749 stories by Mark Keast
Saskatchewan’s First Nation Gaming Revenue Payments Eclipse Budget By $46M
$153.5 in gaming revenue payments for FY 2025-26 will directly impact Saskatchewan First Nation and Metis organizations Increase in budgeted payments due to strong performance by the province's land-based casinos and online gaming The fiscal year 2024-25 number was $120.6 million The Saskatchewan provincial government...
WBC Championship Game: Closer Mason Miller Available for USA
Championship WBC game between Team USA and Venezuela goes tonight in Miami Aaron Judge most bet player to hit a home run, and most bet to hit 2+HRs Closer Mason Miller good to go for Team USA A big piece of news...
Soft2Bet: Alberta Success Will Come Down to How Well We Retain Players
Soft2Bet is the latest operator licensed in Ontario that will be expanding to Alberta Casino.org interviews Soft2Bet General Counsel about decision to launch there DraftKings, PointsBet Canada, Bet99, Betway and other operators have already committed to Alberta market One question for igaming operators...
March Madness: Duke Now the Betting Favourite
Men's First Four play-in games set to tip off tonight Duke now the tournament odds favourite NCAA Women's First Four gets going tomorrow night March Madness officially gets going tonight, with men’s First Four play-in games tipping off – Howard at UMBC...
Soft2Bet Eyes Alberta Expansion as Canada’s Next iGaming Market Nears Launch
Soft2Bet intends to expand its Canadian footprint Operators like DraftKings, BetMGM, and theScore have already announced a move into Alberta Alberta's regulated igaming market is expected to go live this spring or summer Another operator has announced an intention to enter Alberta’s...
Trader: We’re Expecting Record Engagement for March Madness
Fields set for start of March Madness single-elimination NCAA Division I basketball tournament this week First Four play-in games start tomorrow Sportsbooks predicting record engagement this time out It’s been a long winter, a long wait, but for bettors, the March Madness Men’s...
AGA Estimates Americans Will Bet $3.3 Billion on March Madness
68-team fields on both the NCAA Division 1 men's and women's basketball sides start play next week Selection Sunday scheduled for tomorrow American Gaming Association projects big increase in betting on licensed platforms The American Gaming Association (AGA) is projecting that Americans will...
DraftKings’ Johnny Avello: Betting Might Make People Care About the Oscars Again
One Battle After Another betting favourite for Best Picture at DraftKings Michael B. Jordan and Timothée Chalamet duelling it out for Best Actor Jessie Buckley looks to be a betting lock for Best Actress Television viewership numbers for the Oscars have been...
Betsson Buys Rhino Entertainment’s Canadian Assets in USD $74 Million Deal
Betsson buys Rhino Entertainment's Canadian B2C business as well as B2B technology assets USD $58.8 million paid on closing, balance paid over six months after that Rhino Entertainment Group launched in 2020, with several Canadian brands like Casino Days Betsson AB is acquiring Rhino Entertainment Group’s...
Optimove Releases Study to Help Drive March Madness ROI for Sportsbooks
March Madness NCAA men's and women's basketball finals get going next week Optimove releases study shedding light on bettor patterns for tournament Study analyzed 34.5 million bets during 2025 tournament Optimove, the CRM and player engagement platform company for igaming and sports...
