{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/631b6aaf0e34f50011b0b234/6657d436ef00590012624746?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"iGaming Ontario wins court case, the case for gaming tax hikes, and more","description":"<p>Given the recent cornucopia of happenings around the business&nbsp;of sports betting and igaming, we brought back the Gaming News Canada Show panel with Amanda Brewer and Phill Gray.</p><p>The rapid-fire roundtable&nbsp;featuring the two gambling industry veterans opened with a discussion on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.canadiangamingbusiness.com/2024/05/14/ontario-dismisses-kahnawake-igaming-challenge/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the recent ruling&nbsp;</a>by the Ontario Superior Court against the&nbsp;Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke that the gaming model operated by iGaming Ontario is of the valid variety, and its potential impact on the future on other regulated provinces across Canada.&nbsp;</p><p>Brewer, who will participate in a couple of panels at next month's Canadian Gaming Summit in Toronto, and Gray also weighed in on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sbcevents.com/canadian-gaming-summit/agenda/?selectedDay=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the agenda</a>&nbsp;that's been created by SBC in collaboration with the Canadian Gaming Association for the three-day conference inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.</p><p>The conversation turned to south of the border where U.S. states such as Illinois are&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sportshandle.com/illinois-progressive-sports-betting-tax-passes-in-house/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">proposing tax hikes</a>&nbsp;to regulated sports betting operators, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.casinoreports.com/schuetz-operators-massachusetts-lack-respect/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the recent snub</a>&nbsp;by operators toward the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to discuss placing betting limitations. We also asked our pair of panelists for their thoughts on the rising wave around women's sports, including an exciting final series in the Professional Women's Hockey League, the launch of the new WNBA season with&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/29/sport/caitlin-clark-wnba-history-indiana-fever-sparks-spt-intl/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rookie sensation</a>&nbsp;Caitlin Clark, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/northern-super-league-name-announcement-1.7215577\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this week's announcement</a> about the incoming Northern Super League in Canada.</p>","author_name":"Steve McAllister"}