eSports Archive

Oldest Canadian Gambling Regulator Sues Ontario for Illegal Competition Over two decades ago, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) emerged as one of the world’s very first online gambling regulators. Situated in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Canada, just outside of Montreal, the KGC successfully managed and monitored countless iGaming operations since the mid-1990s. More...

Is daily fantasy sports gambling, and does Canada even care? For the last few years, the issue of whether daily fantasy sports constitutes gambling has been a hot topic below the 49th parallel. But in Canada, federal and provincial governments don’t seem too concerned about it. In fact, they’ve barely even touched the topic....

eSports are the fastest growing gambling market in the world. This industry has exploded over the last few years, from one that was all but non-existent prior to 2010, to one of the top three sports for most bookmakers in 2017. To sites like Pinnacle Sports, there is nothing specialized about eSports. In fact,...