Each week, Steve McAllister, the Editor-In-Chief of the Gaming News Canada newsletter, digs deeper into trending gaming and sports betting topics with industry leaders and insiders, reporters and other stakeholders in the business. The discussion and debate also includes questions and opinions from our live listeners about the hottest industry in sports today. Join the live recordings weekly at 2:00 pm ET on Thursdays on Twitter Spaces. Follow us on Twitter @GamingNewsCA for the latest story ...
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Every Casino Bonus, or ECB for short, is the ultimate guide to online casino bonuses. There are literally thousands of casinos online and each one offers some kind of bonus to entice you into signing up and playing with them. But how do you know which bonus is best for you? How do you the casino is reputable, trusted and licensed? This is where we come in! Join us every week as we explore every aspect of online casinos and bonuses! Visit us @ everycasinobonus.com
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Canadian players, welcome to the first online casino guide created by players, for players! We know that finding a reliable online casino in Canada is not a simple matter. To make life easier for our community, our Canadian experts accompany our visitors in their quest to find the best online gambling establishment! What are the best online casinos in Canada? Let's answer that question right now with a list of BestCasinosInCanada.net certified casinos and an accurate analysis of the market! ...
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Bettormetrics’ Robert Urwin on suspension by sportsbooks, Ai, and other matters
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Back in the spring, Bettormetrics released a report analyzing suspension strategies and the impact they were having on sportsbook revenues in the U.S. of A. Robert Urwin, the co-founder and managing director of the sports odds intelligence company, made his maiden appearance on the Gaming News Canada Show to dig deeper into the company’s data aroun…
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Welcome to the first episode of Stake Ontario, your ultimate source for all things online gaming in Canada. In this episode, we dive deep into the much-anticipated return of Stake.ca to Ontario in 2024. We explore everything you need to know, from the legal status and licensing process to the exciting games and features that will make this platform…
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IC360 and IXUP Launch Self-Exclusion Program for Ontario’s Regulated Gambling Operators
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At the beginning of August, iGaming Ontario announced a select bid by Integrity Compliance 360 and Australian company IXUP was selected to develop a centralized self-exclusion system for Ontario. Catherine Jarmain, iGO’s director of industry programs and monitoring, and IC360 president Eric Frank joined the latest episode of the Gaming News Canada …
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Geoff Zochodne Talks DraftKings, Alberta and Jeff Marek
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So much for the dog days of summer, at least when it comes to the business of sports betting and gaming in Canada and the United States of America. Geoff Zochodne, the veteran gaming industry beat reporter for Covers, took a break from listening to hearings, transcribing interviews and tapping the keyboard to return as our guest on the latest episo…
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Full Pull: A Coach’s Transition from NCAA to Entertainment
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Did you hear the story about the NCAA assistant basketball coachwho decided less than a year into the COVID pandemic to leave coaching and create a startup business around tractor and truck pulling, and gaming? If not, you’re politely invited to listen in on our conversation with Full Pull Entertainment founder and CEO Chase Richardson on the lates…
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Episode 45: KingHills Casino No KYC Casino Review 2024 + Welcome Bonuses
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Welcome to the Every Casino Bonus Show. In this podcast series we review and rate the best and newest online casinos and casino offers. Join us every week as we explore the wonderful world of online casinos and bonuses! KingHills Casino Review (No KYC Casinos) You can get up to 250 free spins as a new player, split across your first two deposits. T…
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Court of Appeal for Ontario hears request to expand province’s igaming business
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Court is in session this summer, at least the Court of Appeal for Ontario, which is being asked by the provincial government “to answer whether the Ontario’s igaming regime would remain lawful under the Criminal Code (of Canada) if the overall size of the potential gaming audience of the scheme, otherwise known as its liquidity, is expanded to incl…
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Canadian Gaming Summit postmortem, thoughts on Alberta, and Betway makes an exit of sorts
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Some four weeks after the curtain fell on the latest Canadian Gaming Summit, the Gaming News Canada Show welcomed back regular contributors Amanda Brewer and Phill Gray. The two gambling industry veterans provided their thoughts and layers to the annual gathering of operators, regulators, suppliers, politicians, etc., to the Metro Toronto Conventio…
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Play’n GO comes to Canada with online slots in Ontario and Quebec
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When Ontario opened its doors to legal sports betting and igaming industry in April 2022, one of the first companies to provide its online slots products to the marketplace was Play’n GO. In May, the Swedish-born company announced a partnership with Loto-Québec to bring its products to the lottery corp’s customers in La Belle Province. And last mon…
