling and consuming what is commonly referred ...Read More
Extinction Rebellion Gaining Momentum
A London-based group going by the name of Extinction Rebellion (XR) is risking livelihood and legal limb in an attempt to awaken the minds of government officials as well as civilians to the fact that essentially, time...Read More
Red Tiger Impresses With Well Of Wishes Slot
Superb content, said NetEnt, and the untapped potential for even more superb content to come, was the number 1 motivation behind the big-games corporation’s decision to acquire market rival Red Tiger Gaming, which it...Read More
Big Apple Given Permission to Mix Wine And Bingo
Not all spirits are created equal. And if a Bingo card-and-dab in one hand a glass of wine in the other sounds like your idea of a good time and you just so happen to live in New York, then the winds of change are blowing favourably upon...Read More
MGA Launches New Sports Integrity Unit
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has established a new unit tasked with promoting integrity in sports and sports betting. The special sports integrity unit is a new addition to the regulator’s forte and will focus on the freeing up...Read More
Blueprint Launches Super Lucky Charms Slot
The future has never before looked quite as exciting as at this moment. This is especially true if you’re fan of Blueprint Gaming’s super slot titles. The developer is well known for its offbeat style and is a lead...Read More
Doping Scandal Strips Pan Am Bowler of Medal
Jean Perez Faure has discovered first-hand why doping at an international event like Pan Am simply isn’t worth it. The bowler has been officially stripped of his gold medal in doubles bowling following his having tested positive for...Read More
UK To Decide On Legal Age For Scratch Cards
In many world countries, 18 is the magic number; whether it is to consume alcohol, to gamble or to drive. The UK is no exception. Except for playing the Lotto that is. In the UK, one is considered ready to participate in National Lottery ...Read More
Alabama Sheriff And Brother’s Bingo Battle
Bingo is yet again at the centre of a controversial legal spat; this time round involving a US sheriff in office suspected of long-time connections with illegal gambling and unregulated Bingo games, family ties with a local businessman an...Read More
Ex-Chief To Face Court In Illegal Gambling Charges
The former Sheshatsiu Innu First Nation’s chief accused of various wrongdoings all related to the running of an illegal gambling den is due to appear back in the Happy Valley Goose Bay court on November 26, on which date his trial w...Read More
NetEnt Debuts Mercy Of The Gods Slot
Ancient Egypt-themed slots. You either hate them because it’s absolutely everywhere you turn or you’re so stuck on the deity-based undercurrent that you’re hardly able to stick with any other theme for very long before r...Read More
US Family Owns Up To Illegal Bookie Charges
A family who make their home in Texas, Houston, has owned up to the fact that they have for going on 30 years, been running an illegal bookmaking business. Larry and Judy Tillery, and son Brian Tillery, recently pleaded guilty to a variou...Read More
Poker High-Roller Pays To Avoid Jail
45-year old Kansas Poker player and casino enthusiast Brandon Steven has forked out a fine to the tune of $1.1 million in an attempt to avoid jail-time following his involvement in the cover up of an illegal gambling operation in his home...Read More
First Nation Ex-Chief Denies Gambling Den
Unlicensed operators are under no circumstances permitted to offer gambling or betting opportunities to anyone present at any given moment within Canada’s borders. Illegal gambling isn’t only dangerous because the people who o...Read More
Colorado Heads Towards Legal Sports Betting
A public vote with regards to an increase in taxes is the final hurdle to be crossed for the US state of Colorado to offer fully legalised retail as well as online sports betting. Lawmakers are no doubt exhaling a sigh of relief as they ...Read More
NY’s Underground Poker Secrets Revealed
New York. The Big Apple. Also, not surprisingly, home to a recently exposed thriving underground illegal Poker network. A network that has, since having had its dodgy ins and outs revealed by an unnamed dealer and inside source on Reddit,...Read More
Parq Vancouver At A Loss For Business
British Columbia’s money laundering problem is a monster with many arms. Local citizens want answers from government following former Mountie Peter German’s condemning reports, Attorney General David Eby very obviously cannot ...Read More
Canada Suffers Major CBD Oil Shortage
Canada appears to have run out of Cannabis. More specifically; and the making of a very pressing and desperate scenario indeed; the country appears to be fresh out of CBD oil (or cannabidoil). CBD is the oil that is extracted from the pla...Read More
Mama June Hits The Slots
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo reality TV star Mama June Shannon recently shed more than just a mountain of weight; she also managed to shake down a fair share of her dignity when she and cheating boyfriend Geno Doak were arrested at local gas ...Read More
Marijuana Lounges May Be Coming To Vegas
