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La Cour a tranché : Le modèle de Jeux en ligne Ontario est conforme au Code criminel

Le 13 mai 2024, la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « CSJO ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke v. iGaming Ontario, dans laquelle elle tranche en faveur de la province de l’Ontario et...more

5/29/2024  /  Canada , Criminal Code , Gambling , Gaming , iGaming

Ontario’s iGaming Model Complies with Criminal Code, Court Rules

On May 13, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) released its decision in Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke v. iGaming Ontario, ruling in favour of the province of Ontario and iGaming Ontario. The Court found that...more

5/16/2024  /  Canada , Criminal Code , Gambling , Gaming , iGaming

L’interdiction visant les célébrités et les athlètes dans la publicité pour les jeux sur Internet entre en vigueur en Ontario

Le 28 février 2024, les modifications apportées aux Normes du registrateur pour les jeux sur Internet (les « normes mises à jour ») sont entrées en vigueur. Les normes mises à jour interdisent le recours à des messages...more

Sidelined: Ontario Ban on Athlete and Celebrity iGaming Endorsements Takes Effect

On February 28, 2024, amendments to the Registrar Standards for Internet Gaming (Amended Standards) took effect. The Amended Standards prohibit the use of athletes and restrict the use of celebrity promoters, including social...more

CAJO : Fin de la période de transition pour les exploitants de jeux sur Internet et les fournisseurs sur le marché non réglementé

La Commission des alcools et des jeux de l’Ontario (la « CAJO ») a publié de nouvelles normes pour les jeux (les « nouvelles normes ») afin de mettre fin à la « période de transition » pour les exploitants et les fournisseurs...more

Ontario’s Gaming Regulator Ends Transition Period for Unregulated iGaming Operators and Suppliers

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued new gaming standards (New Standards) to end the “transition period” for operators and gaming-related suppliers active in the unregulated market and to address...more

Ontario’s iGaming Market: Registration Applications Now Live

On September 13, 2021, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) opened its application portal for prospective operators and gaming-related suppliers interested in participating in Ontario’s coming igaming market....more

Puck Set to Drop on Single-Event Sports Betting in Canada

On August 12, 2021, the federal government announced that Bill C‑218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act (Bill), will come into force on August 27 of this year, officially legalizing single-event sports betting in...more

Senate Passes Bill C-218 Legalizing Single-Event Sports Betting in Canada

On June 22, 2021, the Senate passed Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, which will amend the Criminal Code to allow provincial governments to determine when and how to conduct and manage single-event sports...more

Ontario iGaming: Who Will be Eligible?

On May 19, 2021, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) made available for comment a discussion paper on the expected eligibility requirements for iGaming operators in Ontario’s new iGaming market. The discussion...more

5/21/2021  /  Canada , Eligibility , Gaming , Online Gaming

Single-Event Sports Betting: Decriminalization in the Cards as Bill C-218 Passes House of Commons

On April 22, 2021, an amended Bill C-218, which seeks to allow single-event sports betting in Canada, passed its third reading in the House of Commons. As discussed in our February 2021 Blakes Bulletin: Single-Event...more

Stakes Are High: Ontario Seeks Input on How to Open I-Gaming Market

A clearer image is emerging of the future of internet gaming (iGaming) in Ontario. On March 3, 2021, the province released a discussion paper outlining its “preliminary thinking” on how Ontario’s new iGaming market could...more

3/9/2021  /  Canada , Gambling , Gaming , Online Gaming

Single-Event Sports Betting: Place Your Bets on Which Bill Makes It Across the Line

On February 17, 2021, Bill C-218, which seeks to decriminalize single-event sports betting in Canada, easily passed second reading in the House of Commons by a vote of 303 to 15. Bill C-218 is a private member’s bill...more

Internet Gaming Changes Coming to Canada

Significant changes are on the horizon for Canada and Ontario’s gaming industry. Not only did the federal government recently introduce Bill C-13 to decriminalize single-event sports betting in Canada, but the Ontario...more

12/17/2020  /  Canada , Gaming , Online Gaming , Sports Gambling

Good Odds Single-Event Sports Betting Will Soon Be Legal in Canada

On November 26, 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-13, which seeks to decriminalize single-event sports betting, while maintaining the pari-mutuel system of betting for horse racing. As it stands today,...more

2019 Ontario Budget: Gaming Highlights

On April 11, 2019, the Government of Ontario released its 2019 budget (2019 Budget), which includes several proposals that will impact the gaming landscape in Ontario once implemented. The gaming-related highlights from the...more

4/15/2019  /  Canada , Gambling , Gaming , Ontario , Sports Betting
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