Casino News

Earlier this month, casino employees of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries voted in favour of going on strike, as they called for better conditions. But most recently, Unifor Local 144, which represents over 750 of those workers, announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the employer. Unionized members will […]

PointsBet Canada is on track to enhance its Ontario operations with another key partnership. This time the live sports betting operator has joined forces with Strive Gaming, which will help the platform to strengthen its internal offerings, complementing its existing technology stack, and as a result provide an even better […]

Penn Entertainment is looking for avenues to incorporate its newly launched ESPN Bet mobile sports betting app in New York’s regulated market. This was recently reported by Truist gaming analyst Barry Jonas after the recent 11th Annual Truist Securities GLLR Summit in Boston. This corresponds to previous comments from the […]

The winter holidays are just days away, and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and its GameSense specialists advise parents not to put lottery tickets into kids’ stockings. Guy Laidlaw, GameSense Advisor at Casino of the Rockies cautions that it is important for adults to remember that all lottery products are […]

This week, Loto-Québec announced that it will be adding a 200-room hotel on Casino Montréal grounds. It is quite common for casino properties as the Montréal one to also offer hospitality, and the introduction of a promising hotel, would make the gambling venue even more appealing and enhance its reputation […]

Loto-Québec issues its financial results for the first half of the fiscal 2023-2024, confirming that the numbers are on track to meet its targets for the year. The Crown agency reported total revenue of CA$1.412 billion and net proceeds of CA$736.8 million from April 1 through September 25, 2023. It […]

Community Boards in New York City have most recently expressed their discontent with a proposal from Mayor Eric Adams to fast-track the casino review process. The mayor’s office wants to introduce a review process for the upcoming casino bids which would take away community boards’ ability to formally have their […]

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has finally revealed who will take home the CA$68 million Gold Ball jackpot from the Lotto 6/49 draw of September 27, 2023. The winner is Noel Patricio from Toronto took his time to claim the windfall as he picked up his cheque this week at […]

Kaizen Gaming’s Betano brand announces that it will be shutting down grey market operations across Canada outside of Ontario. As of December 18, 2023, users outside of the Heartland Province will not be allowed to make deposits, place bets, or engage in iGaming on the platform. Meanwhile, existing bets will […]