|
Feature Stories
Bill C-290 Passes Parliament Committee
Joe Comartin's single event sports betting bill bumped to third reading...
Read More >
JCM Global Announces New EMEA Management
JCM Global has made two top-level changes to its management structure in the company's EMA offices, located in Dusseldorf, Germany...
Read More >
Ontario Considering New Toronto Casino
The Ontario government is courting the idea of adding a new casino to downtown Toronto. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan told press the government is seeking...
Read More >
The State of Recovery: HLT's Update on the North American Numbers
In the November 2010 edition of Canadian Gaming Business, HLT’s article entitled “After the Impact: The North America Numbers After the Worst Recession in a Generation” stated that the gaming industry in Canada (as a whole) experienced its first decline in revenues during 2010 (March 31st year-end) after 15 years of continuous growth. A year later...
Read More >
Crane Payment Solutions Signs Strategic Distributor Agreement
R2 Gaming Inc. named as its new distributor for the Canadian gaming market.
Read More >
RummyRoyal Launches Affiliate Program in Income Access iGaming Network
RummyRoyal offers 25% to 40% revenue share for the lifetime of the player and new players receive a $5 free no deposit bonus and a first deposit match of 100% up to $200...
Read More >
Great Canadian Gaming Corporations Names Three New Directors
Patrick Keenan, Neil Baker, and William Dimma on Board...
Read More >
Konami Gaming appoints Michael Ratner to Director of Product Management, Systems
Ratner will be responsible for product planning, marketing and launches for the systems division. He brings diverse gaming experience in operations, product management and marketing with a strong technical background...
Read More >
GLI Awarded Testing & QA Services RFP
GLI Test Labs Canada ULC--also doing business as “TST, A GLI Company”--has been awarded two important service streams from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)...
Read More >
CGA releases 2010 Economic Impact of the Canadian Gaming Industry report
Read More >
CGA Welcomes Changes to Allow Enhanced Sports Wagering in Canada
Joe Comartin, M.P. Windsor Tecumseh, today introduced an Act to Amend the Criminal Code in the House of Commons to permit single-event sports wagering in Canada...
Read More >
AGEM Announces 3-Year Contract Extension for Executive Director Marcus Prater
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced today that respected gaming industry veteran Marcus Prater has signed a new 3-year contract extension that will keep him as the organization’s Executive Director into 2015...
Read More >
BCLC Laying Groundwork for Mobile iGaming
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is considering a move into mobile gambling that would see gaming services currently available on the province's PlayNow.com website made available to smartphones, tablets and other portable devices...
Read More >
iGaming Regulation in Canada: The Ins, Out and Future of Canada's Online Gaming Industry
Although British Columbia and Québec have embraced casino and poker iGaming - and have been very successful in operating and regulating such games - questions continue to be raised across the rest of Canada as to what exactly iGaming is, how it can be properly regulated, and what controls there are in place to protect the public's trust and best interest...
Read More >
Ross McLeod - Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Chairman, CEO, and Founder - Passes Away
With great sadness the Board of Directors of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (the "Company") announces the sudden passing of Ross J. McLeod, the Company's Founder, Chairman and CEO...
Read More >
Gaming Laboratories International Release New GLI-11 V2.1 Standard
Gaming Laboratories International has announced the release of the latest version of its widely recognized technical standard GLI-11 “Gaming Devices in Casinos” v2.1...
Read More >
Aristocrat Unveils G2E 2011 Games
Aristocrat has announced its lineup of licensed games for the upcoming G2E 2011 show in Vegas.
Read More >
WMS promotes Rob Bone to Senior VP of North American Sales
A member of WMS' Executive Committee, Bone has served as Vice President of North American Sales since April 2011 and continues to report to WMS Chief Operating Officer, Ken Lochiatto...
Read More >
Bally Technologies Reports Fiscal 2011 Results
Bally Technologies announced today diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) from continuing operations of $0.51 and $1.82 on revenue of $214 million and $758 million for the three months and year ended June 30, 2011, respectively...
Read More >
Spielo to Provide AGLC with Intelligen VLT Central System
Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary SPIELO International Canada ULC has signed a five-year contract to provide the INTELLIGEN video lottery terminal (VLT) central system to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) in Canada...
Read More >
iView Systems receives Frost & Sullivan's 2011 New Product Innovation Award
iView Systems was recently named the recipient of Frost & Sullivan's 2011 North American New Product Innovation Award for Incident Reporting and Management Systems...
Read More >
TCSJOHNHUXLEY and DigiDeal Announce Distribution Agreement
TCSJOHNHUXLEY and DigiDeal Corporation have announce the signing of a significant distribution agreement that enables TCSJOHNHUXLEY to supply the full range of DigiDeal products...
