North American gambling industry reporter for SBC. Editor of https://xitter.cf/t.co/exdjxVaT5F & News Editor at @SBC_Americas. Reluctantly still online. 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
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The NCPG has a new interim leader as it searches for a third permanent executive director in two years.
Meanwhile, the council is staying the course on its work with Kalshi and other prediction markets. Several of its members now offer PMs.
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The @IJFMedia reported today that Canadian online gambling lobbyists are stepping up their activity in Nova Scotia.
It comes as New Brunswick's govt. is exploring the potential of allowing commercial iGaming, and other Atlantic provinces watch closely.
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I reported on this last week with insight from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador.
The multi-provincial Atlantic Lottery Corporation says it holds 35% of its own market. The feeling both internally and externally is that's not enough.
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Tom Nightingale retweeted
Alberta's first iGaming revenue report is here, covering July 13 to Sept. 30. 🔢
In that period:
• C$2.9bn in cash handle (88% from iCasino)
• C$122m in GGR
• 388,000+ active accounts across ~ 30 sites
@AiGC_ABiGaming expects 60+ sites by 2027.
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Alberta's first iGaming revenue report is here, covering July 13 to Sept. 30. 🔢
In that period:
• C$2.9bn in cash handle (88% from iCasino)
• C$122m in GGR
• 388,000+ active accounts across ~ 30 sites
@AiGC_ABiGaming expects 60+ sites by 2027.
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Tom Nightingale retweeted
New Brunswick is exploring ending Atlantic Lottery Corporation's online gambling 'monopoly' by launching a regulated commercial market.
Other Atlantic provinces watch closely.
Meanwhile, @AL_Lottery holds 35% of its own market. Its CEO said authorized competition may be needed.
New Brunswick is exploring ending Atlantic Lottery Corporation's online gambling 'monopoly' by launching a regulated commercial market.
Other Atlantic provinces watch closely.
Meanwhile, @AL_Lottery holds 35% of its own market. Its CEO said authorized competition may be needed.
The Canadian House of Commons has delayed discussion of the federal sports betting advertising bill, initially scheduled for today.
A committee will hold a hearing with witnesses on Oct. 29 before undergoing clause-by-clause review on Nov. 3.
Context:
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🚨 A bit of breaking news from 🇨🇦:
@PointsBetCanada will serve a reduced 2-day suspension in Ontario after it settled with the AGCO over alleged violations relating to bets on banned NBA player Jontay Porter.
Initial proposed penalty was 5-day ban.
👇
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The @Ont_AGCO alleged PointsBet failed to properly detect or report suspicious betting patterns related to ex-Toronto Raptors player Porter, whom the NBA banned for life in 2024 for manipulating his performances.
A 5-day hearing was scheduled this week, but the parties settled.
Quebec's new Premier has voiced support for online gambling expansion.
The CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association admits that was a "surprise" shift in stance that came "out of the blue."
So, what's ahead in Quebec, and what's next for Canadian iGaming?
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As @GeoffZochodne noted, Canadian financial regulators said today they now explicitly ban sports and entertainment-related event contracts.
This essentially sets in stone what the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization previously announced in August.
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Tom Nightingale retweeted
Deep reporting from @BKennedyStar of the @TorontoStar "secretly shelved a research study intended to track rates of problem gambling".
The piece is a very bad look for iGaming Ontario and the Responsible Gambling Council, and the Ford government.
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Deal or no deal for Kalshi in Oklahoma?
Polymarket asks federal court to block New York case
Google blocks PM ads in 5 litigating states
NGCB Chair Dreitzer speaks out (again)
All this and more in today's Prediction Markets Weekly at @sbc_americas 👇
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A big Canadian read on a Friday morning. 🗞️
Next week, the House of Commons will review proposed legislation to establish federal oversight of sports betting ads.
After launching commercial online gambling in July, Alberta firmly opposes Bill S-211.
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After media reports on DraftKings' alleged use of AI to target losing gamblers, state regulators are asking more of their sports betting licensees.
Most recently, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission told sportsbooks to explain themselves.
@sbc_americas
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