Canadian Online Casino News
Welcome to our news section! Here we cover new game announcements, industry news, trends, and promotions and offer other useful information for online casino fans in Canada.
Is NetEnt’s Latest a Copy of a Microgaming Slot?
NetEnt has just released their latest game, a slot called “Universal Monsters™: The Phantom Curse”. Just from the name, you…
Illegal Casinos on the Rise in Canada
With gambling being legal in Canada, it’s fairly easy to find an excellent brick-and-mortar casino or poker room to visit….
River Rock VIP Manager De-Registered Following Probe
It started with some initial suspicion which led to the launch of a laundering probe, and in reaction, an…
Friction Around BCLC Laundering Probe
A few months ago we covered the announcement that River Rock casino would undergo a laundering probe after a string…
The Most Dramatic Casino Crimes of 2017
Attempted robberies and casinos are “old-friends”. Sometimes they end with a few people in jail, and unfortunately, sometimes people get…
Canada Juniors Whip Slovakia to Stay Perfect at Worlds
The Canadian junior team’s solid defence has proven itself once again as they continue to fight their way to…
End the Year Winning with These Festive Online Slots
It’s the holiday season! The excitement of Christmas eve is behind us, but now the real relaxation and fun begins….
Seminole Tribe to add Huge Guitar Tower to Hard Rock Casino
The Seminole tribe have been serious players in the gaming industry for a while now. In 2007, they purchased Hard…
The BCLC Revises Regulatory Laws After 20 Years
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation has announced it has completed revamping a document known as the Operational Services Agreement (OSA)….
NetEnt Releases New Rewards Wheel for Players
Online gaming developer Net Entertainment have released a new tool called the “Free Round Widget”. The widget will be able…
Revenue Boom for Loto-Québec Continues…
Although Loto-Québec has maintained a humble diplomacy surrounding the topic, the figures describing the operator’s growth in the last year…
Atlantic Lottery Goes Omni-Channel with New Games
The Atlantic Lottery has taken a major step in making their products more accessible to Canadians. The lottery approached Scientific…
Manitoba Chiefs in Huge Lawsuit Against Province
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has filed a lawsuit against the provincial government of Manitoba for close to $1 billion….
IGT Launch Cardless Connect Mobile Rewards App
International Gaming Technology (IGT) have for a while been recognized as true innovators in the world of gambling technology. With…
Mega Moolah Makes 2 Millionaires in a Week
It’s always great to hear about a really big online slot win, but when it happens at a casino you…
William Hill Partners with Lightning Box for Two New Slots
We’ve featured William Hill as one of our recommended online casinos for Canadians, and not without good reason. William Hill…
River Rock Casino in BC Faces Laundering Probe
Evidence has risen pointing to a possible case of money laundering by the River Rock Casino located south of Vancouver….
Pokerstars Bring on Usain Bolt to Launch Zoom Poker Edition
The world’s best known online poker room, Pokerstars, have brought on legendary sprinter Usain Bolt to lead the marketing campaign…
New Urban Casino “Parq Vancouver” to Open this Friday
The much-awaited Parq Vancouver casino complex is scheduled to open this Friday. This impressive entertainment facility is one of the…
Betway Casino Becomes Major Sponsor of ESL Esports League
Esports is growing from strength to strength as more spectators become hooked on the craze, and more companies start team…
Local Residents Worried About New OLG Rexdale Deal
As far as the gaming industry is concerned, the recent deal between OLG and The Great Canadian Gaming Corp. is…
Microgaming to Launch 2 New Epic Slots in September
As a leader in online casino gaming software, Microgaming is always up to something creative, and we’re glad to announce…
Spin Palace Undergoes Facelift and Adds Sports Betting
Spin Palace has earned its place as one of the most popular online casino amongst Canadians. We’re definitely fans of…
OLG Announce New Operators for GTA Bundle
Last month we talked about what was to be one of the biggest and most influential decisions of Canada’s gaming…
New Group Lobbying for Legal Online Gaming in the US
Online gaming has always been a hot issue amongst politicians and policy makers in the US. It always feels like…
OLG to Choose Ontario’s New Gambling Operator
For a while now, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has been reviewing private organizations’ proposals to take over the…