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BC Ventures co-founders on online gaming content, a new partner in BetMGM, and more
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On the second morning of the recent Canadian Gaming Summit, news broke of an exclusive partnership between BetMGM and Brian Christopher, the online slots and casino influencer with almost 700,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. That afternoon, Christopher and his business partner Marco Bianchi sat down with us on the summit’s exhibition floor f…
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iGaming Ontario boss Martha Otton discusses Year 2, Alberta, and what’s next
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Martha Otton was among the busiest attendees at the recent Canadian Gaming Summit. The executive director of iGaming Ontario was a ubiquitous presence around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, whether it was speaking formally with operators in Ontario’s regulated sports betting and igaming market in her role as executive director, participating i…
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Benjie Cherniak’s Hot Takes on the Latest Gambling Industry Developments and Innovations
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For three and a half years now, your humble host has listened and learned from many, many voices across all sectors of the gambling industry. And some of those experts prompt us to go all E.F. Hutton when they speak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MXqb1a3Apg One of those very learned people is Benjie Cherniak, who returned to the Gaming News Cana…
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Dr. Ian Messenger tells the story of the Association of Gaming Compliance Specialists
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Dr. Ian Messenger is a man with many hats over his professional career, from his work as an officer with Lothian and Borders Police in Edinburgh almost 20 years ago, to time as an operational duty officer with Interpol London and international intelligence officer, to investigating crimes of the financial sort with HSBC and OLG. Messenger’s experie…
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Steven Salz on the Rivalry Token, crypto, and what about Alberta?
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The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based Rivalry made his return to the Gaming News Canada Show. A conversation between Steves – Salz and McAllister – begins with the head honcho of the online gambling company laying out the path to last week’s announcement of Rivalry entering the world of cryptocurrency, including the NUTZ inter…
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BetMGM and the Taylor Swift, Caitlin Clark effect on women bettors, and betting on women’s sports
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As the boom in women’s sports continues, led by Caitlin Clark’s arrival to the WNBA, the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, and Nelly Korda’s dominant season on the LPGA Tour, BetMGM has seen that rising tide impact its sports betting handle in a bullish manner. Scott Woodgate, the company’s Vice President in charge of Cana…
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OLG Leaders Continue to Push Ahead on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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On the latest edition of the Gaming News Canada Show, we are joined by two women who’ve been instrumental in the highly acclaimed efforts of the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation when it comes to creating and continuing to push forward with a culture that embraces diversity, equity and inclusivity. Catherine Meade, the Vice President of Communit…
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iGaming Ontario wins court case, the case for gaming tax hikes, and more
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Given the recent cornucopia of happenings around the business of sports betting and igaming, we brought back the Gaming News Canada Show panel with Amanda Brewer and Phill Gray. The rapid-fire roundtable featuring the two gambling industry veterans opened with a discussion on the recent ruling by the Ontario Superior Court against the Mohawk Counci…
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Mkodo's Stuart Godfree on geolocation technology, regulation navigation in Ontario and beyond, and the art of AI
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Stuart Godfree, the Managing Director, Mobile and Geolocation Specialists for Mkodo, is our latest guest on the Gaming News Canada Show. Godfree, who co-founded the UK-based geolocation technology business 23 years ago this month, discussed the evolution of the company’s business in the more-recent regulatory environment of U.S. states and Ontario,…
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CEBL commissioner, deputy commissioner on 6th season, sports betting education, and its partner BetVictor
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League opens its sixth season tonight in Calgary with the hometown Surge hosting the Edmonton Stingers in a hoops edition of the Battle of Alberta expected to draw more than 10,000 fans. Mike Morreale, the CEBL’s commissioner, and deputy commissioner John Lashway appeared on the Gaming News Canada Show to set the table…
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Sharp Alpha Advisors' Lloyd Danzig on closing Fund II
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This morning, Sharp Alpha Advisors – the New York-based venture capital firm which specializes in sports, gaming and entertainment – announced the closing of Sharp Alpha Fund II, an oversubscribed $250-million VC fund investing in early-stage businesses. Lloyd Danzig, the managing partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors, joined the Gaming News Canada Show …
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Parleh Media Group leaders on three years of innovation and lessons learned
