E-News

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