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Lack of Ontario Sportsbook Promotions a Big Hurdle for Operators In April, Ontario launched the first locally regulated, competitive, online gambling market in Canada’s history. It broke many a mold, giving local players not only the opportunity to bet online through provincially-approved operators, but the chance to shop around for the best iGaming website...
Study Proposes Novel System to Detect Illegal Mobile Gambling Sites The gambling market as a whole is among the world’s most regulated industries. It has been for centuries. In such a munificent trade, the potential for corruption is astronomical. But it seems every time authorities get a handle on regulatory compliance, something comes along...
Regulators Penalize Two Ontario Licensed Casinos for Promo Violations The province of Ontario de-privatized iGaming by launching a competitive market on April 4, 2022. The operators who’ve been approved to compete in this market were warned well ahead of time that any violation of regulatory statutes would not be tolerated. On May 3 –...
Province Encourages Locals to Gamble Safely Online from Ontario There are two very good reasons why the government of Ontario is choosing to regulate internet gambling. The first reason – the one their touting the most heavily – is that it offers locals a safer way to bet on the web. The second one...
Online Gambling Ontario: What iGaming Regulation Means to You Ontarians have been gambling over the internet for the last 25 years. A lot has changed in that time. It’s not just about the quantity and quality of games anymore. The most significant changes have come by way of regulatory action. In the late 1990s,...
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A propitious start for one-wager sports betting in Ontario. Sports fans all over Canada have always believed sports betting shouldn’t be limited to multi-pick parlays. It took nearly a decade for a majority of the nation’s lawmakers to agree. In June, it finally happened. Single-event betting was made legal via the passage of Bill...
Popularity still rising for mobile gambling in Canada in 2021. Throughout history, we’ve experienced a plethora of fads and social crazes. They’ve impacted our lives in everything from fashion, to entertainment, to socialization. As you surely know, a fad is not a long-term thing. It is something that comes along, enjoys a brief spike...
Senates Passes C-218: Legal Mobile Sportsbooks to Compete in Canada. It’s all-but official. The Canadian government is moments away from legalizing single-event sports betting. Not only will we be able to bet on single game results, we’ll be able to do it with a variety of competing bookmakers, online and on land. It’s truly...
Only two weeks left to pass Canada single game betting bill. For nearly a decade, Canada’s appurtenant politicians have been working to amend federal laws as they pertain to gambling on sporting events. The act is not illegal, mind you. Current laws provide for a sports lottery, in which bettors can select multiple outcomes;...
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