Best Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Podcasts (2024)

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BC Ventures co-founders on online gaming content, a new partner in BetMGM, and more 23:05

2d ago23:05

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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 24:11

8d ago24:11

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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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Artificial intelligence in health care: Balancing innovation with privacy 37:30

14d ago37:30

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Dr. Devin Singh is an emergency physician and lead of clinical AI and machine learning in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). He is also co-founder and CEO of Hero AI. Combining medicine and machine learning [2:21] A patient death as a spark for thinking differently about health care delivery [3:27] Demystify…

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Benjie Cherniak’s Hot Takes on the Latest Gambling Industry Developments and Innovations 34:15

16d ago34:15

34:15

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 45:43

21d ago45:43

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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? 42:41

24d ago42:41

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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 35:21

28d ago35:21

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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 1:00:12

1M ago1:00:12

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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 47:24

1M ago47:24

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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 46:43

1M ago46:43

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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 42:10

2M ago42:10

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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 37:31

2M ago37:31

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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 30:27

2M ago30:27

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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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No government ID: Navigating homelessness, identity, and privacy | Pas de carte d'identité gouvernementale : Gérer son itinérance, son identité et sa vie privée 31:54

2M ago31:54

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Robert Fabes is a registered psychotherapist. His focus is on meaning-based existential mental health and addictions counselling. In addition to counselling clients in his private practice, he’s an addictions and trauma counsellor at The Ottawa Mission. Misconceptions about homelessness [5:06] Privacy concerns for people experiencing homelessness […

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IC360 leaders Holt and Frank talk merger, integrity compliance, AI, and commitment to Canada 28:24

2M ago28:24

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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 38:34

2M ago38:34

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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 47:51

2M ago47:51

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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 38:48

2M ago38:48

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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 1:10:22

2M ago1:10:22

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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 1:03:23

3M ago1:03:23

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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 55:52

3M ago55:52

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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 41:21

3M ago41:21

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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 52:15

3M ago52:15

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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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At face value: Facial recognition technologies and privacy | La technologie de reconnaissance faciale et la protection de la vie privée 35:28

3M ago35:28

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Cynthia Khoo is a technology and human rights lawyer and most recently, a senior associate at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, in Washington, D.C. She is a research fellow at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. How facial recognition technology works [4:09] Use of facial recognition technology by government agencies [8:0…

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Ontario’s robust gambling biz turns 2 amidst sports betting (and other) controversies 1:06:52

3M ago1:06:52

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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 39:57

3M ago39:57

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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 43:31

3M ago43:31

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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 47:30

3M ago47:30

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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 57:05

4M ago57:05

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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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Sportradar on match-fixing and AI 48:45

4M ago48:45

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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 45:00

4M ago45:00

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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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It's Alberta's turn to open 56:20

4M ago56:20

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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 57:47

4M ago57:47

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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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In their own words: Students from Westboro Academy speak out about privacy | Des élèves de l’Académie Westboro parlent de protection de la vie privée 39:46

4M ago39:46

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Commissioner Kosseim speaks with Elyane Ruel, Head of School, and Grade 7 and 8 students from Westboro Academy in Ottawa, Ontario. Do kids even care about privacy anymore? [2:01] What does privacy mean, how would you define it? [3:43] Sharing information with some, but not with others [5:56] Strategies for protecting yourself online [8:22] Respecti…

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The search for responsible gaming continues in Ontario 57:51

5M ago57:51

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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 59:59

5M ago59:59

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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 59:05

5M ago59:05

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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 57:05

5M ago57:05

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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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iGaming Ontario’s chief of staff delivers good news while Barstool Sports and Action Network CEOs exit 56:08

6M ago56:08

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In case you missed it, private sports betting and igaming operators delivered record results for iGaming Ontario’s latest market performance report. iGO chief of staff Mitch Davidson appeared on the Gaming News Canada Show to provide details on the double-digit quarterly increases in total wagers and gross gaming revenue for the October-December pe…

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Best of season three | Les meilleurs moments de la troisième saison 34:29

6M ago34:29

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A round up of key moments from season three of the Info Matters podcast, winner of the 2023 Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Technology Series. How policing tools and methods have leapt decades in a few short years [1:03] (from S3-Episode 1: Predicting crimes before they occur: not so sci-fi anymore with the IPC’s Dr. Christopher Parsons) Why…

