Author: Daniel Thompson

Former B.C. gaming inspector Darren Scott Young is now facing over 36 criminal charges in court after his alleged involvement in a Hastings Racecourse controversy. Mr. Young has been accused of accepting bribery, and breach of trust. An investigation found that he was falsifying information on registration and licensing documents […]

According to the latest reports from the New York State Gaming Commission, the first half of May 2022 has been rather slow for the state’s mobile sports betting market. Most recent reports confirm that for the week that ended on May 15, 2022, the total online sports wagering handle has […]

At the end of last week, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced that the province has found a brand-new VLT-millionaire. The Crown agency revealed that Scott Wheatley from Regina, Saskatchewan, has won a grand jackpot worth more than a CA$1 million on a video slot terminal. He triggered a Vault […]

This year’s edition of the CasinoBeats Summit is coming this week, as the annual event will be once again taking place at the InterContinental in St Julian’s, Malta. The conference & exhibition returns to its full potential this week, after being held in a limited capacity last year. The summit […]

This week, Canadian-based iGaming provider, Bragg Gaming Group, announced that it will be further expanding its area of operations with a Pennsylvania entry. At a Wednesday meeting, the supplier informed that has been approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to join the state’s Commonwealth’s robust iGaming market and offer […]

Most recently, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has become the first land-based gaming operator to be licensed as an online one in Ontario. The operator of Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara informed that it has received the green light from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to enter the […]

Most recently, PointsBet Canada, one of the first launched operators in Ontario’s iGaming markets, shared its plans to make curling more commercial. In a recent interview, Chief Commercial Officer of the company, Nic Sulsky, admitted that the sport is already quite popular across the country, but the company wants to […]

Most recently, Wynn Resorts confirmed that it has an interest in joining New York’s land-based gambling industry. In the latest earnings call, the CEO of the company, Craig Billings, answered several questions, including whether the corporation would seek one of the downstate casino licenses. His answer was a positive and […]

Most recently, FanDuel, one of the first operators to go live in Ontario’s competitive online gaming market, shared some of its marketing plans for the province. In a recent statement, the leading sportsbook indicated that it intends to base all of its marketing in the province around responsible gambling. This […]

Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is still bitter over the introduction of Ontario’s new and regulated market for private iGaming operators. The First Nation claims that the province did not hold consultation with Indigenous communities and thus it could have a potentially negative effect on their operations, including loss […]