{"id":109851,"date":"2026-05-17T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/hard-rock-digital-lands-ontario-igaming-license\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:05:41","slug":"hard-rock-digital-lands-ontario-igaming-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/hard-rock-digital-lands-ontario-igaming-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Rock Digital Lands Ontario iGaming License"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Posted on: May 16, 2026, 11:12h.\u00a0\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Last updated on: May 16, 2026, 11:12h.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder js-open-close\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                <img alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/my-headshot-50x50.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/my-headshot-100x100.jpeg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" decoding=\"async\"\/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hard Rock Digital issued Ontario igaming license<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino Ottawa\u00a0opened its doors in 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Ontario\u2019s regulated igaming market is currently at 44 licensed operators and 76 gaming websites<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0\">Hard Rock Digital Canada Ltd. has secured an internet gaming operator license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) for its Hard Rock Bet platform, a development first reported in SNBET.ca.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356596\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-356596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Ottawa_Entry-Drive-858x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Ottawa_Entry-Drive-858x559.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Ottawa_Entry-Drive-430x280.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HR-Ottawa_Entry-Drive.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356596\" class=\"text-description\">Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino Ottawa opened its doors in 2025, which included an expanded gaming floor area. Image\/Hard Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>One-Year License<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The license was issued May 14 and expires May 13, 2027. Casino.org reached out yesterday to a Hard Rock Digital spokesperson for any details regarding launch date for the igaming site. We were told the company had nothing to share at this time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The license news isn\u2019t surprising. Exactly a year ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/source-hard-rock-igaming-license-pointsbet-canada-rumours\/\">Casino.org wrote an article<\/a> quoting a senior industry source telling us then Hard Rock Digital had applied to AGCO for an igaming license. That was tied to its attempted purchase of PointsBet Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Betr Entertainment at that point was in a competition with MIXI to buy Australia-based PointsBet. Betr\u2019s plan was to spin off PointsBet Canada to Hard Rock in a USD $29.6 million dollar deal.<\/p>\n<h2>MIXI Deal<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That, as industry people know, never happened, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mixi-deal-done-full-steam-ahead-for-pointsbet-canada\/\">MIXI bought PointsBet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard Rock Bet is currently licensed and operating in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Virgina for online sports betting. The company is licensed in New Jersey and Michigan for online casino.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017 Hard Rock International acquired a controlling interest in the Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa, announcing plans to re-develop the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Launch Date Unknown<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino Ottawa launched in 2025, a $350 million re-development featuring a 150-room hotel, expanded gaming floors, live table games and high-limit areas, multiple restaurants and bars, and the Hard Rock Live entertainment venue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be questions around Hard Rock\u2019s plans on melding their soon-to-be launched igaming platform with the land-based casino operations.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario\u2019s regulated igaming market is currently at 44 licensed operators and 76 gaming websites, according to the iGaming Ontario website this morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/canadian-gaming-hard-rock-digital-ontario-igaming-license\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on: May 16, 2026, 11:12h.\u00a0 Last updated on: May 16, 2026, 11:12h. 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