iGaming Ontario

Ontario Licensed ToonieBet. Its Owner Is Now at the Center of a Global Gambling Investigation

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ToonieBet Owner Soft2Bet Faces Global Gambling Investigation

Soft2Bet, the company behind the heavily Canadian-branded, AGCO-licensed ToonieBet, is the subject of an international investigation that links it to scores of blacklisted offshore casinos, one of which reporters say took bets from Ontarians and did not check players’ ages. Ontario’s regulator, which renewed ToonieBet’s licence in March, now says it is reviewing. Soft2Bet denies … Read more

Hard Rock Bet Launches In Ontario As 48th Operator

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Hard Rock Bet Launches In Ontario As 48th Operator

TORONTO – Hard Rock Bet went live in Ontario on July 22 with a sportsbook and online casino, its first market outside the United States and its entry into one of North America’s most saturated regulated fields, where it registers as operator No. 48. A Late Entry Into A Full Field Ontario opened its regulated … Read more

Alberta Online Poker Needs Ontario | Shared Liquidity 2026

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Alberta Online Poker Needs Ontario | Shared Liquidity 2026

When Alberta’s regulated market opened this month, casino games and sports betting arrived in full, but online poker showed up boxed inside a province of five million. The way out is a shared player pool with Ontario, and, contrary to a common assumption, that deal does not hinge on the Supreme Court case everyone is … Read more

The World Cup Became the Biggest Betting Event Ever, and Canada Bet Like Never Before

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World Cup Betting Smashes Records Across Canada | 2026 Data

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

In 2026, Ontario’s Gambling Watchdog Finally Started Biting

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AGCO Enforcement Ramps Up | Ontario Gambling Fines 2026

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

Canadians Are Having a Big Summer at the World Series of Poker

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Canadians At The 2026 WSOP | Kristen Foxen Makes History

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

Online Gambling in Ontario Keeps Breaking Records, and It Is Mostly a Casino Story

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Online Gambling In Ontario Hits Record Highs | 2026 Data

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 of Legal Sports Betting in Canada: A Boom, a Warning and One Open Market

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Legal Sports Betting In Canada | Five Years On

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

Ontario Gambling Helpline Calls From Young Men Up 317 Percent, CMAJ Study Finds

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Ontario Online Gambling Harm Surges | New CMAJ Study

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.