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April 2013         

  • OLG picks SPIELO G2 as PLAYOLG.ca vendor
  • Loto-Québec goes mobile with QR codes
  • Toronto city manager releases Casino Report
  • CGA Editorial: The facts support a Toronto casino
  • AGA appoints Geoff Freeman as new president and CEO
  • Loto-Québec picks TCSJOHNHUXLEY's MultiPLAY system
  • Scientific Games Partners with IWG and NEKTAN for iLottery gaming
  • Bet Rite expands team, launches website
  • Call for First Nation Canadian Gaming Awards nominations 

March 2013         

  • Toronto casino supporters confident in fee solution
  • BCLC and BC Government invest in UBC's Centre for Gambling Research
  • Red Shores casinos endorsed by Responsible Gambling Council 
  • OpenBet appoints Jeremy Thompson-Hill as CEO
  • BIS² software selected for Saratoga Casino
  • Aristocrat appoints Joe Kaminkow as Senior VP of Game Development
  • Bet Rite partners with TransAct Technologies and MappedIn  

February 2013         

  • CGA releases statement backing bill C290
  • Scientific Games acquires WMS
  • GLI updates to GLI-19 Global Interactive Gaming standard
  • Gaming Standards Association forms online gaming committee
  • Bally Technologies partners with OpenBet
  • CashTech launches new division
  • IGT to supply VLTs to SGLA 

January 2013         

  • Manitoba Lotteries launches PlayNow.com
  • AGEM announces board re-elections, releases December report
  • OLG reaches agreements in principle with Ontario raceways
  • Crane to acquire MEI for $820m
  • Bet & Move partners with Income Access 
  • Lottomatica to become GTECH
  • Amaya's launching virtual horse racing system in Quebec casinos
  • FutureLogic names Tony Shepherd as Chief Financial Officer 

December 2012         

  • CGA study: Two-thirds of Canadians support single event sports betting
  • Public hearing set for proposed BC Casino 
  • AGEM announces seven new members, November index report
  • Aristocrat acquires Product Madness, enters social gaming
  • Bally Technologies to provide 650 VLTs to Saskatchewan
  • Scientific Games' Montreal facility receives ISO 14001 certification
  • IGT to provide mobile gaming to Paddy Power

November 2012         

  • CGA urges NHL to reconsider Bill C-290 opposition
  • BCLC launches responsible gambling conference 
  • AGEM releases October 2012 report
  • Income Access to judge at 2013 Gaming Intelligence HOT 50
  • RFPs open for casino licence in South Africa
  • British Group extends contract with ALC to 2019

October 2012         

  • MLC reveals new organizational structure
  • Oxford Group proposes $3B Toronto entertainment centre
  • Amaya acquires Ongame Network
  • Great Blue Heron Casino raises $175k for charities
  • Shuffle Master renamed SHFL Entertainment
  • First Nations to launch new brand on GEObet

September 2012         

  • OLG: Toronto casino would create 12,000 jobs
  • BCLC opens Lotto Signature Store
  • FutureLogic forms strategic alliance with Global Cash Access
  • Amaya acquires Cadillac Jack
  • Spielo International appoints new International Casino Business lead
  • The World Series of Poker to Launch Canadian Circuit at River Rock Casino Resort

August 2012         

  • Loto-Quebec takes lottery products online
  • Woodbine appoints Jim J. Lawson as new Chairman of the Board
  • Edgewater Casino appoints Rick Duff to Executive Director of Business Development
  • Great Canadian Gaming pursuing Oregon casino
  • Bally Technologies and High 5 Games announce game-development partnership
  • BIS² pairs gameViz Software with SPIELO International

July 2012         

  • SPIELO International working with ALC on a Player Experience solution
  • Caesars Windsor achieves first RG Check accreditation
  • MLC receives GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
  • BCLC's PlayNow.com enhances sports bets
  • WMS establishes Williams Interactive
  • Loto-Quebec develops Volcan promotion application via GSA's G2S standard

June 2012         

  • OLG retains independent fairness advisor for modernization plan
  • SIGA reports $81.6M profit
  • Casino du Lac Leamy planning $50 million expansion
  • AGEM releases May 2012 index
  • Bally, Shuffle Master, and Ongames Network form online B2B partnership
  • WMS enlists Phantom EFX in online expansion

May 2012         

  • 2012 Canadian Gaming Summit thunders into Niagara Falls this June
  • OLG courting developers for 29 “gaming zones”
  • Exhibition Place included in Toronto casino study
  • ALC partners with Techlink, Spielo International, IGT, and Bally to replace VLTs
  • Nanoptix joins GSA
  • WMS expands online gaming business with Jadestone Group acquisition

April 2012         

  • CGA poll: 57% of Torontonians support new casino
  • Ontario aiding horse racing industry with “transitional funding”
  • Manitoba Partners with British Columbia to offer online gaming
  • Funding dispute threatens future of River Cree Casino
  • TCSJOHNHUXLEY appoints Symeonidis to lead Canadian sales
  • Aristocrat launches 14th iPhone app  

