by Zachary Kelley | Aug 30, 2023 1:55 pm | Regulatory
Ontario’s gaming commission banned athletes and other impressionable figures from appearing in betting advertisements. Wayne Gretzky, Connor McDavid, and Auston Matthews are some notable former and current hockey stars with gambling partnerships. The updated Standards...
by Jeremias Di Vico | Apr 19, 2023 3:51 pm | Legal
PointsBet is the seventh biggest sports betting company in the U.S. and will now be selling its North American division. Heading into 2023, the operator posted some impressive numbers with over a billion dollar handle for the first half of the fiscal year. Prospective...
by Jeremias Di Vico | Apr 17, 2023 2:21 pm | Legal
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission has proposed banning the use of athletes, cartoons, influencers, etc. from being spokesmen for betting advertisements. While it is not a blanket ban, the AGCO specifies that it would include anyone who could be of “primary...
by Ben Fiore | Sep 28, 2022 1:39 pm | Sports Betting
After two years of being active in the Ontario sports betting market, Bet99 has announced their current acquisition by Kings Entertainment and plan to take the company public. Many legal sports betting operators have brought their company to the stock market,...
by Giovanni Shorter | Jun 2, 2022 10:53 am | Sports Betting
Penn National is shutting down all theScore Bet operations in the US and converting them into Barstool Sportsbooks. TheScore Bet will focus on its dominating market share in Canada. TORONTO – Penn National has announced that all theScore Bet products will be shut down...
