Inspired Entertainment launched its Hybrid Dealer Roulette game on Loto-Québec’s Espace Jeux platform in Canada. The companies described it as the first branded game of its kind in the country; it combines CGI graphics, recorded hosts and multiplayer features.
The launch adds a named supplier’s hybrid roulette game to a provincial operator’s online casino platform.
Quarter ended 30 September 2026
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Pollard Banknote has integrated Instant Win Gaming’s InstantRGS with its Catalyst platform, making IWG’s eInstant games available to Pollard Banknote’s iLottery clients. Pollard Banknote said the integration was completed in a few weeks; the companies described the arrangement as a partnership.
Inspired Entertainment launched Caesars Palace Wheel of Wins in Ontario and Michigan on Caesars Entertainment’s online casino platforms. The companies said the game had previously launched in New Jersey; it uses Inspired’s Hybrid Dealer technology, combining live hosts with computer-generated imagery.
A Montreal study found that 13.3% of adults surveyed gambled online in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2018; the Quebec Online Gaming Coalition called for clearer plans to regulate the market. Among online gamblers, 38% used unregulated platforms exclusively and 16% used both those platforms and Loto-Québec. The coalition said the government’s coming economic update could set out measures.
The Quebec Online Gaming Coalition called for clarity on the provincial government's plans to regulate online gambling ahead of its autumn economic update, citing a Montreal study.
Experts said New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were exploring expansion of regulated online gambling beyond the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, while Quebec could take two to three years to launch a market. Segev LLP founding partner Ron Segev said Alberta’s launch had added momentum to provincial discussions. The Supreme Court of Canada is also due to decide whether Ontario and Alberta may connect player pools with international jurisdictions for peer-to-peer games.
Ron Segev, a founding partner at Segev LLP, told Martin Lycka, host of The Safe Bet Show, that "the dominoes may be falling in Canada". Talk of other provinces following has grown in recent weeks, particularly around New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec.
Inspired Entertainment reported a 4% year-on-year rise in like-for-like UK revenue for the three months ended 30 September, despite the increase in Remote Gaming Duty from 21% to 40% in April. Total quarterly revenue fell 29% to $61.4 million, which the company attributed mainly to the sale of its UK Holiday Parks division and restructuring of its UK Pubs business.