Gearing up for Ontario’s iGaming Launch

Starting on April 4, 2022, the Ontario gambling market will undergo significant changes, with the online gambling and single-sports betting markets expanding and becoming available to a wider range of operators. From next month, the province will run the iGaming scheme, an online gambling market designed to expand the industry in Ontario. 

Whilst single-sports betting has not been illegal in Ontario for some time, consumer choice was limited to PROLINE+, an operator run by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). This change effectively means that more online operators will be allowed to offer their services to consumers.

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Waze gets Retro Mode

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Get nostalgic with Waze with a new Retro Mode driving experience. The mode celebrates the personalities and trends from the '70s, '80s, and '90s. You can set your vibe to '70s peace, love, and happiness with an "eccentric radio DJ" as your host and navigator, a flower-power "El Vanarino" as your vehicle, and a groovy lava lamp as your Mood. 

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Crave gets rights to stream recent 'Sesame Street' episodes

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It hasn't been the easiest to find the latest episodes of Sesame Street in the country. We had to wait for it to show up on PBS. But the Bell Media-owned Crave secured rights to bring the educational children's show to the streaming service starting Friday. Crave will roll out all 35 episodes of season 51, which debuted on HBO Max in late 2020 in the US and through the Public Broadcasting Service last year.

And then, in September, it will add 35 episodes from season 52, which is now rolling out in the US through HBO Max. This latest season introduces Ji-Young, the first Asian-American muppet in the show's canon.

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Changes Ahead for Ontario in the iGaming Domain

As you may already know, countries all across the globe have taken their own stance when it comes to gambling rules and regulations, each one having its own views on what should be permitted and what should be denied. These start out from a general structure but end up needing to be adjusted in order to accommodate ever-changing demands and socio-political circumstances.

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