Canada

The Australian sportsbook operator PointsBet has announced its appointment of Chantal Cipriano as the company’s new vice president, legal, compliance, and people for its Canadian division. Cipriano’s appointment comes after the online operator hired Canadian gaming industry veteran Nic Sulsky to support its ongoing expansion into Canada. A new hire for PointsBet Cipriano, an accomplished …

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The Ontario government has launched a new igaming organisation that will be responsible for conducting and managing new online gambling offerings in the Canadian province. This comes after a bill that would bring single-event sports betting to Canada received Royal Assent last week. Ontario’s new igaming division The new division, iGaming Ontario, will operate as …

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A bill that would legalise single-event sports betting in Canada has received Royal Assent and will now pass into law once the House of Commons has been advised to do so. This comes after the bill passed its third reading in the country’s Senate with a vote of 57-20 and five abstentions, last week Bill …

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Single-event sports betting is on track to launch in Canada after a bill amending the country’s criminal code passed its third reading in the Senate on Tuesday. This comes after an extended third reading of the bill in the country’s Senate, which started last week, came to a close with a vote yesterday. Single-event betting …

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A bill that would authorise single-event sports betting in Canada is one step closer to a final vote after receiving a third reading in the country’s Senate. Earlier this month it was revealed that single-event sports betting in Canada could go live by Labour Day. Prior to this, the bill passed a second reading in …

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During a Canadian Senate hearing it was suggested that sports betting in Canada could go live by Labor Day if legislation is approved. Last week, the bill passed its second reading in the Senate and was sent to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce for further discussion. Sports betting on the horizon …

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A bill that would legalise single-event sports betting in Canada has passed its second reading in the Senate. This comes after the legislation that would permit single-event betting was approved by the Canadian House of Commons in April and sent to the Senate for further discussion. Bill passes second Senate reading Bill C-218, which is …

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A bill that would legalise single-event sports betting in Canada has received approval in the Country’s House of Commons and will now head to the Senate for further discussion. This comes after the legislation passed its second reading in the Canadian Parliament in February. Bill C-218 gets Commons approval Bill C-218, also known as the …

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Entain has announced that its non-profit Foundation has inked an agreement with the Toronto-based Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) to help fund research into consumer practices, behaviors and preferences in Ontario. This comes as Canada prepares to legalise single-event sports betting and gaming for the first time ever. Ontario is expected to become the first Canadian …

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Canada is one step closer to permitting legal and regulated wagering on individual sporting events. The Canadian Parliament has passed the second reading of Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, which would bring single-event sports betting to Canada. Canada’s parliament passed the second reading of the bill with 303 votes for and …

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