Read More >
Lottomatica Group Subsidiary Spielo to Provide 5,500 prodiGi VU VLTs to SLVQ
Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced its subsidiary Spielo International Canada ULC (SPIELO) has signed an agreement to provide 5,500 prodiGi Vu® Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) to the Société des loteries vidéo du Québec...
Read More >
Gaming Industry Raises $100,000 for Responsible Gaming Research at 13th Annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic
Representatives from across the gaming industry “gripped it and ripped it” to support research on gambling and responsible gaming education at the 13th annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic presented by JCM Global...
Read More >
Bally Technologies Launches Social Media Programs
Bally Technologies today announced the launch of its social-media programs and commitment to connecting with casino operators, players, and all Bally partners and stakeholders...
Read More >
Bally Technologies' Code Red Wins Gold for Innovation
New game wins awards at Nevada summit...
Read More >
Professor Emir Aly Crowne joins Heydary Hamilton PC as Of Counsel
Heydary Hamilton PC has announced that Professor Emir Aly Crowne joined the firm as Of Counsel on March 31st, 2011...
Read More >
Rod Phillips named chief of OLG
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has named prominent Tory Rod Phillips as its new president and CEO...
Read More >
LVFH Acquires Online Gaming Rights in Mexico
Vancouver based Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. (LVFH) has inked an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire a 99% equity interest in Poker from Home de Mexico...
Read More >
Amaya Gaming Buys Chartwell Technology
Gambling technology firm Amaya Gaming Group Inc. has signed a deal to acquire gaming software company Chartwell Technology Inc. in a stock-and-cash deal valued at about $22.8 million...
Read More >
2011 Canadian Gaming Summit a Success in Vancouver
The 2011 Canadian Gaming Summit celebrated its 15th year in Vancouver this April. The summit saw over 1200 gaming delegates, exhibitors and visitors from across North America...
Read More >
Aristocrat appoints Rich Schneider Chief Product Officer
Schneider will lead all aspects of product design, portfolio management and global marketing activities, as well as direct the overall leadership of Aristocrat’s vibrant creative studios...
Read More >
Taking a Spin in 2011: New Slot Machine Trends and Technologies
It takes more than just bells and whistles to keep consumers engaged in slots. CGB asked manufacturers to share the new products and innovations they're using to secure success on the gaming floor in 2011...
Read More >
Scientific Games Takes Industry Award
Scientific Games’ Flair terminal won the 2011 PGRI Lottery Product of the Year Award...
Read More >
2011 Canadian Gaming Industry Award Winners
Each year, the Canadian Gaming Industry recognizes the work of industry leaders and exceptional organizations in the gaming community...
Read More >
2011 Canadian Gaming Summit
The Canadian Gaming Association is making final preparations for the 2011 Annual Canadian Gaming Summit, Canada's premiere gaming conference and trade show...
Read More >
Transforming Lottery and Gaming
It's Time to Up the Ante is the title of a recently published perspective on the gaming industry in Canada from Deloitte which asserts that the big winners will be the organizations that successfully...
Read More >
After the Impact: The North American Numbers After the Worst Recession in a Generation
After 15 years of continuous growth, the Canadian gaming industry as a whole contracted in 2010 (March 31st year-end)...
Read More >
B.C.'s Community Gaming Centres
With charity gaming on the decline, it's fallen on industry stakeholders to pursue creative solutions for attracting and retaining gaming clientele. One such solution in British Columbia has been the creation of 'community gaming centres'...
Read More >
Industry Giants Join Forces to Unlock Next Revenue Growth Channel for Lotteries
On January 21, Scientific Games and Playtech Limited announced a number of strategic partnership agreements, a goal of which is to make available to lotteries an integrated technology platform that can take the excitement of game-play from traditional retail to the internet*...
Read More >
Olympic Games Put Spotlight On Neighbours Who Play to Win
It’s two weeks after the Closing Ceremonies and I can’t help but marvel at the closeness of the relationship enjoyed by Canada and the U.S. in terms of philosophy, ideology and politics...
Read More >
Who Are Today's Players and What Do They Expect From Gaming?
Every generation throughout history has enjoyed new technology. The first slot machines’ spinning reels and movable handles mesmerized gamblers in the late 1800s...
Read More >
Traditional Gaming Trends
Old games, new tweaks, shifting demographics...
Read More >
Industry Development Funds for Charitable Gaming
Many industries have centralized funds that are used for industry coordination and strategic initiatives. In Ontario, numerous options for central funds for charitable gaming have been explored...
Read More >
|