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Three years since doing the incorporation thing – and less than a year before the opening of Ontario’s regulated sports betting and igaming industry – Parleh Media Group’s journey has been one of twists and turns for its Homestand, Bettor Content and The Parleh/Gaming News Canada brands. Mark Silver, the PMG chief executive officer who brought toge…
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IC360 leaders Holt and Frank talk merger, integrity compliance, AI, and commitment to Canada
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The leadership group at U.S. Integrity and Odds On Compliance took its own version of the Nestea plunge last month when it announced the merger of the two companies under a new brand, IC360. Matthew Holt, the chief executive officer of the new company, and IC360 president Eric Frank appeared on the latest episode of the Gaming News Canada Show. The…
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SBC Summit North America & Canadian Gaming Summit highlight spring gambling conferences season
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Some 5,000 people working across various sectors of the sports wagering and gaming industry in the U.S., Canada and countries around the planet will gather inside at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ, next week for the annual SBC Summit North America. It’s one of two major conferences organized this spring by SBC, which will co-host…
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Canadian Lottery Coalition executive on the role of crown corps in sports betting and gaming
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It was a homecoming of sorts when Will Hill joined the Canadian Lottery Coalition as its executive director. Hill, who spent 11 years with OLG, these days represents a collaboration of the Alberta Lottery and Gaming Corporation, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, BCLC, Loto-Québec, the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation, and the Saskatchewan In…
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iGaming payments products continue to innovate
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As sports betting and gaming continue to evolve, along with almost everything else, in the digital space, so do the methods of payments for people placing a sports wager and/or playing online poker, casino and slots. On this episode of the Gaming News Canada Show, Paysafe executive Greg Kirstein was our guest. Kirstein, who joined Paysafe in the su…
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Jontay Porter's NBA Ban: Valuable Lessons Learned
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Last week’s suspension of Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter by the NBA for violations of the league’s gambling policy poured more fuel on the fire on the relationships between professional sports leagues and sports betting companies operating in legal gambling jurisdictions across the United States and Canada. Doug Smith, who’s been covering the…
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Catching up with Canadian Gaming Association head honcho Paul Burns
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Some 24 hours before iGaming Ontario released its fourth-quarter and 2023-24 year-end market performance report, Canadian Gaming Association president and CEO Paul Burns made his return to the Gaming News Canada Show for somewhat of a rapid-round episode. Burns provided a plethora of perspectives on a number of topics, including the two-year annive…
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Navigating the shifting responsible gaming landscape
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When Brianne Doura-Schawohl joined the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling in the fall of 2013, the overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in the United States was five years away and amending the Criminal Code of Canada to pave the way for legal single-event sports betting was eight years away. Since then, Doura…
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How Basketball Forever captivates the attention of hoops fans around the world
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In March, Basketball Forever announced the completion of a $4 million funding round led by Yolo Investments. Gambling industry veterans Paris Smith, Seth Young and Friends of Gaming News Canada Benjie Cherniak and Chris Grove were among the folks putting some dollars – and their faith in the digital sports media company. The successful round of fun…
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PointsBet Canada CEO weighs in on state of sports betting and igaming biz, and what’s next
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The regulated sports betting and igaming industry in Ontario recently turned the page on its second year of existence and begins Year 3 amidst gambling controversies involving the biggest star in Major League Baseball and a Toronto Raptors player, angst around sports betting advertising that won’t go away, concern on how serious stakeholders across…
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Best casino in Canada - Review online casino
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Best casino Canada - Review online casino - www.newsdirect.com serves as your ultimate resource for uncovering the pinnacle of online gambling excellence tailored specifically to Canadian players. This review delves deep into the standout features, unparalleled gaming variety, and unmatched player experiences offered by the top online casino destin…
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Ontario’s robust gambling biz turns 2 amidst sports betting (and other) controversies
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The second anniversary of Ontario’s regulated sports betting and igaming industry lands April 4th, and in the midst of investigations involving MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani and Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors around sports betting. Meanwhile, the debate continues around gambling advertising, sportsbooks placing limits on bettors, and problem ga…
