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.
Ontario’s iGaming market boasts impressive growth, with over 1.6 million active player accounts and capturing about CAD $35.6 billion in wagers in its first year.
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 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.
Rivalry Casino debuts with eight casino games on Casino.exe. The Toronto-based operator has offered a variety of games, including baccarat, blackjack, poker, and roulette.
The European operator received a one-year license and began offering online casino and sports betting on the day the market debuted nearly one year ago.
Stockholm-based company says its Betsafe platform will initially offer online casino games and a sportsbook, but not online poker.
Likely beginning in March, GGPoker Ontario players will have an opportunity to win a seat to the $10k WSOP 2023 Main Event.
The inaugural Bounty Builder Series at PokerStars Ontario features CAD $700,000 in prizes and 100 PKO events spread across two weeks.
The UK-based gaming technology supplier invests $12.3 million CAD ($9.2 million USD) in NorthStar. It will also advise the Toronto-based startup on market expansion that could include online poker.