By Mathilde Adam

Legal

Maryland’s Sports Betting Expansion Bill Moves Forward

March 6, 2021

A bill to expand sports betting in Maryland has moved forward and will be voted on by the General Assembly next week. General Assembly to Vote on HB0940 Next Week On Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved Maryland’s House Bill 940, which would expand the definition of gambling in the state. The proposal, […]

By Stoyan Todorov

Casino

British Columbia Casinos Remain on Lockdown Year into Pandemic

March 5, 2021

With British Columbia’s casinos on shutdown for nearly a year now, the province has no fixed plans as to when a full-scale reopening my happen. British Columbia Casinos Continue to Face Hardships  For the past 350-odd days, casinos in British Columbia have been on lockdown. On March 16, 2020, Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry said that […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

DraftKings Becomes UFC’s First-Ever Official Sportsbook Partner

March 4, 2021

Daily fantasy and sports betting operator DraftKings announced today it entered into a groundbreaking agreement with the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, UFC. First-Ever Official Sportsbook and DFS Partner Under the terms of one of the most significant in the history of UFC agreement, DraftKings will become the organization’s first-ever Official Sportsbook and […]

By Julie Moraine

Trading

Great Canadian Q4 and 2020 Performance Impacted by Closures

March 3, 2021

Canadian-based gambling group Great Canadian Gaming Corporation released its fourth-quarter earnings and full-year ended December 31, 2020, financial report, stressing the material impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Suspension of Gaming Venues Great Canadian noted the temporary suspension of all of its gaming venues for the majority of the year was the reason behind the decrease […]

By Jerome García

Casino

Torstar Corporation Plans to Launch Online Casino This Year

March 2, 2021

Owner of Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator, Torstar Corporation, announced plans for an online casino brand. The company plans to launch the online casino this year in the regulated gaming market in Ontario, Canada. Torstar Announces Plans for Online Casino Launch Torstar Corporation announced on Monday this week that it plans to launch an online […]

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 […]