Author: Daniel Thompson

Three women who worked as cooks in Winnipeg casinos are now filing complaints against their former employer, the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation. The trio claims that they were promised they would be recalled to work after the ease of provincial health restrictions. However, that never happened, and they are […]

The last couple of weeks have been rather slow for New York and its mobile sports betting activity. Most recently, the New York State Gaming Commission reported a total gaming handle of US$270 million in online sports bets for the week that ended on June 5, 2022. This also marks […]

More and more operators have now joined Ontario’s brand-new and regulated private operator framework for online gaming and mobile sports wagering. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has also given the nod to leading casino operators such as PokerStars and Casumo to become part of the market and offer […]

On Friday, June 10, 2022, leading payments platform, Paysafe, informed that its Income Access has won the ‘Affiliate Tracking Software of the Year’ category at the 2022 SiGMA Americas Awards. Income Access is the company’s marketing technology and service provider, which has now been recognized at the annual summit which […]

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment informed that it will be shutting down its shuttle service for workers of its Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario. This has led to frustration among workers, as many relied on the shuttle to get from home to the casino in Rama First Nation. One of the […]

King’s Journalism’s six-part investigation finds that the Atlantic Lottery Corporation has failed to keep its previous promise of reducing the number of VLTs in the Atlantic region. The local government vowed to decrease VLT offerings and instead has just relocated them across provinces and updated them. All of which to […]

This week, an operations supervisor Jacques Bouchard, from Casino Lac-Leamy testified in former Liberal MP Raj Grewal’s trial in an Ottawa courtroom. The gaming employee shared that the former MP used to get quite agitated when playing blackjack at the casino’s table four years ago. And the trial is set […]

Casino Montréal staff members have now moved their protest to Loto-Québec’s head office in Montreal as they seek a fair collective agreement. At noon on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, hundreds of croupiers from the casino gathered at their employer’s main office to continue their two-week-long protests and demand a meeting […]

British Columbia Lottery Corporation informed the public that there has been a problem with its new CA$3 Road to Riches Scratch & Win products. According to the Crown agency, there has been a bug in a system that validates whether a ticket is a winning one or not on launch. […]

This week, Woodbine Entertainment revealed a special surprise for its many fans as it announced that it will introduce instant payouts for guests. The horse racing leader announced a partnership with AptPay and NRT, and through HPIbet.com, visitors of the properties will have easier access to their winnings. The debuting […]