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Free-to-play’s place in the gambling industry, and Keith Pelley is MLSE's new head honcho 46:09

6M ago46:09

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Josh Turk, the chief strategy officer for Low6, was our guest on the Gaming News Canada Show and spoke about the free-to-play gaming business’s partnership with the National Hockey League, including the creation of the NHL All-Star Vote website, and online sportsbooks. Turk also answered our questions about the role of free-to-play in the evolving …

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Thoughts and forecasts for the Canadian sports betting and gaming landscape in 2024 1:02:51

6M ago1:02:51

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On the return of the Gaming News Canada Show podcast, Amanda Brewer and Kris Abbott weighed in on the issues to watch over the next 12 months. Those include the expected shrinking of Ontario’s regulated online sports betting and gaming industry, the odds of other provinces’s following Ontario’s lead in creating a competitive marketplace, and the fi…

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Being more responsible about betting: Navigating the RG landscape in North America 57:47

7M ago57:47

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On the year’s final Gaming News Canada Show presented by Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, U.S. gaming analyst and journalist Steve Ruddock joined Amanda Brewer and Phill Gray for a conversation on efforts to make responsible gambling more accessible to sports bettors and online casino/poker plays in Canada and the United States. Sports management pr…

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Empowering young women and girls in the digital world | Renforcer l’autonomie des jeunes femmes et des jeunes filles dans le monde numérique 28:29

7M ago28:29

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Professors Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves co-lead the eQuality Project. Its mission is to help young people create a networked environment where they can participate equally, free from surveillance, and identity-based harassment. What led to research investigating the societal and cultural impacts of the internet on teens and particularly girls [3…

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Canadian Gaming Association leader takes umbrage with concerns by Ontario’s interim Auditor General 59:22

7M ago59:22

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Paul Burns, the president and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, was one of two special guests on the latest Gaming News Canada Show podcast presented by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Burns answered our questions on CGA’s symposium and annual general meeting last week in Toronto, which brought together almost 90 industry types to discuss playe…

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What’s on your mind? Neurotechnology and mental privacy | Qu'est-ce qui vous préoccupe ? Neurotechnologie et protection de la vie privée 30:50

7M ago30:50

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Jennifer Chandler is a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. You can learn more about her research at jennniferchandler.ca. A career that combines law, brain sciences and neurotechnology [2:54] Neurotechnology explained [4:29] Examples of how neurotechnology is used in health care [7:17] Applications of n…

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Legalized betting roots out integrity and criminality issues: U.S. Integrity chief 1:04:11

7M ago1:04:11

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Matthew Holt, the co-founder and chief executive officer of U.S. Integrity, made his maiden appearance on the Gaming News Canada Show presented by Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP. Holt delved into a busy past two-plus years for the company in providing integrity monitoring services to professional sports leagues, and U.S. college sports conferences …

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Gaming industry insider deems proposed national sports betting advertising framework a non-starter 57:25

7M ago57:25

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The day after a webcast hosted by Senator Marty Deacon to discuss her push for a national framework around sports betting advertising, a long-time lobbyist and regulatory advisor for the gambling industry said passing Bill S-269 is of the longshot variety. Troy Ross, the president of TRM Public Affairs, appeared on the Gaming News Canada Show prese…

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ESPN Bets Takes Flight with a Bang 59:57

8M ago59:57

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The hoopla in advance of last week’s launch of ESPN Bets was well-founded, as the Worldwide Leader’s sportsbook – in collaboration with Penn Entertainment – was No. 1 in app downloads including more than 670,000 in the first 24 hours. SBC Americas journalist Jessica Welman made her return to the Gaming News Canada Show presented by Osler, Hoskin & …

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The AGCO opens a dialogue on the forthcoming athlete and celebrity advertising ban 57:02

8M ago57:02

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As first reported in the latest newsletter by Gaming News Canada, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission began last week meeting with sports betting operators and other stakeholders in the province’s regulated gambling industry about its proposal to ban athletes and celebrities from advertising for the protection of minors. Paul Burns, the president and…

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