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The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario served HR Ottawa with Orders of Monetary Penalty totaling $227,250 for alleged breaches of the Registrar’s Standards for Gaming at Rideau Carleton Casino.

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The move marks the 20th regulated market entry for Wazdan and allows the company to supply its content in the newly launched Canadian market.

It only took a month, but regulators in Ontario have already issued fines to a couple of operators for advertising failures. Plus, Dutch regulators have sent warnings to operators regarding money laundering and terrorism.

After gaining approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, Armadillo Studios will offer gaming content to the newly launched Canadian market.

The fines were served to the two sportsbook operators in the newly launched market by the registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario with BetMGM getting hit with $48,000 in penalties and PointsBet taking a hit for $30,000.

Beginning with the Century Downs Racetrack and Casino’s 2022 Meet on 26 February, licensed betting operators around the world can now offer content from both CDR’s and CMR’s sites for betting.

Customers will be back at the Casino de Montréal, Casino de Charlevoix and Casino du Lac-Leamy as well as at the Salon de jeux de Québec and Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières beginning 28 February. The Casino de Mont-Tremblant will be reopening on 3 March.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is pleased to announce that in less than a full week of operation it has already processed over $1 million in bets on the new PROLINE+ online sportsbook.

Starting 13 September, proof of vaccination will be required in the Canadian province for people attending certain social and recreational settings and events, including casinos.

Casino Nova Scotia - Halifax and Casino Nova Scotia - Sydney can operate at 100% capacity with social distancing and mask policies in place.

Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara have announced that they will both be reopening their doors on 23 July with invitation-only events taking place on 21 and 22 July.

Upon reopening, reservations will not be mandatory at the Canada property; however, all guests will be required to register prior to entering the casino.

Further to the announcement today from the British Columbia provincial government that certain businesses can reopen, such as casinos, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation will be reopening several properties on Thursday.

Casinos throughout Alberta were closed on 13 December 2020 to comply with a quarantine imposed by the Alberta government to contain the spread of COVID-19.

After the final witnesses appeared, the Committee referred Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, back to the Senate on Tuesday, 8 June.

In the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation suspended operations at Casino Nova Scotia - Halifax as of Thursday, 22 April 2021 at 11:59 p.m. AST.

Operations at Elements Casino Brantford and Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands will be suspended as of Sunday, 21 March. The company will also be reopening Elements Casino Grand River on Friday, 26 March.

The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation will be suspending operations at Shorelines Casino Peterborough and Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs as of Sunday, 7 March 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Bill C-218, which decriminalizes single-event sports betting, was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights by an overwhelming vote of 303-15.