Posts by Amanda Brewer

Advocating for Ontario’s iGaming and Sports Betting Market The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) continues to help both the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and iGaming Ontario (iGO) as it finalizes material for market open. In the past several weeks we have provided feedback to iGO on the need for an adjusted GGR rate for…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has just released the final Registrar’s Standards, which have been updated to include the feedback on sport and event wagering standards. The sport and event betting standards were developed to address the expanded menu of sport and event betting options  and to minimize the potential compromising of…

The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) today celebrates the arrival of legal single-event sports betting across Canada, which culminates a decade-long effort to allow provinces to offer single-event wagering to sports betting fans. “This is a fantastic day for the Canadian gaming industry,” said Paul Burns, President and CEO of the CGA. “Provinces will finally be…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has just released an iGaming Operator Application Guide to assist prospective iGaming operators understand the application requirements and begin preparing to submit their applications. All operators interested in participating in Ontario’s regulated iGaming market will first need to be registered by the AGCO. The guide was developed after…

The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) is today celebrating that single-event sports betting will soon be legal across Canada, as Justice Minister David Lametti proclaimed August 27, 2021, as the in force date for Bill C-218. This was the final hurdle for the Criminal Code change to legalize sports betting, which means that provinces and casino operators can…

iGaming Ontario (iGO) released two documents late last week to introduce itself to prospective operators. 1. An overview of iGaming Ontario 2. Elements of the commercial agreement iGaming Ontario has launched its own portal and is inviting prospective operators to download and sign an NDA. To be eligible, the criteria below needs to apply: Intend to…

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has just released the draft sports betting standards for consultation. The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has been working with the Project Director, Sports Betting, to help get the AGCO ready to implement sports betting as the Ontario market prepares to open. The good news is that the…

Welcome to the CGA’s newest members! Reopening Canada’s Casinos With vaccination rates increasing and COVID-19 cases decreasing, Canada’s land-based gaming industry is slowly starting to reopen. British Columbia: July 1, 2021 50% of gaming stations with restrictions lifted as early as Labour Day as vaccination rates increase Alberta: June 10, 2021 No restrictions as of…