iGaming Ontario chief executive Martha Otton agreed to remain in the role through 31 March 2025, the organisation said, extending her planned departure at the end of 2024. The extension comes as the board searches for her successor.
The extension maintains leadership at iGaming Ontario while its board searches for a successor.
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming said it would extend its Optional Slots at Racetracks Program, allowing slots to remain at Kawartha Downs beyond 31 March 2026. OLG gave no end date for the extension and said it would discuss operating-agreement and lease extensions with the relevant service providers and racetrack owners.
iGaming Ontario appointed technology executive Alfredo Tan to its board, the organisation said. Tan is global chief digital and information officer at Canada Goose and will join the board alongside its existing members.
iGaming Ontario’s board appointed Joseph Hillier as president and chief executive, and he outlined his priorities in an interview. Hillier said these include reducing operators’ manual reporting through an automated anti-money-laundering system and developing a centralised self-exclusion system; he also described cooperation with AGCO, OLG and the Responsible Gambling Council as part of safer-gambling work.
iGaming Ontario appointed former AGCO chief strategy officer Joseph Hillier as president and CEO, with his role due to begin on 8 September 2025. The agency said Hillier would lead its priorities, including work on an anti-money-laundering system and a province-wide self-exclusion platform; it gave no launch date for the AML system.
Soft2Bet officially announced Betinia in Ontario on 9 November, although the brand had already launched in the province in August. The sportsbook and casino joins the company’s ToonieBet and Swiper brands; all three operate through Canadix Ltd, a Malta-based company affiliated with Soft2Bet.
Betinia became Soft2Bet’s third Ontario-licensed iGaming brand to be officially unveiled on Nov. 9. The brand had already begun operating in the province in August 2026.