A group of Liberal Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) in Ontario have authored legislation that would ban most online gambling advertising in the province. MPP Lee Fairclough’s Bill 107, titled …
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TheBritish Columbia government announced on Wednesday that it is revamping the way it provides gambling support to residents. Effective April 1, B.C. will upgrade its Gambling Support BC program with …
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Alberta follows Ontario by making RG Check mandatory for iGaming
4 minutes readAs Alberta continues to build the foundations for its upcoming regulated iGaming market, the market’s conduct-and-manage agency has followed Ontario’s lead by partnering with the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) on …
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Feature: Is regulating betting advertising the federal government’s responsibility?
6 minutes readThe legislation that would task the federal government with establishing national guidelines for regulating sports betting advertising may have been approved by the Senate two years in a row, but …
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iGaming Ontario prepares to launch ‘overdue’ self-exclusion system
5 minutes readOntario’s regulated commercial iGaming market has many player supports in place, but one thing it doesn’t have is a simple and effective way for gamblers to cut themselves off from …
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has bolstered its safer gambling team by appointing a number of experienced leaders. The crown corporation’s Vice President of Safer Gambling, Aaron GlynWilliams, announced …
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Alberta publishes RG-focused iGaming standards, proposes tax rate
5 minutes readThere is still no firm launch date for Alberta’s regulated online gambling market, but there is progress this week when Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) published its Standards and …
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AGCO orders FanDuel to pay $350K for failing to detect suspicious wagers
4 minutes readFanDuel is being ordered by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to pay a hefty penalty for the operator’s failure to detect and report suspicious betting activity. On …
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iGaming Ontario prepares to launch ‘overdue’ self-exclusion system
5 minutes readOntario’s regulated commercial iGaming market has many player supports in place, but one thing it doesn’t have is a simple and effective way for gamblers to cut themselves off from …
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RGC launches in-stadium and social media partnership with Ottawa Senators
2 minutes readThe Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) has dropped the puck on a new partnership with the Ottawa Senators that focuses on increasing awareness of and access to responsible gambling resources for …