Jan Weber, unsplash The seventh real money Ontario online poker room might just be looming on the horizon. Playtech may have another candidate for a proposed online poker network running its iPoker platform in Ontario .
Last Thursday, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued a one-year internet gaming operator license to GWN Limited , a subsidiary of Sweden’s Betsson AB . Betsson plans to launch its Betsafe platform in the province. According to Canada Gaming Review , it is one in a string of new online casino and sportsbook licenses issued by the regulator so far this month.
Betsson must execute an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario (iGO) before Betsafe can go live. Betsson is Already Active on iPoker
The licensure of Betsafe is interesting because it’s a notable online poker platform in Europe. Alongside Betsson brands, the pair are some of the most important on Playtech’s global iPoker network. Alongside its multi-jurisdiction Maltese license, the company also offers online poker in Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, and Greece.
Playtech announced in June that it plans to launch an online poker network running iPoker in Ontario — but it needs partners in order to be viable. So far, it only has NorthStar Bets lined up — but NorthStar is a startup and only launched in the province in May.
Betsson previously ran online poker skins on the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), but migrated them to Playtech’s iPoker network when MPN closed in May 2020. The iPoker platform would give Betsson a way to offer online poker in Ontario.
Another potential iPoker partner in Ontario is bet365 , which was issued a license by the AGCO on March 31 and launched when the market opened on April 4.
Bet365 is one of the iPoker network’s biggest online poker operators. Although it offers poker worldwide, and one of its 19 domains recognized by the AGCO is poker, the UK-based operator has not yet launched online poker in Ontario.
Coolbet is another potential candidate. The Estonia-based operator previously offered sports betting in Ontario through its Malta license, but it exited the grey market to launch in Ontario’s […]
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