March 2012         

  • OLG report calls for gaming expansions, industry modernization
  • Canadian leaders join Gaming Standards Association new board of directors
  • Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) approved as iGaming Test Lab for Loto-Québec
  • Lottomatica Group applies for Nevada interactive supplier license
  • Bally and Aristocrat partner to grow business-to-business online solutions
  • Aristocrat’s Tarzan Lord of the Jungle Slot named best performing game of 2011

February 2012         

  • Bill C-290 passes Parliament committee
  • Global gambling revenue hits $419 billion in 2011
  • AGEM Releases Janury 2012 Index
  • JCM Global announces new EMEA management
  • Bally Technologies announces enterprise-wide systems agreement for SIGA casinos
  • Amaya deploys national SMS-based lottery in Moldova

January 2012 

  • Ontario considering Toronto casino
  • SJVQ signs Amaya Gaming for online content development 
  • GeoComply appoints North American operations manager
  • JCM Global and LFG partner for next-gen cashless solutions
  • GLI Test Labs Canada Becomes WLA SCS Certification Service Entity
  • IGT buys social gaming company Double Down

December 2011 

  • Single-event sports betting bill draws debate
  • Edgewater Casino relocation approved in Vancouver
  • The Province Editorial: Ottawa should allow single-game betting
  • AGCO’s Electronic Gaming Laboratory receives ISO accreditation
  • Scientific Games Announces NASPL Re-Certification
  • Niagara Falls Casino staff raise $123,000 for United Way
  • Crane Payment Solutions signs strategic distributor agreement
  • Spielo International inks Intelligen deal with AGLC

November 2011 

  • Scientific Games becomes CGA Summit Platinum Sponsor
  • Alberta First Nations seek gaming policy review
  • GLI awarded Testing & QA Services RFP by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation 
  • Aristocrat makes entry into North American VLT Market with contract with AGLC
  • GCGC appoints three new directors
  • TCSJOHNHUXLEY appoints Catherine Burns as Global Chief Executive Officer

October 2011

  • CGA releases 2010 Economic Impact of the Canadian Gaming Industry report
  • Manitoba Lotteries selected as one of Canada's top employers
  • MEI upgrades software for Canada's new $1 and $2 coins in 2012
  • Bi2U announces Carol Pride as new executive vice president of business development
  • Shuffle Master and OpenBet announce Internet Software License Agreement
  • GLI creating dedicated global lottery consulting group

September 2011

  • Ross McLeod - Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Chairman, CEO, and Founder - passes away
  • Gaming Laboratories International releases new GLI-11 V2.1 standard
  • Scientific Games announces Head of Business Development for Canada
  • Aristocrat, Ainsworth and JCM Global outline G2E 2011 lineup
  • BC Government cutting down on cash transactions at casinos

August 2011

  • Stakes high for industry's small gaming businesses
  • Gaming Leadership Certificate Program
  • Great Canadian Gaming grows both revenue and earnings in 2nd quarter
  • Fallsview Casino Resort selects RFID Uniform Tracking System
  • WMS promotes Rob Bone to Senior Vice President of North American Sales
  • Spielo and Atronic showing top products at G2E

July 2011

  • OLG "very pleased" with record-breaking fiscal year
  • SIGA to host Canadian Poker Tour championship event
  • Spielo to Provide AGLC with Intelligen VLT Central System
  • Scientific Games successfully completes conversion of Iowa Lottery’s Central System 
  • International Game Technology Reports 2011 Third Quarter Result
  • TCSJOHNHUXELY reveals senior management promotions 

June / July 2011

  • OLG achieves $6.7 billion in revenues, $2 billion in profits for province
  • Gaming Laboratories International and TST release Global Interactive Gaming Standard
  • ALC invests in U.K. online gaming “UnLottery”
  • Canad Inns to develop new hotel at McPhillips Station Casino
  • JCM Global makes financial commitment to Nanoptix Thermal Printers
  • International Game Technology names Eric Berg president

June 2011

  • Online poker players in U.S. consider relocating to Canada to continue careers
  • Amaya heads to Europe with Montenegro lottery deal
  • Rod Phillips named chief of OLG
  • Short questionnaires effective in identifying, helping problem gamblers, says Alberta study
  • 7,000-seat venue proposed next to Fallsview Casino
  • JCM Global and Techfirm Inc team to bring pay-by-mobile phone tech to bill validators 

April/May 2011

  • Snapshots from the 2011 Canadian Gaming Summit
  • Saskatchewan Considers iGaming
  • Great Canadian Gaming announces deal to buy Chilliwack Bingo Association
  • Paragon's B.C. Casino Plans Rejected, May Pursue Alternate Strategy
  • IGT Names David Flinn Executive Director and General Manager for IGT Canada
  • Cummins-Allison Reveals High-Speed Strapper-Ready Tabletop Currency Sorter 
  • Amaya Gaming buys $1 million stake in Irish Online Gaming Firm

March 2011

  • BCLC Seeks Changes to Overseas Wire Transfer Legislation
  • Single Sports Betting in Canada [Report by CGL]
  • WMS Gaming Pays out 200th Wide Area Progressive Jackpot
  • BCLC PlayNow.com Joins Loto-Québec on Canadian Poker Network
  • Shuffle Master Appoints Gavin Isaacs as New CEO
  • Paragon Gaming Addresses Concerns over Vancouver Casino Funding
 

 

 

   
 
 
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