C-218 Updates
Canadian Gaming Association Celebrates the Passage of The Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, Bill C-218
June 22, 2021
Toronto, Ontario, June 22, 2021 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) today celebrates the arrival of single-event sports betting across Canada as the Senate successfully passed Bill C-218, without amendment,…
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Sask. MP pushes for legalized single-game sports betting as bill clears second reading
February 22, 2021
By Connor O’Donovan Global News A years-long push to legalize single-game sports betting, currently illegal under the Criminal Code, took a step closer to its goal this week. A private…
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Canada’s sports betting revolution is finally approaching. Here’s what you need to know
January 1, 2021
By Joe Callaghan Progress? It’s hard to look back and find too much of it in Canadian sports in 2020. This after all was a year when our pro sports…
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Federal government to table bill to legalize single-event sports betting
November 25, 2020
Canadians are betting an estimated $14 billion per year through illegal channels John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Nov 25, 2020 Federal Justice Minister David Lametti is expected to…
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Celebrating a milestone: welcoming back Canada’s gaming industry!
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…
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Future of Caesars Windsor remains murky in new era of social distancing
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 leaders…
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Riding Out the Crisis, Mapping the Recovery
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 15….
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Canada’s casinos ‘threatened’ by Liberal stance on sports betting, proponents warn
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…
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Scott Stinson: It seems the NHL is totally cool with sports gambling now
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…
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Over The Boards: NHL tries to stickhandle through new world of gambling
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…