A few days ago, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reported another life-changing lottery win recorded in the Province of Ontario. The winner of a CA$60-million Lotto Max jackpot has now been revealed, and her name is Camellia Kazemi Talachi from Richmond Hill. Ms. Talachi usually plays her own numbers, […]
Author: Daniel Thompson
Niagara Falls Bags Casino Payment for Q3
Over the course of the last seven days, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has started to send out its quarterly casino payments to host communities across the province. The City of Niagara Falls has two of the most premium gaming properties in the country, and for the third quarter […]
NY Kick-Offs 2023 with Immense Mobile Sports Betting Volume
New York’s mobile sports betting market is entering 2023 the same way it ended 2022, on the right foot. Recent reports from the New York State Gaming Commission, find that for the week concluded on January 8, 2023, sportsbooks have registered around US$401 million in online wagering handle. This was […]
Ontario Regulator Lifts UFC Wagering Suspension
After the recent controversy about suspicious betting activity in UFC, Ontario has now decided to renew regulated wagering on its fights. The decision from the province’s regulator, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario comes after the federation updated its policies and procedures. Provincial operators can now offer and accept […]
OLG Returns Gaming Profits to Ontario Communities
This week, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced that it has sent out its quarterly gaming allocations to Ontario host communities. Payments are for the third quarter which concluded on December 31, 2022, and the City of Peterborough and the Cavan Monaghan Township have received their fair share for […]
Abbotsford Canucks Inks Lucrative BCLC Partnership
This week, the Abbotsford Canucks announced that it had struck a lucrative partnership with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. The newest agreement will further cement the already existing collaboration with Canucks Sports and Entertainment and BCLC. It will also make the Crown corporation and its PlayNow official partners to the […]
Almost Half of Canadians Dislike the Abundance of Gaming Ads
It has been less than a year since the opening of Ontario’s private iGaming market, but Ontarians and Canadians are now starting to dislike the prevalent gaming ads. This was determined by polling and social listening data company IPSIS, which recently released a study on the market. It found that […]
Richmond’s RCMP Raids Illegal Gambling Den
The Richmond RCMP continues to crack down on illegal gambling activities in the Province of British Columbia. Most recently, the local law enforcement reported that it has searched a house at Skaha Crescent in Richmond, where it discovered an alleged unlawful gambling den. After the raid, sixteen people were arrested, […]
Pickering Casino Resort Opens Hotel to the Public
Great Canadian Entertainment kicks off this week with some exciting news, as the company’s Pickering Casino Resort has now launched its hotel. The resort opened in the summer of 2021, and it will be now complemented by a brand-new 275-room Pickering Casino Resort Hotel. The multi-million hospitality destination is now […]
New Brunswick First Nation Wins Casino Revenue Ruling in Court
Just weeks before the expiration of Madawaska Maliseet First Nation’s tax agreement with New Brunswick, the tribe scored an important win in court. Just recently, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruled that the province is required to pay to the band government 95% of the proceeds from video gambling […]