

Canada
Lucky Betting Shop – Your New Favorite Expanse Slot!
Have you ever bet on sports online? Sports betting is a very popular pastime for millions of people around the world. That’s exactly what Expanse Studios was aiming for in its latest slot, bringing sports betting into the slot industry.
Available only in Meridianbet casino, Lucky Betting Shop is a fun and rewarding slot machine with a sports betting theme. Not online betting, mind you, but betting in shops. It nicely replicates the atmosphere of said shops, including betting tickets that serve as wilds to form lucrative winning combinations.
Lucky Betting Shop is an excellent slot for all sports fans. This isn’t your typical slot game. Instead, it has managed to incorporate the process of betting in slot form, creating a very unique machine.
Fill Out the Bet Tickets
The Lucky Betting Shop slot has 1,024 paylines. Bets start at a minimum of 25 coins. All wins are multiplied by coin bets and pay from left to right. The only exception are scatter wins which pay any.
The Lucky Betting Shop symbols include sports betting paraphernalia. The action takes place in a lucky betting shop where you can win on a wide range of sports. The card royals are low-win symbols, while the punters and employees pay more. The betting ticket is the wild, substituting for all symbols in winning combinations except for the scatter.
The symbols offer mixed pay. They can appear in full and half-size. When they appear as half-size, they pay according to the paytable. The lady behind the counter pays the most – 250x your stake for five of a kind. The punter is right beneath in the pecking order, paying 100x for the same combination.
In the base game, random multipliers can be added to the reels, varying between 50x and 250x your stake. There’s only one winning position on the multiplier reel. The same feature is active during the free spins round, where you can win staggering bet slips.
Bonus Features
The Lucky Betting Shop slot has a free spins round that is triggered by three scatters anywhere on the reels. You’ll get a total of 15 free spins that can be retriggered. The slot game uses special reels during this round. The free spins are played at the triggering bet.
There’s another feature which will surely excite sports betting fans. It’s called Bet Ticket and can be bought by clicking on the bet slip in the lower left corner. This is a side (optional) bet that can only be purchased during idle base gameplay. You can have up to two betting slips active. To activate the feature, you first choose one of three symbols and the number of spins.
For example, you can choose the employee or punter to appear 21 or 25 times in 12 spins. You then select your bet on the right and start spinning. If you manage to get your chosen symbol a certain number of times in the following 12 spins, you win your betting ticket with a solid multiplier.
Absolute Sports Fun
If you’re a fan of sports betting, you’ll surely have fun with Lucky Betting Shop. Try your luck at the betting ticket and you can earn stunning rewards thanks to the active multipliers. It’s a pretty fun slot machine that will delight sports fans, so give it a try at Meridianbet and enjoy the betting action.
Betty
Thunderkick commits to growth in Ontario with Betty partnership

Independent slots studio Thunderkick has agreed a deal with Ontario-based operator Betty to supply the rapidly growing online casino with a diverse collection of globally popular titles.
Betty, an official partner of sporting franchises Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, has risen to prominence since its 2022 establishment, when it was built following the consultation of 300 casino players to create the optimal iGaming environment.
Distinguishing itself from North American competitors by catering specifically to slot enthusiasts rather than sports bettors, the operator has curated a portfolio of 2,800 games, hand-picked to deliver customers maximum entertainment value.
Thunderkick’s content is the latest to be integrated into Betty’s online casino, and the agreement will see a selection of its most popular titles, including The Wildos 2, Midas Golden Touch 3, and Esqueleto Explosivo 3, made available to a greater number of Ontarian players.
Thunderkick marked its debut in the Canadian province in Q2 of 2024, and has since partnered with a network of leading operators to improve its market position. The collaboration with Betty will further amplify its visibility in a key jurisdiction as the provider looks to reinforce its reputation as a global slot developer.
Svante Sahlström, CCO at Thunderkick, said: “It’s our mission at Thunderkick to go deeper, not wider, in 2025. That means forging meaningful, lasting relationships in target markets as opposed to securing as many commercial deals as possible.
“Since entering Ontario over 12 months ago, we have worked tirelessly to enhance our presence in the province, and working with leading brands such as Betty allows us to bring our unique games to a deeper pool of Canadian players.”
Paraskeva Smirnova, Casino Operations Manager at Betty, added: “Betty’s USP has always been our drive to build a slot portfolio with the very best titles from the industry’s most creative suppliers.
“Thunderkick’s passion for slot development is there for all to see, and the introduction of its games to our casino further elevates the consumer experience.”
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BCLC
Save the Date: BCLC’s New Horizons in Safer Gambling Conference Returns November 2026

BCLC is pleased to announce the return of the New Horizons in Safer Gambling Conference, taking place November 2–4, 2026, at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver.
This global event brings leading voices in research, policy and industry together to explore innovative approaches to safer gambling. Attendees can expect two days of forward-thinking dialogue, evidence-based insights and collaborative solutions to help shape the future of player health.
Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available
New to the 2026 conference, BCLC is excited to offer sponsorship opportunities to organizations that share BCLC’s passion for safer gambling. Benefits of sponsoring New Horizons 2026 include industry visibility, leadership recognition and meaningful engagement with a global audience. To learn more about sponsorship, please e-mail [email protected].
Registration and program details will be released later this fall.
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Canada
absolutebet Secures AGCO Registration as an Internet Gaming Operator in Ontario

Internet Gaming Operator by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
This significant milestone authorizes absolutebet to offer regulated iGaming services in Ontario’s legal market under the oversight of AGCO and iGaming Ontario (iGO).
The registration marks a key step in absolutebet’s mission to bring a trusted, responsible, and innovative online casino experience to Ontario players. absolutebet is committed to operating with integrity and transparency, meeting all provincial standards for player protection, responsible gambling, anti-money laundering, and game integrity.
“Securing AGCO registration is more than a milestone—it’s the start of absolutebet’s journey in one of the most exciting regulated markets in the world,” said Chen Truman, Founder of absolutebet. “We are building a brand that will grow with the Ontario community and set the stage for future expansion.”
On the regulatory milestone, Krisztina Kalla, Legal & Regulatory Compliance Advisor of absolutebet, commented: “I’m incredibly proud to see all the hard work behind this license pay off. Securing AGCO registration has taken months of preparation and close collaboration with regulators and partners. I am very happy to see the result of that work, and even more excited as we move into the launch phase and open up the absolutebet community to Ontario players in a fun and responsible way.”
Ontario is recognized as one of the most competitive and fast-growing regulated iGaming markets in North America. With AGCO registration secured, absolutebet will move forward with the final stages of its iGO onboarding process in preparation for launch.
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