CGA at the 2025 Canadian Gaming Summit
It was a pleasure to connect with our members and the broader gaming community at the 2025 Canadian Gaming Summit in Toronto. The week was filled with meaningful conversations, valuable insights, and a strong sense of shared purpose as we continue to advance Canada’s gaming industry together. We kicked off the Summit with the CGA…
CGA Welcomes its Latest Member, PokerLab
The Canadian Gaming Association is pleased to welcome PokerLab to its membership. PokerLab was established to reimagine the world of online poker by helping iGaming operators acquire and retain customers by using poker gameplay on the most nimble, innovative, and trusted poker-as-a-service platform. The PokerLab solution is engineered in-house to be the most configurable online…
Register for the CGA Reception at the Canadian Gaming Summit 2025!
We are excited to welcome our members and the international gaming community to the Canadian Gaming Association’s annual reception in Toronto during the Canadian Gaming Summit 2025. The CGA @ CGS reception will take place on June 17, 2025 from 5-7pm ET at Jump Restaurant. We look forward to seeing you there! A big thank…
Breaking News: The iGaming Alberta Act
Proposed legislation tabled on March 26, 2025, by the government of Alberta, called the iGaming Alberta Act, will create a new Crown corporation, the Alberta iGaming Corporation, to oversee the new market and put the AGLC in charge of regulation. The goal is to bring more players into a legal system, add consumer protections like…
US-Canada Trade War & Tariffs
As the current on-again-off-again threat of US tariffs on Canadian products continues, the Government of Canada has moved ahead with its first phase of retaliatory tariff measures, which include 25% tariffs on electronic gaming machines and playing cards. Several provinces have added additional measures. All have removed US alcohol from liquor stores and restricted US…
Become a Canadian Gaming Association Sponsor!
Become a Canadian Gaming Association Sponsor! Becoming a sponsor of the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) is a powerful way to connect with industry leaders, gain exclusive networking opportunities, and position your brand at the forefront of gaming innovation. Whether you’re looking to elevate your presence, engage with key decision-makers, or contribute to the industry’s growth,…
CGA @ ICE Barcelona 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the CGA @ ICE Reception in Barcelona this past January! It was a pleasure to reconnect with the industry and welcome the community back after the break. The event provided an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, build connections, and celebrate our shared commitment to advancing the industry….
Welcoming CGA’s Newest Member
The Canadian Gaming Association is pleased to welcome its newest member, the Association of Certified Gaming Compliance Specialists (ACGCS). ACGCS aims to support the development of compliance in gaming. From short courses on specific compliance areas, certificate courses on topics such as Responsible Gaming, to the flagship Certified Gaming Compliance Specialist (CGCS) certification, the ACGCS…
Join us for the CGA Reception at ICE 2025
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) is excited to welcome our members and the wider gaming industry to our first reception of 2025 at ICE Barcelona this month. DATE: January 20, 2025 TIME: 18:00 – 20:00 CET LOCATION: The Cotton House Hotel | Batuar Cocktail Restaurant and Bar Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 670. View…
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SIGA wins award, The Leader Post (Regina)
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has won this year’s Canadian Gaming Award for exemplary volunteerism and community support. SIGA won the award on Thursday at the Canadian Gaming Awards Gala Benefit in Toronto. Each year, the Canadian Gaming Association presents the awards to businesses and groups that are recognized as pioneers in the industry and…
Casinos don’t lead to more problem gambling, Toronto Star
While I agree with much of your editorial as it relates to Toronto’s budgetary woes, Imust correct the misconceptions it contains with regard to casinos, policing and problemgambling. The research-supported facts are that casinos require no more policing thanany other equivalent entertainment and tourist attraction, and the introduction of casinostylegaming into a community does not…
Know your facts, The Daily News (Halifax)
While MLAs Vicki Conrad and Leo Glavine are to be commended for their expressed concerns for those with gambling problems (VLT Profits Plunge, But Casino Profits Are Up, The Daily News, July 20), they demonstrate little knowledge of the facts, either with regards to problem gambling or that Nova Scotia already has a comprehensive gaming…
Criminalizing gambling not good public policy, The Sunday Herald
Peter McKenna, like all people morally opposed to an issue, be it Sunday shopping, big-box retail or gaming, just doesn’t want to acknowledge the facts and presents “information” that he knows (or ought to know) is either irrelevant or just plain wrong (re: “Can a VLT ban actually work?” July 1 opinion article). The facts…