Across Canada
REGULATION
SafeBets Eyes 200 Million Users, Says No-Deposit Model Skirts Gambling Rules
ENFORCEMENT
US Horse Racing Regulator Charges Handicapper Marshall Gramm in Data Breach
REGULATION
CME Boss Duffy Clashes With Kalshi at CFTC Meeting Over Insider Trading Risk
BUSINESS
Seneca Niagara Casino Plans $47M Room Overhaul, Skipping the Penthouses
BUSINESS
Bally’s May Sell Las Vegas Ballpark Project as Cash Crunch Bites
ENFORCEMENT
Florida AG Sues Stake, VGW and Payment Firms Over Sweepstakes Casinos
SafeBets Eyes 200 Million Users, Says No-Deposit Model Skirts Gambling Rules
No-deposit prediction platform SafeBets wants sports and politics fans to fuel growth, then mine top forecasters for financial-market trading signals.
HISA accuses professor and horse owner Marshall Gramm of misusing confidential vet records for wagering and claiming decisions.
CME Group's Terry Duffy sparred with Kalshi's co-founder at a CFTC hearing as horse racing's watchdog charged a respected handicapper with insider trading.
New York's Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino will renovate 594 rooms by 2027, as cross-border Canadian visits face pressure from tariffs and politics.
An unnamed buyer wants Bally’s 26-acre Las Vegas site by the A’s new ballpark, as the operator scrambles for cash across its casino projects.
Canadian market data · Q2 2026
Total wagers, Q2
C$25.1B
Gaming revenue
C$914M
Live operators
51
Active player accounts
1.4M
Latest
Updated hourlyFlorida escalates its sweepstakes-casino crackdown, suing Stake and VGW plus payment processors, alleging illegal online gambling under state law.
GCI says illegal streams logged 174 billion views during the 2026 World Cup, with most carrying ads for offshore gambling operators.
ADI Predictstreet denied royal family links, but corporate filings tie it to IHC, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an investigation found.
A new Gallup survey finds gambling participation down sharply since 2016, but researchers say phone polling may be missing sports betting and prediction-market activity.
By province
13 jurisdictions, 13 rulebooks
ON
Open market
51 operators live under iGaming Ontario
AB
Launching 2027
First private licences issued this month
BC
Crown monopoly
PlayNow keeps exclusive online rights
QC
Under review
Loto-Québec consults on opening up
ATL
Crown monopoly
Atlantic Lottery online growth flattens
More news
Aug 18
The CFTC-regulated sports exchange topped $125M in its debut week while fighting New York, Massachusetts and three other states over gambling law claims.
Aug 17
A Connecticut judge denied Kalshi's injunction bid, questioning CFTC power, as new geofencing deadlines and a White House meeting loom this week.
Aug 17
HB 2711 would add consumer safeguards for sports event contracts in Pennsylvania, but skips licensing or taxation as Kalshi fights states in court.
Aug 16
A new SEC filing shows Caesars rejected Carl Icahn’s $34-a-share bid over financing gaps, citing Tilman Fertitta’s $17.6B deal as more certain.
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