Marijuana lounges are a thing. And soon, they may become a thing at Vegas casinos. The Las Vegas City Council marijuana consumption bill offers to casinos the same protection enjoyed by schools and places of worship, in that marijuana lou...Read More
Call for eBingo To Be Legalised In Alabama
2011 saw eBingo machines removed from all entertainment and racetrack venues in the state of Alabama. At the time, the official reason provided by lawmakers was that eBingo machines closely resembled typical slot machines. Even though Bin...Read More
Canadian Couple Scammed By Dominican Republic Casino
When Jay Lush and Steve Bungay, a Canadian couple from Newfoundland, booked a vacation to the Dominican Republic via Sunwing travel agency, they had assumed that all was well above board, not for one minute suspecting that financial gloom...Read More
Colorado Wants In On Sports Betting Too
Sports betting and the promise of a whole new world of excitement have changed the way we do entertainment. The US finally abolished the ban on legalised sports betting when the US Supreme Court declared PASPA void, and ever since, it&rsq...Read More
New BC’s Money Laundering Report Released
Former Mountie Peter German’s second report on the problem of money laundering in British Columbia isn’t exactly new news to some, and BC’s obvious inability to address the issue more effectively than what it has been do...Read More
Legal Marijuana Not Raking In the Cash
Thursday afternoon’s release of the long-anticipated Ontario budget contained a number of surprises about the local (now legal) marijuana industry. Judging by the budget, pot isn’t quite the high that it was anticipated to be,...Read More
Alaska Headed Towards Legalized Gambling
Attempts to legalize gambling in Alaska have been a long time coming. 1990 was the year that saw the first movement push for legalization, but at the time, a state-wide referendum indicated that the majority of voters; and as many as two-...Read More
China Closes In On Illegal Gambling By Using Drones
Asian countries are continuously coming up with new ways to implement advanced high-tech equipment in order to fight crime and combat black-market trade. It wasn’t too long ago that we ran a story on Japan’s plans to install f...Read More
Casino Goes After Gambler For $43 Million
Australia’s Star Gold Coast Casino has taken Singaporean businessman Wong Yew Choy to the island’s High Court over an unpaid AU$43.2 million ($30.6 million) gambling debt. According to spokesperson for the Queensland gaming ve...Read More
West Virginia Legalises Online Poker
The online Poker industry was recently able to utter a sigh of absolute relief after yet another state took the step of legalising online Poker. West Virginia is now the 5th official state to have legalised online Poker. Player...Read More
eBingo Remains Illegal In Alabama
Electronic Bingo machines and coin-operated slot machines are illegal in the state of Alabama. And yet, many have in the past tried to side step the law by trying to pass these under the guise of charitable endeavours. The brother of Jeff...Read More
Canada Suits Up For Money Laundering War
Canada is slowly closing the hand of justice tightly around the necks of criminals who view money laundering as the perfect tool to avoid prosecution for everything from dealing in illegal drugs to aiding and abetting terrorism. Federal g...Read More
Pensacola Couple To Pay Back Bingo Money
If Larry and Dixie L. Masino, a couple from Pensacola, had any ideas about holding on to the $6 million that they had raked in thanks to having operated illegal Bingo games, then they had another thing coming. The couple, aged 68 and 65, ...Read More
Canada Ponders Fully Legalising Sports Betting
The US recently put a hot spark to the flint of interest when it abolished its PASPA ruling (The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992) and legalized sports betting in its entirety. And whilst it’s true that gamblin...Read More
No Bets On The Sports Betting Ballot In California
Californian tribal casino operators are quickly becoming sports betting’s most notorious enemy in the state. The state is a complicated playing field not just in as far as it relates to betting on professional sports...Read More
Indiana Proposal to Enable Online Betting, Casino
Just last week, the Senate Public Policy Committee of the US state of Indiana cleared a proposal which would legalize sports betting and casino gaming state-wide, and allow two new casinos to be constructed from 2020. The announcement ha...Read More
Tennessee To Legalize Bingo for Fundraisers
Officials in Tennessee, US have long been pushing for the legalization of bingo games and other gambling-related activities between state borders. Most recently, a proposed joint resolution in the state’ senate is seeking to legaliz...Read More
West Virginia Lawmakers Pushing HB 2178
Legislators of the state of West Virginia have renewed their attempts to try and have online gambling legalized on local soil. They have failed to achieve this goal despite constant attempts over the past few years – but that hasn&r...Read More
Gambling Ring Operator Gets 15 Months
Over in America, the US District Court in Portland, Maine has recently handed down a sentence to one unlucky criminal. The 62-year old man has been found guilty of running a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling ring, and has been imprison...Read More
Snyder Scraps Online Poker, Gaming Bill
