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OLG Warns of Expiring Lotto 6/49 Prize

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is once again reminding its players about an expiring ticket from Lotto 6/49. This time, the ticket was purchased in Etobicoke and it comes with a cool prize of CA$43,651.50 from the Saturday, September 17, 2022 draw of the game. The winner has around two weeks to contact OLG and claim it.

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Saratoga Race Course’s Summer Meet Comes to an End

Labour Day on Monday, September 4, 2023, marked the end of another racing season at the historic Saratoga Race Course in New York. For the occasion, fans from all over the state arrived at the track to catch one last glimpse of the 40-day summer meet at the track. The meet just ended but fans and horsepeople are already looking forward to next y ...

New York Sportsbooks with a Third Solid Week in a Row

The summer season is almost at its end and online sportsbooks in New York State have started to find some consistency in handle and revenue. New York State Gaming Commission’s latest report on the market, for the week ending August 27, 2023, reveals that the operators have recorded a combined handle of US$212.2 million and revenue of US$21.4 m ...

PointsBet Sets Sights on Alberta After U.S. Departure

PointsBet which recently suspended its U.S. business is now eyeing Canadian expansion with Alberta being a target territory for the gambling leader. It is believed that the western jurisdiction could be next to debut a model similar to the one of Ontario, where private sportsbooks are allowed to legally operate after being licensed by the provin ...

Windsor West MP Pleased with Ban of Athletes in iGaming Ads

This week saw the ban of athletes from participating in online gambling endorsements in Ontario, and Windsor West MP Brian Masse was happy to see it become a reality. The MP congratulated his provincial colleague Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky for co-sponsoring Bill 126, which would ban all iGaming advertisements. The legislation passed its first ...

Ontario Bars Athletes from iGaming Ads, but MPP Wants More

This, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario finally updated the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, banning athletes from featuring in betting ads and restricting the use of celebrities in such endorsements. But MPP Lisa Gretzky believes that the province must do more to deal with the matter. The regulator’s new protocol will g ...

Saratoga Summer Meet’s End Comes with New Safety Protocols

Saratoga Race Course’s summer meet is just around the corner, and after the recent incidents, there will be two additional safety rules until the end of the meet. The changes were made by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority which was established to govern horse racing in the Empire State and aim to protect the well-being of horses c ...

Playgon Records Impressive Growth in Q2 2023

Playgon Games has issued its financial highlights for the three- and six-month periods ending on June 30, 2023. In the said periods the propriety SaaS technology firm focused on providing mobile-first live dealer tech to iGaming operators, reported some impressive results. In Q2 2023, it saw increased growth in player activity due to new onboard ...

Tioga Downs Delivers Financial Aid to Veterans Organization

Based in Nichols, New York, Tioga Downs Casino Resort is once more demonstrating its social responsibility towards local communities, as it makes a hefty donation to a local veterans group. On Friday, August 25, 2023, representatives of the property handed a check worth US$128,000 to the Southern Tier Veterans Support Group.

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NY Sportsbooks Find Consistency in Latest Weekly Report

The summer of 2023 was quite turbulent for New York’s mobile sports wagering market, as it suffered many ups and downs in terms of betting volume. However, the week of August 20 has last found some consistency, as the latest numbers released by the New York State Gaming Commission indicate steady improvement over the previous week.

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