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  • BetMGM Renews Treacherous Deal With NHL Star Connor McDavid
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    BetMGM Renews Treacherous Deal With NHL Star Connor McDavid

    BetMGM announced Thursday that it renewed its marketing partnership with NHL star Connor McDavid, despite public health warnings that such a relationship boosts the risk of harm. McDavid will continue to promote gambling on BetMGM in Ontario under the so-called “responsible gambling” messaging, a widely discredited framework for dealing with the public health consequences of…

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  • Ontario Fines theScore Bet $200K Over Cash-Out Offers
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    Ontario Fines theScore Bet $200K Over Cash-Out Offers

    Ontario gambling regulators fined theScore Bet $200,000 over what it described as misleading cash-out offers. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced the monetary penalty against Score Media and Gaming Inc., which operates theScore Bet. It said the sportsbook displayed unachievable cash-out amounts and didn’t honor them. The cash-out feature lets users settle…

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  • Online Slot Maker Offered Banned Auto-Play Feature, Ontario Says

    Online Slot Maker Offered Banned Auto-Play Feature, Ontario Says

    Ontario’s gambling regulator fined online casino supplier Booming Games $70,000 after finding prohibited auto-play was available to players for months. Auto-play for slots can potentially increase gambling-related harm, which can raise suicide risk. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that Booming Games, based in Malta, failed to properly configure and monitor multiple…

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  • Ontario Fines Betty Gaming $120K After Minors Gambled Online

    Ontario Fines Betty Gaming $120K After Minors Gambled Online

    Ontario’s gambling regulator has fined New York-based Betty Gaming Ltd. CA$120,000 after failures in its age-verification systems. Betty allowed underage Canadians to open accounts on Betty.ca, with some depositing money and gambling. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario said it was notified in November 2025 that Betty Gaming had “identified a vulnerability” in its…

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  • Ontario Probe Finds Regulated And Offshore Gambling Overlap

    Ontario Probe Finds Regulated And Offshore Gambling Overlap

    Ontario has cracked down on what it says was unauthorized offshore business by two companies involved in regulated betting in Canada. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) served two online gambling business-to-business suppliers with fines for involvement in illegal offshore markets. The AGCO announced that Relax Gaming Limited and Arrise Solutions Limited each…

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