The regulator also tightened its standards to prevent celebrities who primarily appeal to children and youth from appearing in advertising and marketing that supports igaming in the province.
With current CEO Tom Mungham set to retire this autumn, AGCO appoints Dr. Schnarr as the new CEO and Registrar, set to take her new office on September 18.
iGaming Ontario surprises with detailed stats on online poker’s share in revenue for Q1 2023 and full-year 2022. Online poker currently accounts for about 3% of both in the province.
Deloitte projects jobs in the iGaming sector will nearly double by the time Ontario’s market enters its tenth year. The firm adds they will be good-paying jobs that benefit the economy in other ways.
The Finance Ministry will meet with the Québec Online Gaming Coalition (QOGC) to discuss reforms to the province’s current setup.
The weekend action on PokerStars Ontario is hot with more than $200k guaranteed from Fri to Sun and more than $125k on offer on Sunday.
PokerStars Ontario’s ONSCOOP festival paid out CAD $2.5 million in a successful tournament series with record-breaking prizes and guaranteed payouts.
GeoComply’s report shows over 3.3 million attempts to gain illegal access to Ontario’s regulated online gaming sites during the market’s first year of operation.
A survey commissioned by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and conducted by Ipsos Group also found 19.5% of those surveyed used a mix of legal and illegal sites.
A new survey commissioned by online casino operator Spin Genie found 51% of bettors don’t wager online. Meanwhile, 38% play for real money and 11% surveyed only play for free.