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Quebec recently made changes to its publicity contests rules. The rules, which require publicity contests to adhere to stringent regulatory requirements in order to operate in Quebec...

Effective April 4, 2022, the Ontario iGaming market is set to open to private gaming operators that have registered with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

On April 22, 2021, the House of Commons passed private member's Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, on third reading.

As discussed in our prior updates, Bill C-218 proposes to amend and eliminate the long-standing prohibitions under section 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada (Criminal Code)...

Canadian securities regulators have drawn a clear line excluding sports and entertainment prediction markets from securities regulation, leaving provincial gaming authorities to develop frameworks for these emerging platforms. Meanwhile, Quebec's political landscape suggests a potential opening of its iGaming market, and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether Ontario operators can legally connect players internationally through pooled liquidity arrangements.

Nintendo owns copyright in 585 video game works, with copyrights in 217 of the Nintendo Games registered in Canada.

GameSquare, an international digital media and entertainment company, will acquire approximately 55% of FaZe Clan's shares. Set to close during Q4-2023, the FaZe Clan acquisition follows...

A new lawsuit is making headlines in the world of esports, and while I tend to roll my eyes at headlines stating that a particular case might "change esports forever," in this particular case, that may actually be true, so I thought I would provide a summary of the case and the issues it brings up.

The Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed the legality of a new "pooled liquidity" model for online gaming, allowing Ontario players to engage with players outside Canada.

The Senate approved Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, on June 22, 2021, which will officially legalize single-event sports betting in Canada once royal assent is received.

Montréal, the largest city in Canada's province of Québec, is the world's fifth-largest video game center.

The Canadian Criminal Code(the "Code") sets out the parameters of legal gaming in Canada pursuant to section 91 (27) of the Constitution Act, 1867, which gives the federal government jurisdiction...

Cheating has come a long way since the Konami Code. Cheat codes were once included in videogames as developer tools or as Easter eggs for dedicated players to track down.

The new division of powers was dictated to Indigenous people without consultation.

On April 4, 2022, Ontario became the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling, legalizing what was previously a grey market in this space. The following are five critical things to know about this new regime.

North America's video game rating organization, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board and Europe's equivalent entity, Pan European Game Information have issued new labeling requirements for video games.

In its 2019 budget the government of Ontario announced its intention to bring legalized, online gambling to the province ("iGaming")...