Posts by Amanda Brewer
C-218 Out of Senate
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, at Third Reading. Today’s successful vote will allow the Canadian gaming industry to begin working with provincial partners to offer single-event wagering to sports betting fans. “This is a major milestone…
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Bill C-218 Wraps Committee Hearings Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, today wrapped up two days of witness testimony with the Senate’s Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee. After the final witnesses appeared, the Committee proceeded to a clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, which will be referred back to the Senate on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.…
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Register Now (It’s Free!) for the Virtual Canadian Gaming Summit The 2021 virtual Canadian Gaming Summit will be held during four-hour windows on June 9 and 10, 2021, and will feature prominent presenters discussing a range of important and timely topics (hint: lots of sports bettingand eSports, lots of online/iGaming, and lots of cashless and gaming…
Read MoreCANADIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION URGES ONGOING QUICK ACTION BY SENATE ON BILL C-218
#bettersportsbetting launches today to amplify voices of stakeholder support Toronto, Ontario, May 10, 2021 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) urges the Senate to continue to deal with Bill C-218 as expediently as possible given the groundswell of stakeholder support and Canada’s lack of safe regulated sports betting options when it comes to single-event sports…
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2021 Federal Budget Assistance for Canada’s Gaming Industry The 2021 federal budget released yesterday outlines a $12 billion plan to extend key COVID-19 business programs and commits to continue other income support measures while planning for the reopening of society and international borders. The government is also planning to extend the federal wage and rent subsidies…
Read MoreBy Steve McAllisterSpecial to the Star If you’ve visited an online sportsbook to place a wager or two on Bryson DeChambeau expecting the hellacious hitter of the golf ball to wreak havoc on Augusta National — and the field — at this weekend’s Masters tournament,chances are you did so without realizing that the sportsbook isn’t…
Read MoreNuvei Joins the Canadian Gaming Association
Global fintech provider Nuvei to offer payment industry expertise to assist the CGA in meeting its goals of evolving the regulated gaming industry in Canada EnglishFrench MONTREAL, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, has announced it has…
Read MoreBill C-218 Update & Ontario iGaming Consultations
Bill C-218 / Sports Betting Update After five days of hearings and approximately 30 witnesses testifying before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in favour of Bill C-218, the process is drawing to a close. We expect final debate to take place in the House of Commons during the week of April 19,…
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Bill C-218 / Sports Betting Update After five days of hearings and approximately 30 witnesses testifying before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in favour of Bill C-218, the process is drawing to a close. We expect final debate to take place in the House of Commons during the week of April 19,…
Read MoreSegev LLP today announces membership with the Canadian Gaming Association
VANCOUVER, BC March 5th, 2021 – Segev LLP, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, today announces our membership with the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA). We are pleased to join the CGA membership ranks, expanding our position as leaders within the global gaming industry, and look forward to contributing our experience to the CGA. Our firm employs a strong iGaming team with…
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