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Please keep checking back as we will provide updates as soon as possible. G2E 2020 has cancelled its in-person event however we expect them to roll out a series of virtual offerings soon.
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Chambers & Partners released its ranking of Cdn lawyers and several @CanadianGaming members are included. Congratulations to Danielle Bush @MillerThomson, John Tuzyk & Bryson Stokes @BlakeCassels, Peter Czegledy @AirdBerlis, Eric Levy @Osler_Law & Don Bourgeois @FoglerRubinoff
September 9, 2020 9:12 pm
Some good news for Canada’s gaming industry heading into Labour Day weekend. @GRTCanadian announces reopening details in two provinces https://t.co/bnyaDiwkW2
September 4, 2020 10:36 pm
Good article from @EthicsInSPORT It’s time for regulated sports betting in Canada @MinJusticeEn make #Billc218 a priority for the fall @JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @KevinWaugh_CPC @fordnation https://t.co/WiYP7xgOty
August 19, 2020 4:32 pm
GET TO KNOW GAMING CANADA
RESEARCH & STUDIES
June 15, 2020
The Canadian Gaming Association is thrilled to be able to say “welcome back” as Canada’s gaming industry slowly begins to re-open. First up are Alberta and Nova Scotia, who announced...
June 12, 2020
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April 20, 2020
Dave Battagello • Windsor Star With over 2,300 local jobs hanging in the wind, the fate of Caesars Windsor — as with casinos around the world — has industry...
April 9, 2020
By David Ross Wed, Apr 8, 2020 For most of the 115 casinos in Canada—commercial and First Nations—the shutdown that’s gripped the industry and the world began on March...
January 24, 2020
Canada losing $14B a year to black market thanks to sports betting prohibition, casino boosters say John Paul Tasker · CBC News · The Canadian gaming industry is losing billions of...
October 31, 2018
Would it shock you to learn that the NHL has said something that was later proven to be just a little dishonest? I know, I know: it would not. This is...
October 31, 2018
The NHL’s about-face on gambling on hockey games — and it’s an incredible 180-degree turn from as recently as three years ago — could have repercussions which change Canadian betting...
May 15, 2018
A U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a decades-long ban on sports betting might make it even harder for Canada’s gaming industry to compete, experts say. The Supreme Court struck down...
May 15, 2018
There is hope in the Canadian sports gambling community that a landmark legal decision in the United States will finally spur modernization in this country. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court...
April 24, 2018
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February 25, 2020
TORONTO, ON, February 25, 2020 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) fully supports the introduction of the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act today in Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill by...
October 11, 2019
TORONTO, ON, October 11, 2019 – The Supreme Court of Canada has granted the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)’s motion to intervene in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. v. Babstock. The...
October 10, 2019
TORONTO, ON, October 10, 2019 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomes the commitment made by Windsor West Liberal candidate Sandra Pupatello to amend the criminal code to enable single-event...
August 8, 2019
TORONTO, ON, June 20, 2019 – Every year, The Canadian gaming industry honours the achievements of members within its community. The 2019 Canadian Gaming Summit in Edmonton will recognize one...
August 8, 2019
TORONTO, ON, June 19, 2019 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) today released its National Economic Benefits of the Canadian Gaming Industry (the “Study”), which examines the size, growth of...
August 8, 2019
Toronto, Ontario, April 11, 2019 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Ontario government to establish a regulatory system for online gambling in Ontario to give...
October 30, 2018
Toronto, Ontario, October 29, 2018 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomes today’s announcement by the National Hockey League (NHL) on its first sports betting partnership with MGM Resorts International. The...
July 30, 2018
TORONTO, ON, July 30, 2018 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) today announced the appointment of five new members of the Association’s Board of Directors, which took place during the...
June 27, 2018
TORONTO, ON, June 27, 2018 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomes the release of the German Report and the recommendations put forward to improve anti-money laundering policies and practices...
May 14, 2018
TORONTO, ON, May 14, 2018 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomes the decision by the United States Supreme Court to strike down a federal law that bars gambling on...
July 28, 2020
The Canadian Gaming Association extends a warm welcome back to operators and employees as more of Canada’s gaming industry re-opens! SIGA Congratulations to the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), which operates seven...
June 15, 2020
The Canadian Gaming Association is thrilled to be able to say “welcome back” as Canada’s gaming industry slowly begins to re-open. First up are Alberta and Nova Scotia, who announced...
June 10, 2020
Comments are due by June 15, 2020 and may be sent to Amanda Brewer at abrewer@canadiangaming.ca...
May 19, 2020
The CGA is actively communicating with governments at the provincial and federal levels to advocate for our industry and ensure that support for employees and business is available. We continue to...
April 22, 2020
The CGA is actively communicating with governments at the provincial and federal levels to advocate for our industry and ensure that support for employees and business is available. We continue to...
April 3, 2020
The CGA continues to actively communicate with governments at the provincial and federal levels to advocate for our industry and ensure that support for employees and business are available....
March 24, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread across Canada, our gaming industry is doing its part by closing down casinos, casino amenities, and community gaming centres. This is unprecedented and will have...
February 26, 2020
BILL INTRODUCED TO ALLOW SINGLE-EVENT SPORTS BETTING The Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act was introduced in Parliament yesterday as a Private Member’s Bill by Kevin Waugh, MP for Saskatoon-Grasswood. The...
February 13, 2020
CGA@ICE - ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL GET TO KNOW GAMING CANADA EVENT CGA returned to ICE with a special briefing and reception on Monday, February 3, 2020 at Canada House in Trafalgar Square....
October 11, 2019
SUPREME COURT GRANTS INTERVENOR STATUS AND SINGLE-EVENT SPORTS BETTING GETS SUPPORT IN FEDERAL ELECTION The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has had a busy week. Yesterday, we learned that the Supreme Court...
