Mark Keast

Says it all.

DraftKings makes if official. ⁦@Casino_Org⁩ casino.org/news/canadian-…

Brian Cox delivered a chilling, cerebral take on Hannibal Lecter long before Hopkins made him iconic.

At DraftKings, going into UFC 327 last night, Jiri Prochazka was seeing 68% of handle, 69% of bets in his title fight against Carlos Ulberg. Then the fight happened. ⁦@Casino_Org⁩ casino.org/news/ufc-betti…

Masters bets placed at theScore Bet, today: Rory McIlroy – 16.4% of bets, 48.3% of handle; Scottie Scheffler – 17.3% of bets, 12.6% of handle; Cameron Young – 11.6% of bets, 10.6% of handle; Patrick Reed – 9.6% of bets, 6% of handle; Sam Burns – 8.3% of bets, 4.9% of handle.

Bettors liking Chris Pronger as next Maple Leafs’ GM. ⁦@Casino_Org⁩ casino.org/news/nhl-betti…

Rewatching Brian Cox in Succession now. Plus he was the greatest Hannibal Lector ever, in 1985’s Manhunter. Maybe he channels some of that into this new role.

The media in Toronto are reflecting six decades of overall failure, gross mismanagement, when talking winning championships, not regular season titles. When you see how brazen MLSE is, in terms of the money they make - what in my opinion is a culture of rot down there, which happens when you make as much money as they do with nothing substantial to show for it in six decades - that’s where the rage comes from. Why people keep handing their money over for that product, every year, is beyond me.

Toronto: where media and fans are apoplectic after a meaningless press conference where business terms are thrown around & little is really said

Jesus.

New Alberta igaming market has its launch date. ⁦@Casino_Org⁩ casino.org/news/canadian-…

MLSE President Keith Pelley is really getting crushed on the media front for that news conference today. For me, watching it, it’s a new face, same circus, going back decades. Pelley even came out and celebrated the s*%# ton of money they make down there. Nobody seems to know what to do with it. Oh, wait a minute, AI, as Pelley spoke about today, that’s the new magic pill. OK. The money, culture, entitlement rot is so deep capable people get hired then get buried in the woods. Ride a painted pony, let the spinning wheel turn. Nothing will change with these guys.

ICYMI, the office of the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction put out a letter yesterday confirming the province's open and regulated gambling market will be open for business July 13th. We will have more in the Wednesday's newsletter. And, no April Fool's joke.

On a new episode of the Gaming News Canada Show presented by @bedegaming, @Sportradar senior VP Sophie Thomas joins host @StevieMacSports for a wide-ranging conversation including the company's latest foray into igaming and its new Hard Rock Bet deal. gamingnewscanada.ca/p/sportradar-d…

Did Gudas even attempt a punch? The most penitent hockey fight of all-time?

Anyone taking bets on Doug Armstrong as Treliving’s replacement?

Maple Leafs fire Brad Treliving.

Just feel sick for Cody Ponce on that.

Is the Polymarket and Kalshi-style prediction market wave about to crash on Canadian shores? ⁦@Casino_Org⁩ casino.org/news/predictio…

Revenue drop for igaming in Ontario for February, according to iGaming Ontario. ⁦@Casino_Org⁩ casino.org/news/canadian-…