OLG

14th September 2022

Ontario Lottery and Gaming enhances self-exclusion program

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has expanded its PlaySmart responsible gambling program with the relaunch of its My PlayBreak self-exclusion scheme. Consumers in…

18th July 2022

Gambet is a “failed operation”, DC councilmember says

A council meeting in Washington DC has branded Gambet as a “failed operation” after the sports betting monopoly has failed to bring in its projected…

25th October 2021

OLG pays CAD$31.3m to municipal partners in Q2

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) will pay CAD$31.3m (USD$25.3m/€21.8m/£18.4m) to 27 municipalities across the province in non-tax gaming revenue payments from the second quarter…

3rd September 2021

OLG surpasses CAN$1m in wagers during online sportsbook’s first week

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has processed more than CAN$1m in sports bets during the first week of operating its new online sportsbook. Proline+…

27th August 2021

Single-event sports betting officially launches in Canada

Single event sports betting is legal in Canada as of today (27 August), following Bill C-218’s passage into law last month.  The bill was designed…

1st February 2021

Ontario’s OLG group appoints Basi as new CFO

Ontario’s state-run gaming and lottery operator, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), has appointed Pinder Basi as its new chief financial officer. Basi (pictured),…

19th October 2020

OLG selects Hannay as new president and CEO

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has appointed banking sector veteran A. Duncan Harvey to replace Stephen Rigby as its president and chief executive,…

15th July 2020

Ontario gaming venues to begin reopening from July 17

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) will permit certain casinos and charitable gaming centers to resume operations when the province enters stage 3 of…

25th July 2019

Playtech pens responsible gaming deal with Ontario Lottery

iGaming solutions giant Playtech has expanded its relationship with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to provide the organisation with its BetBuddy gambling data analytics…