With the final days away, the 2026 tournament is on track to be the most heavily wagered event in history, and in Canada, where a home World Cup met a maturing legal market, the numbers jumped further still, even as the ads and the harm that came with them drew a political backlash. TORONTO – … Read more
A six-figure money-laundering penalty against the company behind Pickering Casino Resort is just the newest signal that Ontario’s gaming regulator, long content to issue polite reminders, will now come after casinos, betting apps and even the studios that stock their games, and will pull a licence when it decides that is warranted. TORONTO – Through … Read more
Kristen Foxen’s record sixth bracelet headlines a strong Canadian run in Las Vegas, and back home the regulated online rooms that feed players to the felt are booming, even as a wall still separates Canada from the global game. LAS VEGAS – The biggest live score of Kristen Foxen’s career came down to two hands … Read more
Four years after launch, Ontario’s regulated iGaming market is posting some of its biggest numbers yet, with April revenue the third-highest on record and up almost 30 percent in a year, even as the money rolls in mainly from online casino and the conversation about harm grows louder. TORONTO – Ontario’s regulated online gambling market … Read more
Five years after Parliament decriminalized single-game wagering, Canada has a multibillion-dollar online market, a mounting public-health bill and exactly one province that has opened its doors to competition. TORONTO – The story of legal sports betting in Canada turns exactly five years old on June 29. On that date in 2021, a private member’s bill … Read more
Helpline calls from boys and men aged 15 to 24 with gambling-related concerns rose 317 percent after Ontario privatized online gambling, a new CMAJ study found. The data points to online casino, not sports betting, as the dominant harm product.
Ontario’s gambling regulator has moved to suspend PointsBet Canada for five days over unreported wagers tied to the Jontay Porter scheme, the first such action against a major sportsbook in the province.