ONTARIO WAITS FOR MORE ONLINE GAMBLING PROPOSALS
(Update)
10 February 2012
Extension will provide the authorities with a
wider choice of options
It could be awhile yet before Canada's most populous
province, Ontario, joins sisters British Columbia and
Quebec in offering online gambling to its residents.
The news emerged this week that the Ontario Lottery
and Gaming Corporation, which is charged with organising
the proposed new provincial venture into internet
gambling, has extended its deadline for supplier
presentations beyond the original February 3 after
receiving only three submissions – reportedly from Amaya
Gaming, Openbet and GTechG2, all of which are already
well-entrenched in Canada.
Latest reports suggest
that at least nine other suppliers are interested in
pitching for the OLG business, but were unable to
complete their bids by the original deadline. In order
to ensure that the province has as wide a choice as
possible, the cut-off date has apparently been extended
to allow the dilatory outfits to present their products
for OLG consideration.
The length of the
extension has not been made public, but it will almost
certainly push out the eventual launch of any provincial
online gambling offering, although officials still
expect to achieve this before the end of 2012; it will
take time to evaluate each proposal and come up with a
short list for more intensive and onsite inspection
before a final choice of supplier is made.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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