Location: Canada

Canadian regulators reject sports prediction markets in joint letter

28 August 2026 at 5:58am UTC-4
Canadian regulators have published a joint notice rejecting sports prediction markets, indicating that they don’t consider them to qualify as securities or derivatives. The ...

ToonieBet becomes exclusive sportsbook partner of CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks

27 August 2026 at 7:04am UTC-4
Canadian igaming and sportsbook operator ToonieBet has signed an agreement with professional Canadian Football League (CFL) team the Ottawa Redblacks to become the team’s ...
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iGaming Ontario posts record-breaking July with handle reaching CA$9.9 billion

27 August 2026 at 6:35am UTC-4
iGaming Ontario has reported that total cash wagers for July reached CA$9.9 billion, the highest recorded figure since the legalization of Ontario’s online gambling market in ...

Alberta’s largest casino group Pure Casino joins International Betting Integrity Association

26 August 2026 at 5:29am UTC-4
Alberta’s largest land-based casino operator and newly licensed online gaming group Pure Casino has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), reinforcing ...
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UK’s Midnite expanding into Canada with appointment of former FanDuel exec as General Manager

26 August 2026 at 5:13am UTC-4
UK-based igaming and sportsbook operator Midnite is expanding beyond the UK and Ireland into Canada, appointing former FanDuel Canada executive Dale Tang as General Manager ...

Booming Games hit with CA$70,000 penalty by AGCO over prohibited auto-play feature

21 August 2026 at 6:24am UTC-4
Casino game provider Booming Games has been handed a CA$70,000 penalty by Ontario’s gambling regulator, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), after a banned auto ...
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BetMGM launches live dealer casino games streamed from Las Vegas in Alberta

21 August 2026 at 5:02am UTC-4
BetMGM has announced that live dealer casino games streamed from Las Vegas are now available in Canada’s second online regulated market Alberta. The operator notes that ...

AGS partners with Rush Street for Bonus Spin Xtreme online

5 August 2026 at 12:40pm UTC-4
Global gaming supplier AGS recently debuted Bonus Spin Xtreme online in an exclusive partnership with Rush Street Interactive in the US and the rest of the Americas. This ...

Betsson strengthens Canada presence, finalizing acquisition of B2C group Rhino Entertainment

3 August 2026 at 5:45am UTC-4
Online gaming group Betsson AB has completed its acquisition of Canadian-licensed B2C gambling group Rhino Entertainment, including a set of proprietary technology assets. In a ...

Canada: GeoLocs by mkodo partners with Ventures Lab

3 August 2026 at 4:47am UTC-4
GeoLocs by mkodo recently announced a partnership with Ventures Lab and their next generation online gaming site, Miki. The partnership will allow Miki players across Ontario ...

Ontario igaming market records CA$9.5 billion in wagers for June

31 July 2026 at 6:06am UTC-4
Ontario’s igaming market recorded CA$9.5 billion in total cash wagers for June, up by 30.3% yearly and stable compared to May, according to figures posted by iGaming Ontario ...

Rush Street execs downplay prediction markets during earnings call

30 July 2026 at 3:42am UTC-4
The second quarter of 2026 saw Rush Street Interactive's (RSI) fastest revenue growth in over four years. That was according to CEO Richard Schwartz, leading off a 29 July ...

Rush Street Interactive raises FY26 guidance on record quarterly profit

30 July 2026 at 2:33am UTC-4
Rush Street Interactive has hiked both its revenue and its cash-flow guidance for 2026, on the strength of second-quarter earnings. The latter were reported late on 29 July ...

Entain “transitions” two brands online in Alberta

27 July 2026 at 6:50am UTC-4
Entain has transitioned two of its established brands, Sports Interaction and PartyCasino, into Alberta’s newly regulated online gaming market. The two licenses were supplied ...

Aristocrat’s Lightning Link makes online North American debut

24 July 2026 at 5:53am UTC-4
Aristocrat has announced that its Lightning Link slot franchise has made its debut expansion from land-based to online casinos across the North American regulated market. The ...