In a move that has shocked industry experts, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has scrapped a bill that would have legalized online poker – and online gaming in general – in the American state. Just days before leaving office for...Read More
Twitch Outs Illegal Casinos
It’s hard to keep anything a secret these days, and thanks to online streaming platforms like Twitch, it has become even harder to hide illegal and unlicensed goings-on from the wrong (or should we say right?) kind of eyes. The UK G...Read More
Lottery Winner Implicated In Drug Bust
One would think when you’ve been lucky enough to win the Lottery there would be no need to have to find creative and dubious ways of boosting our income. But apparently it’s true that some people will never have enough money. ...Read More
US’s Betting Legalization Pressures Canada
Moves towards boosting players’ experiences and introducing regulated sports betting offerings have been waxing and waning unsuccessfully over the years in Canada. Another motion was indicated recently, however, as Canadian legisla...Read More
Legal Sports Betting Coming to Rhode Island
Eager punters in the US state of Rhode Island will finally be able to get their hands on legal wagering options. The regulated sportsbook offerings for the state will officially begin to hit the market from Monday, November 26 onwards. L...Read More
Mississippi Casinos Suffer as Sports Betting Grows
The sports betting operations at Mississippi (MS) casinos have reported a small increase in their overall wagering handle for the month of October. However, revenues for the establishments dropped by more than three-quarters during the sa...Read More
Virginia Set to Legalize Lotto & Betting
A bill aiming to repeal Virginia’s current online sports betting and lottery bans was reportedly pre-filed with the Virginia General Assembly (VGA). The bill was filed by Delegate Mark Sickles on November 20, 2018. As it is pre-fil...Read More
Legal US Sports Betting Hits Canada Hard
It was in 2017 when the US Supreme Court abolished a long-time ban that prevented the majority of its states from offering legalized sports betting services. The historic decision led to a flurry of activity by allowing individual states ...Read More
Bet365 Enters the New York Betting Market
Online gaming and sports betting operator Bet365 has just announced that they have signed an exclusive, 20-year partnership deal with Empire Resorts. As the result, the operator will soon be entering the valuable New York gambling industr...Read More
Indiana Encouraged to Legalize Betting
Since the US Supreme Court’s May ruling to , state after state has begun to legalize the profitable industry under their own sets of rules. Lawmakers are also continuing to investigate what legal betting could bring to their domain...Read More
LeoVegas Fights Italian Advert Ban
Mobile gaming giant LeoVegas has taken a stand against Italy’s strict new ban on gambling advertisements. The operator has now submitted an official complaint to the European Union about the so-called &lsquo...Read More
Investors Called On To Support Cannabis
Investors who have avoided the in the past out of concerns about the possible implications of legalization for Canada should consider buying in to help boost the industry and control how it operates, according to impa...Read More
Poker Pro Hired by Mavericks
Marc Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks has hired pro poker player and expert sports bettor Haralabos ‘Bob’ Voulgaris as the team’s newest director of quantitative research and development. ...Read More
Ontario Bingo Hall Regulator to Monitor Cannabis Stores
Since 1998, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has kept a watchful eye over the Canadian province’s and bars. However, as of this month, it also has an additional market to oversee: the soon to be legalized marijua...Read More
River Rock Staff Arrested In Gambling Raid
Two River Rock Casino employees found out the hard way that illegal gambling does not pay. The women, both registered gaming workers, were among the 11 arrested in a raid on an illegal gaming den in Richmond. The pair was later released....Read More
Reporter Accuses WSOP Nevada of Thuggery
A reporter has accused Nevada and its communications executive Seth Palansky of thuggery without merit. John Mehaffey claims the website tried to force him into gambling further when he requested a withdrawal. The iGaming reporter furth...Read More
Legal Sports Betting Could Benefit NASCAR
After the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the PASPA law against sports betting in May, major organizations quickly had to rethink their views on local wagering. NASCAR is one of the organizations now investigating the potent...Read More
Belgium Game Developers Remove In-Game Loot Boxes
The loot box-gambling debate is one that seems on going, and now, the Belgian Gaming Commission’s strong negative opinions on the topic have seemingly had an impact on game developers that sell their products on local soil. Now, the...Read More
Trump - Good or Bad for Online Gambling?
Now that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, many US citizens are questioning whether he will work toward ending the illegality of online gambling in most US states. Those who wax optimistic say that Trump owned ...Read More