Playtech Announce New BetTracker App
A new app could make sports betting on mobile devices that much easier. Betting on sports is extremely popular in…
Loto-Quebec to Release Physical Version of “Cash Busters” Instant Win Game
As casino players, we have it pretty good here in Canada. This latest news highlights this fact. The extremely popular…
Microgaming with New Jurassic World Slot
After the success of the Jurassic Park slots, Microgaming has released another fast-paced action-packed dino-themed slot: Jurassic World. The Jurassic…
Mega Moolah Slot Makes Yet Another Millionaire
If there’s one online slot game that’s dominated the big wins of 2017 so far, it has to be the…
Yggdrasil Wins EGR Best Slots Provider 2nd Year Running
If you’re a frequent reader of our reviews, you’ll probably know that we’re fans of Yggdrasil. This is a casino…
BC Player Wins $397k Jackpot at Bodog Online Casino
We always love a good story about a Canadian player hitting a big jackpot. This time lady luck decided to…
GameCo’s Skill-Based Slots Hit Foxwoods Casino
GameCo is a very interesting company that we’ve been keeping our eye on since they released their revolutionary skill-based games…
British Columbia Grants NetEnt Full Gaming Supplier License
British Columbia’s official gaming regulator, the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB), has given the leading Swedish game developer NetEnt…
Plans Announced for Hard Rock Casino in Ottawa
In a new deal overseen by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), the Rideau Carleton Raceway will soon be…
Bodog’s “Quick Seat” Improves Online Poker for Recreational Players
For a long while now, Bodog has taken a different approach to online poker. There was a time when poker…
PokerStars Release Improved Jackpot Poker on Steam Platform
Looking to enter the multi-billion dollar social gaming market, PokerStars developed Jackpot Poker, a version of their popular Spin…
Evolution Gaming Signs Deal to Open First Canadian Studio
The Swedish live casino production company Evolution Gaming has penned a new deal with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation to…
Mega Moolah Slot Win Creates Another Millionaire
Experienced online slots players are well aware of the existence of the massive progressive jackpot Mega Moolah. A recent Mega…
Plans Approved for New Edmonton Casino
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission has approved a plan for a new gambling entertainment centre to be built in…
An Emoji Slot Game? NetEnt Continues to Surprise Us
The ICE Totally Gaming conference in London, England, proved to be a hotbed of new ideas and announcements in the…
Lucky Slots Player Wins $1 Million at William Hill Casino
It’s no secret that the William Hill online casino is home to great online slots games. The company’s main software…
William Hill Brings Yggdrasil Slots On Board
William Hill, one of our favorite recommended online casinos for Canadian players, has made a serious move to take their…
BCLC Revenue Report Shocks the Gaming Industry
In our last news piece, we covered a new agreement signed by the British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) and…
MGM Signs Responsible Gaming Deal with BC’s GameSense
In a new agreement, MGM Resorts International and the British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) have taken steps to make gaming…
The MLB is Reconsidering Baseball Betting
Legal wagering in the US is constantly under examination and discussion, but in a new announcement by Major League Baseball’s…
NetEnt to Release First VR Slot Game
As virtual reality continues to gain popularity in the gaming world, it’s becoming clear that online casinos will be next…
Playtech Announce New Superman Slots Series
Playtech have announced another huge collaboration, this time with entertainment giant Warner Bros. The exclusive deal focuses on brands falling…
Virtual Reality Casino Gaming the Next Big Thing?
It feels like only a few years ago that virtual reality casino gaming would have been regarded as some kind…
Ontario Communities Reap the Benefits of Local Casinos
The relationship between land-based gaming and the communities that surround these facilities can be a tricky one. While some consider…
NYX Gets Green Light to Operate in Canadian Provinces
The company known as NYX Gaming Group has been granted an approval to begin offering its software to online gaming…
Bitcoin’s Success Set to Affect Online Gaming?
Bitcoin was launched only several years ago yet the digital currency protégé has almost become a household name. While public…
Big Wins Rock the Slots at Spin Palace
One of our favorite online casinos, and one that is open to players from Canada of course, is Spin Palace….
