Ontario Poker News
Regulation updates, operator launches, and market developments for Ontario's legal poker rooms.
Latest Ontario Poker News
WSOP Circuit Returns to Playground Saturday with C$2.2M Main Event
Eighteen gold-ring events run May 10 to 25 at Playground Kahnawake; GGPoker Ontario is the only online qualifier route for players physically located in the province.
PokerStars Ontario Goes Dark on May 7, New Accounts Required for FanDuel Launch
Legacy platform shuts down Thursday; existing accounts will not migrate; cashouts required by June 4.
PokerStars Ontario Retires Jackpots Today, but FanDuel Client Stays Behind the Wall
The PokerStars on FanDuel platform went live across three US states on April 1. Five weeks on, Ontario has no launch date.
Alberta Confirms July 13 iGaming Launch, 20 Operators Paid to Enter
Canada's second regulated online gaming market opens in ten weeks, with 32 providers registered and shared liquidity with Ontario within reach.
Ontario Online Poker Posts Record C$6.9M Month as Wagers Hit New High
March 2026 set fresh all-time highs for revenue and wagers, ending a near two-year plateau for the peer-to-peer poker line.
GG Ontario Festival to Guarantee Record C$8 Million as Global Series Opens Saturday
Three buy-in tiers, C$100,000 in leaderboard money, and the largest spring online series ever staged in regulated Ontario.
PokerStars Ontario's Migration to FanDuel Begins May 5, but the Player Pool Will Not Move
Ontario's first hard date in the Flutter consolidation is six days away. Ring-fencing keeps the province out of the new tri-state liquidity pool.
Three Ontario iGaming Exits in Three Months, but Poker Operators Hold Their Ground
Casumo's withdrawal closes April 30. The casino vertical is consolidating; every Ontario poker brand has stayed put.
Three Spring Online Series Open This Weekend, None Reach Ontario
PokerStars, GGPoker and 888poker open festivals worth more than US$304 million combined. Ring-fencing keeps Ontario players outside the global pool.
Ontario's BetGuard System Will Centralize iGaming Self-Exclusion Across the Province
Single registry replaces site-by-site lists, enforced across all 50-plus licensed operators with on-ramps to OLG and brick-and-mortar venues.
Alberta Wins Right to Intervene as Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Ontario Poker Liquidity Case
Quebec joined the appellants on April 2. Ruling will determine if Ontario can pool poker liquidity internationally.
Ontario Bill 107 Would Ban All iGaming Advertising, Target 50 Licensed Operators
C$1M fines, licence revocation for repeat offenders. Debate set for mid-May.
GGPoker Announces $1.25M GG Cash Game Festival to Run Alongside $300M World Festival
May 4 to June 7: $250K in weekly leaderboard prizes across three stake tiers.
Kristen Foxen Falls in USPO $25K Finale as Coleman Delivers Bad Beat for $420K
Canadian star banks $264K for 2nd. Wilson captures Golden Eagle.
The Foxen Family Sweeps the U.S. Poker Open: Alex Wins Event #7 After Kristen's Victory
Combined $408K for poker's premier couple. 18 PGT titles between them.
GGPoker Announces Record $300M World Festival, Largest Online Poker Series Ever
375 events, May 3 to June 9, buy-ins from $3 to $10K. Ontario schedule expected.
iGaming Ontario Unveils BetGuard, Province-Wide Self-Exclusion Platform Launching in May
Players will be able to opt out of all 48 licensed operators through a single centralized process.
Kristen Foxen Defeats Ausmus to Win U.S. Poker Open Event #4 for $198,000
Canadian claims fifth PGT title, flopping set of sixes in the final hand.
Kristen Foxen Reaches U.S. Poker Open Final Table After Career-Best Triton Run
Canada's all-time female earner sits third in chips in the $10K NLH, chasing $198K.
Ontario Tightens iGaming Standards as Centralized Self-Exclusion Program Nears Launch
AGCO revises standards ahead of province-wide self-exclusion system. February wagers hit C$8.73B.
