A lottery player in Western Canada has won an amazing CA$50 million by activating a Lotto 6/49 jackpot in the latest draw, confirmed PlayNow. Currently, the identity of the lucky winner is unknown but their ticket has matched the winning numbers for the Gold Ball jackpot in Saturday December 9 […]
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New York Posts Another US$2B Handle of Mobile Sports Betting
After writing history in October 2023, New York’s mobile sports wagering market continues to impress through November 2023. Last month marked back-to-back monthly betting volumes above US$2 billion. For November, the state’s nine digital sports betting operators generated US$2.1 billion in wagering volume, its highest monthly handle ever documented. The […]
New Yorkers in Favour of Legal iGaming, Finds Poll
The introduction of regulated online casinos in New York has been discussed for a while now. According to a new industry-backed survey, a majority of the public is in favour of legalizing iGaming and Internet lottery sales in the Empire State. Estimations suggest that it could transform into a billion-dollar […]
Great Canadian Casino Toronto Braces for Grand Opening Ceremony
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto may has started work in June 2023 but the country’s largest casino resort will celebrate its grand opening in May 2024. For the special occasion, Great Canadian Entertainment has invited three-time GRAMMY® Award winner Gwen Stefani and five-time CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and […]
Auditor General Discovers Faults in Ontario’s iGaming Model
Ontario’s market for online sports betting and gambling is once more a hot topic of discussion in the province. This time due to being mentioned in the Ontario Auditor General’s follow-up report, which said that the province little to almost no progress on the previous recommendations made by the Auditor […]
Loto-Québec Responds to Gaming Coalition’s Survey
Last week, the Quebec Online Gaming Coalition which lobbies for the establishment of a regulated gaming model in the province, issued a survey on Quebecers’ iGaming habits. However, the province’s only provider of legal gaming, Loto-Québec, was far from impressed with the initiative and remarked that it has not changed […]
B.C. Channels More Funds in Gambling Addiction Research
This week, British Columbia’s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced a CA$1.4 million investment into the research of gambling-related harms and addictions. The funds will be put into the Centre for Gambling Research at the University of British Columbia, which will work on more ways to tackle the issue. It […]
Sask. Distributes Gaming Grants to Provincial Groups
Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan has recently sent out its charitable gaming grants to provincial groups and organizations for the second quarter of 2023-24. For Q2, approximately 750 groups and organizations in more than 200 communities across the province shared CA$2.1 million in grants, which support a wide array of charitable […]
NY Operators Maintain Betting Volume but Not Revenue
New York’s mobile sports betting operators continue to rack up significant wagering volume in the last full week of November 2023. According to the New York State Gaming Commission, for the week ending on November 26, 2023, the nine operators posted another weekly handle above the US$500 million mark, but […]
OLG Reminds Lottery Tickets Are Not for Children
With the winter holidays just around the corner, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has reminded parents and adults in Ontario to not gift lottery tickets to children. With its press release, OLG reiterates that all lottery products, including Instant tickets, are a form of gambling and should not be […]