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Betty founder Justin Park on the journey to Ontario’s #1 igaming casino
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Fourteen years ago, Justin Park was an analyst with a pharmaceutical/biotech management consulting firm in New York. These days, Park is the chief executive officer of Betty, which launched 14 months ago its online casino and “casual mobile gaming” business in Ontario’s regulated igaming industry. The startups veteran was our guest on the latest ep…
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Sports Interaction, Homestand Sports content and brand gurus discuss the integration of sports media and sports wagering
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Michael Zitney, the director of content and brand for Sports Interaction, and Kevin Kennedy – who holds the same title for Homestand – were our guests on the latest episode of the Gaming News Canada Show. Zitney and Kennedy discussed the Sports Interaction/Homestand partnership and the creation of The Locker Room – a live show available on the spor…
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Recommendations on the fight vs. match fixing in Canada
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Almost 10 months after holding a symposium on competition manipulation and gambling in sport, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and McLaren Global Sport Solutions have co-authored a white paper with five recommendations to address match fixing. McLaren senior vice-president Robert Copeland was our special guest on the latest episode of the Ga…
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On Shohei Ohtani, March Madness, Connor McDavid and the second anniversary of Ontario’s gambling industry
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Sports betting and gaming industry veterans Amanda Brewer, Kris Abbott and Phill Gray returned to the Gaming News Canada Show for a rapid-fire roundtable on what’s happening, starting with the news of a gambling connection to the firing of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. The start of March Madness and the NCAA wo…
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During Andreas Krannich’s tenure working in the Bundesliga – Germany’s top soccer league – two decades ago, sports wagering was pretty much limited to pre-match betting. With apologies to Bob Dylan, the times they have a changed with the boom around in-play and microbetting. What hasn’t changed is the potential for the manipulation of matches, and …
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SharpRank’s evolving journey through the North American sports betting business
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Chris Adams has been a passenger on the fast-moving train of regulated gambling in the U.S. since the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The founder and CEO of Baltimore-based SharpRank is our guest on the latest episode of the Gaming News Canada Show to talk about his journey from auditor to investment banking, to enroll…
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On the latest episode of the Gaming News Canada Show podcast, regulated gambling industry veteran Troy Ross of TRM Public Affairs offered his thoughts on the path to a competitive digital gaming marketplace in Alberta. Ross was among the folks with whom Dale Nally, the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, met during last month’s ICE …
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Gaming inside the Ontario Court of Justice
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On the latest edition of the Gaming News Canada Show, regular guests Amanda Brewer, Kris Abbott and Phill Gray were joined by Covers gambling industry beat writer Geoff Zochodne for a rather robust roundtable. Zochodne provided his thoughts and layers on spending two days inside an Ontario Superior Court of Justice courtroom last week to listen to …
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The search for responsible gaming continues in Ontario
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The latest Gaming News Canada dispatch, Thursday edition, dedicated a significant amount of wordage to recent reporting on problem gambling, especially among young adults. So, the latest Gaming News Canada Show went down the same road with the help of Phill Gray, Kris Abbott and Brock University sports management professor Dr. Michael Naraine, who’…
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The 411 on Alberta's regulated gambling regime, ICE was nice, and setting up Super Bowl LVIII
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Canadian Gaming Association president/CEO Paul Burns joined the Gaming News Canada Show podcast from London the final day of the ICE conference. Burns offered his perspective on the appearance of Alberta minister Dale Nally at the UK rendezvous of the gambling industry, and what it means for a regulated business coming to the western Canadian provi…
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CBC Marketplace episode faces flak from gambling industry experts
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The controversy over the amount of advertising by regulated sports betting and gaming operators in Ontario has continued in the first month of 2024. CBC Marketplace enlisted the help of researchers at the University of Bristol in England to track gambling advertising on seven broadcasts of sporting events and with that research finding “gambling me…
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The business of betting and gaming enters February with a bang
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The departure of the Levy clan from Penn, a robust Q2 for PointsBet Canada, the acquisition of Canadian company Quarter4 by FairPlay Sports Media, and looking ahead to ICE headline a busy week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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