First Nation Criticizes Ontario on Hasty Market Decision – Casino Reports

May 18, 2022

Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is still bitter over the introduction of Ontario’s new and regulated market for private iGaming operators. The First Nation claims that the province did not hold consultation with Indigenous communities and thus it could have a potentially negative effect on their operations, including loss of revenue and vital jobs.

The province’s new online gaming and sports betting market kicked off on April 4, 2022, and it is overseen by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and its subsidiary iGaming Ontario. This move concerns the First Nation as it believes that it can have a negative effect on its Durham Region gaming halls and the economy of many local First Nations.

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