By Julie Moraine

Trading

theScore Completed IPO, Underwriters’ Over-Allotment in Full

March 1, 2021

Score Media and Gaming Inc. successfully completed its US initial public offering (IPO), placing 6.9 million of the company’s Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and gaining $186.3 million in gross proceeds. IPO Launch Last month, theScore announced it launched a public offering of company stock in both Canada and the US as part of its […]

By Melanie Porter

Trading

TheScore Prepares 5m Class A Share for US Public Offering

February 23, 2021

TheScore prepares to issue 5,000,000 Class A Shares for its US public offering. The company will list the shares on NASDAQ with the “SCR” ticker. TheScore to Issue 5m Class A Shares as It Goes Public Score Media and Gaming Inc. announced on Monday it is launching a public offering of Class A Subordinate Voting […]

By Luke Thompson

Industry

Government and Police Yet to Testify in B.C. Casinos Inquiry

February 23, 2021

So far, so good – Commissioner Austin Cullen hasn’t heard any clear-cut allegations or admissions of corruption through the six-week-long inquiry into British Columbia casinos. The Government and the Police Have Yet to Testify The politicians responsible who have not yet testified are; John van Dongen, Rich Coleman, Shirley Bond, and Michael De Jong. Collectively, […]

By Mathilde Adam

Legal

Canada: Sports Betting Bill C-218 Moves Forward

February 18, 2021

Single-event sports betting could soon become legal in Canada, after the passing of Bill C-218 in the House of Commons yesterday. JUST Committee to Discuss the Bill Canada is closer to legalizing sports betting on single events, as Bill C-218 passed in second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The legislation has been […]

By Luke Thompson

Industry

Single Sport Betting Legalization Bill Passed in Canada

February 18, 2021

As the bid for legalizing single-event sports betting in Canada intensifies, so does support from potential stakeholders who have asked the government to step up its efforts. With the NFL’s Super Bowl now a missed opportunity, theScore founder and CEO John Levy is convinced authorizing single-event sport betting in Canada would be a huge boon […]

By Luke Thompson

Sports

Inspired INC Enters the Caribbean with CAGE Companies

February 17, 2021

Inspired is breaking ground in the Caribbean virtual sports market though a localized partnership with CAGE Companies. CAGE Retail Outlets to Host Inspired’s Virtual Sports Product CAGE’s retail outlets across the Caribbean are about to welcome Inspired Entertainment’s turnkey V-Play Plug & Play solution, courtesy of a new partnership forged between the companies. Inspired will […]

By Mike Johnson

Legal

Alberta Gives Go-Ahead to Single-Event Betting in Canada

February 11, 2021

The Canadian province of Alberta has given its go-ahead for single-event sports betting, joining British Columbia and private companies in asking the government to act. Single-Event Sports Betting Closer to Realization Alberta has issued an approval for legislative changes that would enable single-event sports betting in the country. The news has been confirmed by the […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

FansUnite Signs Engagement Letter with Ifrah Law

February 10, 2021

Sports technology company FansUnite Entertainment announced today it signed an engagement letter with prominent gaming law firm Ifrah Law PLLC to ensure its collaboration with OneComply would provide assistance to FansUnite’s licensing strategy in the US. Pursuing Rapid Expansion Due to the interest gambling and casino operators in the US showed for the sports betting […]

By Fiona Simmons

Casino

Canada’s Nova Scotia Joins the Online Casino Games Boom

February 10, 2021

With an estimated $100 million leaving Atlantic Canada for offshore gambling websites, Nova Scotia, and some fellow Atlantic provinces, has decided to legalize the activity and open an online casino games website. Atlantic Provinces to Soon Get Online Casino Gaming Nova Scotia has made up its mind – it will host online casino games starting […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Ministers from Two Cabinets Refused to Get BCLC Out of Gambling

February 7, 2021

Government in British Columbia was told it was better suited as a regulator, letting other entities operate high-limit gambling, a former chairman of the board at the BC Lottery Corp told the public enquiry. Casino High-Limits Were Already There Bud Smith, board chairman at the BCLC from 2013 to 2018, told the inquiry that, by […]