{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/631b6aaf0e34f50011b0b234/69e69e0deefc66ef2b1fcbbf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"North American Gambling Shakeup as Canada and US Navigate Regulation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/631b6aaf0e34f50011b0b234/1776721277642-e55a83b8-c4a6-46ec-83e2-22f4f5f145cf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On a new episode of the Gaming News Canada Show, Covers senior news analyst Geoff Zochodne rejoined Steve McAllister for an extended version sparked by everything going on across the North American gambling landscape.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Zochodne, who will participate on a panel on “tackling&nbsp;grey-market gambling in Canada” at next month’s&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-canada/agenda/?selectedDay=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SBC Summit Canada</a>&nbsp;in Toronto, has been&nbsp;<a href=\"https://x.com/GeoffZochodne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">keeping tabs</a>&nbsp;on news from both sides of the border, including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.covers.com/industry/canada-advertising-bill-sports-betting-passage-possible-majority-government-april-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The latest</a>&nbsp;on efforts by our federal elected officials in the Great White North to pass Bill S-211 around sports betting advertising.</li><li>Speaking of advertising, Zochodne and McAllister discussed&nbsp;<a href=\"https://straighttothepoint.substack.com/p/my-evolving-stance-on-legal-gambling\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a recent piece</a>&nbsp;by Steve Ruddock in his Straight to the Point newsletter suggesting tobacco-style rules on the legal gambling industry in the U.S.</li><li>The current state of Ontario’s legal sports wagering and igaming industry,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.gamingnewscanada.ca/p/and-then-there-were-47-ontario-operators\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the withdrawal</a>&nbsp;of Casumo and a mini-debate on informing/educating industry stakeholders and others about the regulated environment.</li><li>The road to regulation and a July 13 launch date for Alberta’s open, legal market.</li><li>Whether or not Alberta is the catalyst for other provinces to follow suit, and a conversation about the Supreme Court of Canada case around peer-to-peer igaming across borders.</li><li>The never-ending news cycle around prediction markets in the U.S. of A.</li></ul>","author_name":"Steve McAllister"}