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Four years ago today, a newsletter covering the business of sports betting, igaming, and other topics of interest, was born. On that day, we covered the passing of the second reading of Bill C-218 in the House of Commons.
Since then, Gaming News Canada – has produced almost 150 newsletters and some 600 audio/visual shows to deliver the latest industry news and insights to our still-growing list of subscribers. This morning, we thank everyone who has had a hand in the success of our neighbourhood media outlet, and there are far too many to mention by name in this space.
To help us celebrate Anniversaire Numero Quatre, Parleh Media Group co-founder and CE0 (and the person giving your humble correspondent a friendly but firm push to create Gaming News Canada) Mark Silver helped us take a walk down memory lane with a special focus on the relationship between media and the regulated gambling industry in Ontario, and the rest of Canada.
Then, long-time Friend of Gaming News Canada Amanda Brewer and journalist Dave Briggs joined us for their respective thoughts and layers on the past four years. That included a discussion on the Ontario market, which celebrates its third anniversary at the beginning of April and so far continues to wait for the consolidation many of us predicted back in April 2022. Brewer also provided an update and some advice for the folks in charge of creating an expanded legal sports betting and gaming business in Alberta.
Both Briggs and Brewer weighed in on Briggs’s interview last week with PointsBet Canada boss Scotty Vanderwel about the potential impact of Donald Trump’s tariff war on the Ontario industry. We also asked Brewer about the Canadian Lottery Coalition-supported legal action taken by the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation against offshore betting site Bodog.
Finally, we asked our two guests to take out their crystal balls to gaze into the future, and specifically asked Briggs about Canada’s horse racing industry and the opportunities/challenges around betting.
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