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Before making his maiden appearance at a Toronto Maple Leafs game – the regular-season opener against Les Canadiens de Montreal no less - Betty Canada CEO Chavdar Dimitrov returned to the Gaming News Canada Show presented by Bede Gaming.
Dimitrov, the former engineering lead for Bede who was named the head honcho for Betty’s Canadian operations in the fall of 2024, provided his perspective around the company’s decision in June to become an official online casino partner of the Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors. He also talked about the support Betty has received from the partnership team at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment leading up to the start of the NHL and NBA regular seasons and plans to exploit its first major partnership in the Ontario market. And Betty continues to evolve its marketing strategy, including the onboarding of The Parleh to provide support around video content.
A record August for the regulated gaming industry in Ontario prompted us to ask Dimitrov about the continued growth of online gaming, including Betty’s slots business. Betty, which has been uniquely transparent in providing numbers around its Ontario business, told us the operator has now surpassed 90,000 customers.
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Preventing Money Laundering in Canada’s Online Gaming & Sports Betting Industry
The prevention of money laundering in the Canadian gambling industry, especially in the still-young world of online gaming and sports wagering, is a hot-button issue with all stakeholders.
To dig into the topic, with suggestions to bring Canada’s anti-money laundering laws in sync with the new world of gaming, a new episode of the Get to Know Canadian Gaming podcast brought together CGA President/CEO Paul Burns and Senior Advisor Amanda Brewer, and Derek Ramm – the Global Head of Advisory Services for Kinectify and a member of the CGA board of directors.
Ramm, who has an extensive background in AML issues including time with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, shone a spotlight on the current laws in Canada and the concerns with them from the gaming industry. Burns talked about the current efforts by the Canadian Gaming Association to advocate changes to the laws with the federal government, and working with stakeholders to do business under the current laws. Brewer, who hosted a panel on AML at the Canadian Gaming Summit in June, discussed the key takeaways from that discussion.
The panel also weighed in on the current AML landscape in the Ontario market, and the conversations that are taking place around the imminent opening of a regulated, competitive marketplace in Alberta.
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