Mr Green and Canadians

[chayton]

Any Canadian players at Mr. Green? For the last couple of weeks I can't see any NetEnt games there - I spoke to someone in chat last week who said they'd check into it, but I'm still not seeing them.

 

[dunover]

Any Canadian players at Mr. Green? For the last couple of weeks I can't see any NetEnt games there - I spoke to someone in chat last week who said they'd check into it, but I'm still not seeing them.

I wonder if this has something to do with Videoslots complaining that multiplatform sites were offering Netbent to Canada, and apparently Netent aren't supposed to be played by Canadians? Their rep did say they thought this applied to all Netent sites not just Videoslots. Just sayin'

 

[chayton]

I wonder if this has something to do with Videoslots complaining that multiplatform sites were offering Netbent to Canada, and apparently Netent aren't supposed to be played by Canadians? Their rep did say they thought this applied to all Netent sites not just Videoslots. Just sayin'

That's what I was afraid of too, but the chat rep said that wasn't the case - they were like, "Wait a minute, are you saying you can't see ANY NetEnt games?" Then they said it looked like there was a problem with the Canadian version of the site and sorry for the inconvenience and check back later etc. AND they're sending me promos with free spins on NetEnt games....

 

[Jasminebed]

None for me either.

 

[chayton]

None for me either.

Thanks Jazzy, I was afraid it was just me and thought I'd have to go hunt down some hidden cookies or something. Maybe I'll shoot a message to Andy and see what's up.

 

[Finn]

NetEnt made it's first major land-based slot deal with UK bookmaker William Hill about 7 months ago. Skrill withdrew from Canada a year ago apparently because they perceived Canadian online gambling as somewhat of a grey area legally. If NetEnt is looking for some big land-based slot deals in Canada, and potentially much more larger future totally legit online gambling markets fully authorized by provincial governments, it might be a good business decision to preemptively withdraw from relatively small grey markets. Maybe different operators withdraw on different days depending on when their contracts where signed and when they expire, or of course it could be just random technical glitch and NetEnt isn't going to withdraw from Canadian "grey markets" .

June 25, 2014 – Net Entertainment is very proud to announce that it has signed
its very first gaming machine deal with UK bookmaker William Hill. This
agreement complements the existing online partnership with William Hill and Net
Entertainment games will soon be available in William Hill’s licensed betting
offices (LBOs). William Hill has over 2300 LBOs across the UK, which makes them
one of the biggest retail players in UK.

Björn Krantz, Chief of GMO and MD at Net Entertainment Malta Ltd, said: “This
is a big step and a milestone for Net Entertainment. Net Entertainment is one
of Europe’s largest suppliers of online casino games and we are very excited to
have been given the trust, and confidence to extend our delivery commitment to
William Hill now also covering the retail part of their business. The deal will
allow Net Entertainment to maximize its distribution reach through William
Hill’s major channels which includes retail, online and mobile.”