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323 stories by Mark Keast
Ontario Sports Betting Revenue Drops 33% After Record January
Sportsbook revenue drops to CA$61.5 million in February after record January Casino dominates the market Total cash wagers drop 9% in February After a record-setting January for sports betting, with CA$1.182 billion in wagers and CA$91.9 million in gross gaming revenue (a...
Bragg Gaming Group Announces Record Q4 and Full Year Revenue
Fourth quarter revenue increased 16.3% YoY to record level Full year revenue increased 9.1% YoY to record level Bragg looks to Brazil and North America for revenue growth in 2025 Bragg Gaming Group released company financial results for Q4 2024 and full year...
Founder of theScore Bet Opens Up About PENN Entertainment Relationship
John Levy launches criticism of PENN Entertainment at last week’s NEXT Summit Levy family bought out by PENN in 2021 Levy: PENN’s Barstool deal was a “fiasco” The hits just keep on coming for beleaguered PENN Entertainment following a report earlier this...
Trump-Putin Reportedly Talk USA-Russia Hockey Tournament
Putin and Trump discuss USA-Russia hockey tournament during two-hour call 4 Nations Face-Off a massive TV and betting hit Russian hockey players are currently banned from the Olympics Russian President Vladimir Putin, a big hockey fan, was no doubt watching the NHL...
BCLC and ALC Put Out RFP for ‘National Sports Betting Solution’
Two Canadian crown corporations join forces Objective is a consistent sports betting offering for all crown corporation operators Kambi Group took over as OLG's sports betting partner in February The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) have partnered...
UFC Names NetBet as Official Sportsbook
UFC kicks off NetBet partnership this Saturday at UFC Fight Night in London NetBet claims to have strong UFC fanbase Deal covers UK, Ireland, Greece, Italy and Romania UFC has named online gambling platform NetBet as its Official Sportsbook and Betting Partner...
Canadian gaming: Loto Québec Reports 6.3% Net Income Increase in Q3
Loto-Québec has posted increases in both total revenues and net income, according to its Q3 fiscal year 2024-2025 report released yesterday. 5.1% Uptick in Total Revenues More specifically, the crown corporation generated CAD$734.2 million in total revenues in the third quarter (Oct. 1...
Alberta iGaming Market Launch Q1 2026?
CGA President and CEO Paul Burns makes comment at NEXT.io Summit Industry source says to expect Alberta igaming legislation “soon” Alberta launch won’t make Fall 2025 NFL season; maybe the Super Bowl Canadian Gaming Association President and CEO Paul Burns said the...
Polymarket Users Still Like Poilievre to Win Canadian Election
Mark Carney won the Liberal leadership vote in a landslide Election odds are tightening Conservative Party MP Pierre Poilievre is at a 59% chance to win, according to Polymarket Mark Carney is the new Prime Minister of Canada, but not because the...
Media report: MLB Commish Pushes Tampa Owner to Sell
Deadline on new stadium coming up on March 31 $2 billion stadium complex on the line Hurricane Milton in October tore the roof off Tropicana Field Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg has a deadline on next steps for a new stadium...