Industry Reports

With Delaware casinos launching sports betting on Tuesday, the state is the first one to take advantage of the May 14 SCOTUS ruling which lifted the federal ban on sports wagers. It became clear that Gaming software provider Scientific Games will be powering its platform under the SG Digital brand. […]

The trial against former owner and CEO of Amaya, David Baazov, continues with the possibility that he walks out free from the insider trading charges against him. After it became clear that his defence has accidentally received potentially confidential documents, the prosecution demanded that they are to be returned. This […]

Following the recent decision of the US Supreme Court to overrule the statewide ban on sports wagering, many states have said they would be introducing special legislation to allow this type of bets. As the main driving force behind the fight for sports betting legalization in the United States, New […]

The ambitious casino and entertainment project Durham Live, which is expected to open in 2019 in Pickering, remains to be a controversial topic in the town of Ajax. City Council has now voted in favour of a motion which calls for an investigation and for “dumping” the idea to close […]

The latest advertising campaign of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has not been met positively on social media where the instant bingo games have been, apparently, marketed towards women. With a couple of three-second videos, the OLG conveys a message that, according to Twitter users, is sexist, degrading and […]

As the labour strike at Caesars Windsor enters its 53rd day, the many issues between the casino and its employees seem irreconcilable, at least for now. After workers rejected a second tentative deal, the two sides have not returned to the bargaining table, which raised concerns among the local tourism […]

An insider trading trial against gambling mogul and former Amaya CEO David Baazov launched last month in Quebec but it seems it could soon come to an end. Quebec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has apparently mistakenly disclosed more than 320,000 documents with the defence. Now, four […]

As the labour strike at Caesars Windsor enters its seventh week, the casino closure seems to be harming the local economy in more than one way. Along with the drop in tourist numbers already felt by some businesses, the strike may cut down the annual payments to the city, which […]

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), the agency managing all gaming and lottery operations in the Province of Ontario, has extended its contract with Scientific Games as a provider of its instant game offerings for another four years. OLG’s partnership with the Las Vegas-based leading provider of lottery products will […]

Canadian gambling giant and owner of PokerStars, The Stars Group, has allegedly granted an Asian company to operate its live poker tournaments in certain countries across Asia. This was announced Friday by the Hong Kong-based International Entertainment Corporation which hotel and entertainment operations in the Philippines and Macau. The Stars […]