Mohegan Launches Platform in Ontario
The popular and, until now, largely US-based casino and entertainment resorts company Mohegan has revealed the launch of its own, new online gambling/iGaming platform in the Canadian province of Ontario, operated through its Fallsview Casino Resort. The PlayFallsview platform will enable players in the Canadian province to place online wagers on various sports and casino games.
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) has announced the launch of its own online gambling/iGaming platform in the Canadian province of Ontario, operated thanks to its Fallsview Casino Resort. ©StockSnap/Pixabay
Kambi Will Provide the Technology Behind PlayFallsview Platform for Mohegan in Ontario
The hybrid entertainment resorts and casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), which up until now was primarily active on the territory of the United States, has come out and announced that it will be launching a new online gambling platform in Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, with the help of its Fallsview Casino Resort.
The online gambling platform, known as PlayFallsview, will provide Ontario-based players with the ability to place online wagers on a variety of different professional sports, as well as access to online internet casino games.
As was made public as recently as May 2022, technology solutions provider Kambi will build the technology powering the online sportsbook for PlayFallsview, while Mohegan and Fallsview have also brought on board partners such as Pala Interactive and Intelitics to support the platform’s launch.
For those as of yet unfamiliar with Fallsview Casino Resort, the complex is owned and operated by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) and is situated close to Niagara Falls – though on the Canadian side, of course. This makes Fallsview Casino Resort the largest land-based gaming resort facility in Canada.
Mohegan’s Partnerships with Pala Interactive and Kambi Allow It to Deliver Premium Gaming Content
The news of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) furthering its presence in the Canadian market through the upcoming launch of its PlayFallsview online betting platform prompted Mohegan’s director of products, Todd Stender, to praise Mohegan’s partners supporting it in its forthcoming launch efforts:
“We’re thrilled to be launching playfallsview.com with the help of some of the most powerful technology in the industry.”– Todd Stender, Director of Products, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), Press Release
Stender went on to highlight in particular Pala Interactive and Kambi as partners which will enable Mohegan to prodigy the best possible online gaming content to its Ontario fans:
“Our partnerships with Pala Interactive and Kambi’s powerful sports betting platform has allowed us to deliver a full suite of the best casino content.”
Finally, Stender reminded observers that Mohegan would also be providing live dealer games via one of its many other partners, Evolution, as well as of course its usual sports betting offerings thanks to Kambi:
“We’re excited to be offering the top slot games our customers know and love, in addition to live dealer games via Evolution, and expanded sports wagering content powered by Kambi.”
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) Revealed New Legal Chief in April 2022
Back in April 2022, casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) announced an addition to its executive level management with the appointment of Raymond Lin as its new chief legal officer.
As for Lin’s new duties as the operator’s latest chief legal officer, he will be expected to advise executive management on legal matters concerning a series of different topics, such as commercial transactions, regulatory issues, international and domestic policy-making decisions, and formulating business, operational and legal strategies. He will report directly to Ray Pineault – Mohegan’s president and chief executive.
Additionally, Lin will be in charge of leading the legal, compliance and risk management teams, in order to make sure that all current, future and strategic matters work in favor of the best interests of the company, as well as the Mohegan Tribe.
Ray Pineault, said that the company was delighted to have Lin on board, praising his extensive experience:
“We are pleased to welcome Ray Lin to our executive leadership team to ensure maximum protection of our legal rights and obligations across all of our properties. With more than 25 years of experience in the legal field representing both gaming and non-gaming transactions, Ray’s leadership and expertise will contribute to MGE’s continued growth and success.”– Ray Pineault, President and Chief Executive, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), Press Release
And back in December 2021, Mohegan selected Haven Pope to head its accounting department and Chief Accounting Officer, scooping him up from his previous role over at Caesars Entertainment. Pineault stressed the importance of Pope’s new role, sounding confident that the latter’s experience makes him well-suited to his new job:
“The Chief Accounting Officer is critical to Mohegan’s success as a global, tribal entity, and we have the utmost confidence that Haven will exceed expectations in this role. With his impressive experience and strong background in corporate finance, we are confident his leadership and technical accounting skills will further enable us to strengthen our position as a leading integrated entertainment resort brand.”
Ontario Online Gambling Market Raked in An Impressive $162 Million in Q1 2022
It should come as little surprise that Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) is choosing to expand into the booming Ontario online gaming market, seeing as the market’s latest revenue figures for the first quarter of 2022, which ended on June 30th, totaled an impressive CA$162 million (£106.1m/€123.9m).
The figures come courtesy of iGaming Ontario, which is a subsidiary of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and was birthed during the preparation phase for the province’s online gaming/iGaming market launch, which occurred on April 4th, 2022.
Ontario online gamblers staked a whopping $4.07 billion CAD during the period. And by the end of the quarter, the province already had 18 operators currently active, operating 31 online gambling websites.
