Author: Daniel Thompson

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has once more made it to Forbes’ list of Best Employers in Canada. The Crown agency has been included in the prestigious list for the second year in a row, and this year it has gained a few ranks and it is now placing […]

Last week was one for celebrations in Wasaga Beach, as the town received its first gaming allocation for hosting Playtime Casino Wasaga Beach. On Friday, January 27, 2023, representatives of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation handed the first gaming revenue sharing cheque worth more than CA$152,000 to the mayor […]

The U.S. authorities have just recently informed that a Canadian man from Toronto living in Austin Texas, has been sentenced to 30 months in jail. The felon is reportedly addicted to casino games and has tried to defraud the U.S. Dept. of Treasury of almost US$1.8 million in tax refund […]

Shortly after the conclusion of 2022, which marked a tremendous year for the Ontario gambling industry, iGaming Ontario issued its Q3 report for fiscal 2022-2023. In its quarterly report, the agency reveals the market performance from October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, for the province’s online gambling and sports […]

Employees of the recently opened Cascades Casino Delta in British Columbia have now been unionized, informs Unifor Local 114. The labour union broke the news of the agreement with more than 200 workers from the casino property. Their unionization was possible only after the B.C. Labour Board certified the unit […]

A former Loto-Québec employee will now be facing the consequences of attempting to defraud numerous users of the Crown corporation. It was announced this week, that the perpetrator, Martin Raymond, will face a one-year suspended jail sentence to be served in the community after he was convicted of fraud, breach […]

As Ontario entered a new calendar year, last week, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation issued its quarterly gaming payments to local host communities. The Crown agency’s payments were for Q3 of its 2022-2023 fiscal year and were sent to 29 municipalities. The City of Toronto was also one of […]

On Monday, January 23, 2023, the leading geolocation and compliance technology brand for the North American gaming sector, Xpoint announced its partnership with Casino Days in Ontario. The location service company will now serve as a supplier of geolocation fencing brand for the popular casino brand, and it will integrate […]

Canada’s horse racing industry is preparing for another exciting edition of the Outstanding Groom Award, and this week, Standardbred Canada has unveiled the finalists. The two finalists are Nelly Boileau of Campbellville, Ontario, and Kayla Chappell of Millet, Alberta. And for the seventh year in a row, the award is […]