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Ontario Gaming Minister Stan Cho Resigns Amid Hotel Expense Saga
Stan Cho, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, has resigned from cabinet amid mounting criticism for expensing $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays despite living in the city. Stan Cho, Ontario's Minister of Tourism, Culture...
Atlantic Lottery Agrees to Pay $212K FINTRAC Fine
Canada's financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, has penalized the Atlantic Lottery $212,025 for anti-money laundering compliance failures—and the crown corporation says it will not fight the ruling. Atlantic Lottery has elected to pay a $212,025 FINTRAC...
VEGAS SPORTS REPORT: Silver Calls Las Vegas NBA Expansion Talk “Music to My Ears” as Bids Roll In
Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley says it’s “highly likely” he will team up with another investor group to bring an NBA expansion team to Las Vegas, Las Vegas Weekly reports. Owner Bill Foley, Mark...
Ontario Problem Gambling Calls Surge as ConnexOntario Sounds Alarm on Lagging Funding
As Ontario’s iGaming market continues to rapidly expand, more residents are turning to ConnexOntario for support—but provincial funding has failed to keep pace with the surging demand, according to the helpline's executive director. Problem-gambling calls...
Alberta Launches Regulated iGaming Market With 22 Platforms to Tackle Black Market
Alberta’s new regulated igaming market launched at midnight today (July 13) with 22 operators going live. Among them was FanDuel, which reported that its very first sportsbook wager in the province was placed on France...
MLB Home Run Derby: Schwarber Leads the Way, but Traders Say Raw Power Isn’t Everything
Kyle Schwarber is attracting the most betting action as some of the most dynamic hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) step up tonight (July 13) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia for the MLB Home...
VEGAS SPORTS REPORT: McGregor Plans Knee Surgery As Paddy Pimblett’s Star Rises
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight Conor McGregor is expected to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on his right leg this week, a test that should reveal the extent of the knee injury that abruptly ended...
Alberta Primed for Tomorrow’s Historic iGaming Launch as 50 Operators Register
Nearly 50 operators have successfully registered for Alberta’s new commercial iGaming market ahead of its official launch tomorrow, July 13, according to provincial regulators. Alberta's new regulated igaming market goes live tomorrow (July 13), with...
VEGAS BETTING REPORT: What’s Driving Conor McGregor’s UFC 329 Odds Shift?
Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas tomorrow night (July 11) for his UFC 329 welterweight bout against Max Holloway, five years after his last fight, with betting odds having...
Bragg Gaming Trims Workforce Again, Cutting 19% of Global Staff
Toronto-based Bragg Gaming Group, the iGaming content and technology provider, announced a 19% reduction of its global workforce on July 9, marking its second major round of layoffs this year following a 12% staff cut...
