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SBC Media presents an exclusive short documentary celebrating the first year of Ontario as a fully regulated and operating iGaming space.  Hosted by Canadian Gaming Business journalist Nick Ware, it covers the anticipation in the lead up to the launch of the province’s iGaming market, also tagged as “The birth of a new industry” by Scott Vanderwel, CEO, PointsBets Canada.  …

Focusing on the Gen Z and millennial demographic was going smoothly and without a hitch for Rivalry until Q2 this year, when the firm revealed that its margin had been negatively impacted by some behavioural changes among this audience.  Despite this, CEO and Co-Founder Steven Salz explained to SBC following its Q2 earnings call that the group would continue doing …

Since the start of this year, Soft2Bet has set out on a journey to expand its global footprint, with its most recent market entry being Romania. One month on, and the provider is confident that the Romanian market has been a ‘natural fit’, and one that presents a whole host of opportunities for further expansion. In a chat with SBC …

Clever Advertising has already established itself as a global leader in the media buying space. But one country that has found itself high on Clever Advertising’s agenda for 2023 is the regulated Canadian market. Ahead of this week’s Canadian Gaming Summit, Chief Media Officer Silvia Almeida tells us about Clever Advertising’s presence in Ontario and the importance of geolocation when …

Coolbet has announced it will be leaving the Ontario market next month after entering the newly regulated region last April under an iGaming Ontario (iGO) licence. The online sports betting and casino brand of GAN had previously been available to residents via a licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), but has now confirmed that it will pull out of …

Super Group Inc cites that it has matched its revised 2022 corporate expectations, having completed its first full-year as an NYSE-listed enterprise.  This afternoon, the parent company of Betway and Spin brands published its Q4 and FY2022 results, in which the company reported a fourth-quarter revenue decline of 3% to €329m (Q42021: €341m). The decline in period revenues was primarily …

The board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has initiated an executive search for a new ‘Registrar and CEO’ as incumbent Tom Mungham will retire at the end of year.  Last week, Mungham confirmed his intentions to step down as leader of the Gaming Commission in the fall of 2023, choosing to end his 33-year of public …

Sweden-founded international gambling company Betsson has announced that it is now live in the province of Ontario, Canada. Furthermore, a B2C offering has just been launched through Betsson’s global brand, Betsafe, including online casino and sports betting – in line with the operator’s outlined market strategy for the region. Opening its borders last year, Ontario is Canada’s most heavily populated …

Twain Sport has announced that it is entering Ontario’s growing online market following a licence approval from the province’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO). The newly launched live sport vertical, from the Hybrid Sports League and BetGames, aims to expand its offering with operators and continue its global growth.  In pursuit of this goal, Twain Sports will provide a ‘unique …