Evolution Goes Live With Several Operators In Ontario Online Gaming Market

Posted on April 11, 2022 | 3:26 pm
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Evolution, the world’s most successful supplier of live dealer games for both online and land-based casinos, has announced that its huge portfolio has gone live on the very first day of the newly-launched online gaming market in Ontario.

The Canadian province of Ontario officially launched its legal and regulated online gambling market on April 4, after almost three years of work from the provincial government. The process started in April 2019, when the government of the province first announced its plans to end the monopoly on iGaming that was held by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

In November 2020 legislation was introduced and then passed in 2021. iGaming Ontario was set up as a subsidiary of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and was put in charge of overseeing the competitive market.

In September 2021, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario published its regulatory standards for sports betting, including integrity rules and advertising standards. Operators and suppliers had to receive licenses from iGaming Ontario, and several big brands from all around the world applied.

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Evolution Goes Live With Multiple Operators

Evolution has secured a supplier license from iGaming Ontario and its products went live right on April 4 with multiple operators such as 888, BetMGM, LeoVegas, Rush Street Interactive and theScore Bet.

The live casino supplier announced that all of these operators have access to a wide range of games not only from Evolution but also from other brands in the Evolution Group such as Ezugi, NetEnt and Red Tiger.

Jeff Millar, Commercial Director for North America at Evolution, described April 4 as “another momentous launch” for the company in Canada. “We are really excited that licensed operators in Ontario will have access to our live dealer studios in Europe and therefore to our full portfolio of live streamed games,” Jeff Millar added.

Evolution added that all the live casino classics will be available in Ontario, such as Live Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Poker, Lightning Roulette and Crazy Time, along with extremely popular slots such as NetEnt’s Starburst and Divine Fortune and Red Tiger’s Cash Volt and Gonzo’s Quest Megaways.

Source: . Evolution. April 4, 2022.

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