Supreme Court Reserves Judgment on Ontario’s International iGaming Plan
The appeal tests whether Ontario can manage its side of online poker and other peer-to-peer games involving foreign players.
The appeal tests whether Ontario can manage its side of online poker and other peer-to-peer games involving foreign players.
Casino revenue rose 25.4% from a year earlier, while sports betting and peer-to-peer poker both recorded annual declines.
Casino play drove the month as active accounts rose to 1.365 million and revenue topped C$413 million
The betting group still needs a separate iGaming Ontario contract before it can go live in the province.
The sportsbook cleared a responsible-gambling review covering protection, training, self-exclusion and governance, with Delasport technology and managed services in the mix.
The €64.5 million purchase adds Casino Days and B2B technology assets to Betsson’s Canadian business.
Sports wagers reached C$1.03 billion in June, while active accounts rose to 1.319 million and casino revenue eased from a record May.
The 4-1 ruling said iGaming Ontario can keep the scheme lawful if Ontario players join peer-to-peer games with users outside Canada.
Monthly disclosures have made the province the clearest public benchmark for Canada’s regulated online gambling market.
The province enters the third year of legal online gambling as one of the biggest markets in North America, as 86% of all Ontarians now turn to regulated sites to play their favorite games.