David Baazov Withdraws Proposal to Purchase Amaya
The ownership of the Montreal-based company Amaya Incorporated has been a topic of discussion since the beginning of the year….
Playtech Begins Huge $250k Giveaway
Playtech, an industry leader in the world of online casino software development, has launched a special promotion for the 2016…
Pokerstars Launch New “Casino Rush” App
The popular poker site Pokerstars has launched a new application for Android and iOS devices called Casino Rush. As the…
Jackpot City Launches New Live Dealer Games
As we’ve mentioned in our online casino reviews before, Jackpot City is definitely one of your best bets as a…
Ontario’s Casino Rama Hacked by “Anonymous Threat Agent”
The Casino Rama resort in Ontario is going through an extremely rough patch at the moment. Only two weeks…
Canadian Player Wins $11.6 Million on Mega Moolah
Mega Moolah is one of Microgaming’s most successful games of all time, but it’s probably one of the most famous…
Microgaming’s New Poker Tournaments Offer Top Slots
Microgaming has released their new schedule for the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN). This new action-packed schedule is based around…
Maple Casino Launches 2016 Halloween Cash Dash
Based on our experience of what’s available, we think that Maple Casino is one of the best online casinos for…
Is NetEnt Withdrawing from Canada?
Over the course of 2016, Swedish casino software developer NetEnt has made a number of shifts that may hint at…
BCLC Online Slots Break Their Own Rules
According to BC gambling laws, new online slots games need to be evaluated and approved before being available to the…
Amaya Inc. in Talks with William Hill about Merger
The Canadian-based company Amaya Inc is currently in talks with William Hill, one of the most well-known bookmakers in the…
A Jackpot City Slot just paid out $1,020,000
As September 2016 came to a close, one very lucky player at Jackpot City had a lot to be happy…
Playtech Launches New Live Casino Card Game
Playtech has already claimed its clear position as one of the leaders in online casino software. Here in Canada we…
Edmonton’s New Grand Villa Casino Officially Open
The new Grand Villa casino has been opened in downtown Edmonton as of the 7th of September. The project was funded…
888 Launch Pokémon GO-Style Free Bets App
The Pokémon GO phenomenon spread like a wildfire this summer, gathering popularity instantaneously and catching the attention of the international…
Month of Big Wins by Canadians at Spin Palace
It’s been a great month for Canadian online casino players. There have been some nice big wins especially at Spin…
NetEnt Completes “Rocks” Slot Series
The NetEnt online gaming software company has completed its Rocks Trilogy series of slots games. The game to complete the…
Jackpot City Announces Big Online Slots Winners
Jackpot City is one of our favorite online casinos and one that we’ve reviewed in the past. It’s a Microgaming…
Microgaming Sign Licensing Agreement for Tarzan Online Slot
Microgaming have just announced that they have bought the exclusive rights to the Tarzan brand name for use in an…
Netent’s New NRVNA Slot – What We Think
We’re always excited to review a new game from one of our favorite developers. We met Netent’s latest release, the…
Microgaming Release Brand New Slots Game “Electric Diva”
With so many new slots games being released regularly, it must be a real challenge for developers to keep coming…
Playtech release Two New Age of the Gods Slots Games
Playtech is a long-standing leader in the online casino software arena, and the creator of some of our favorite games….
10 Tips to Sharpen Your Online Blackjack Game
Blackjack is a classic casino game that can be enjoyed by players of all levels of card game experience. You…
EGR Awards the Best Online Casino Software Providers of 2016
The Electronic Gaming Review holds an awards ceremony every year to honour professionals and companies that have excelled in doing…
May Marks Big Slots Wins by Canadians
We’re not yet halfway through 2016 and already Canadian online slots players are proving to be some of the luckiest…
Now You Can Bet on Who Will “Win” Game of Thrones
It’s amazing how popular HBO’s series Game of Thrones has become, but it’s not just that people watch the show…
NetEnt Release Footage of New “Theme Park” Slots Game
It’s called “Theme Park: Tickets of Fortune” and it could be NetEnt’s next big slots game hit. The game is…
New Sports Betting Bill will be Debated in Parliament
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Couple Wins Canadian Lottery Jackpot of $50 million
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