International Game Technology continues to expand its brand across the Canadian gaming market, introducing the Wheel of Fortune Bingo service in Ontario. The company’s Wheel of Fortune Double 3X4X5X pay bingo and Wheel of Fortune 5 Times pay bingo have now been introduced to charity game centers approved for electronic bingo across the state. IGT…
Month: July 2024
Nam Soo-hyun Receives 156.6 Million Won in Local Government Rewards
According to the Suncheon city government on the 29th, the city will pay 30 million won in rewards and 600,000 won in allowances to Nam Soo-hyun in accordance with related regulations. The allowance is provided for a year, 50,000 won per month, and is paid separately only to medal winners of the archery team belonging…
Ontario C$21M Jackpot, OLG Confirmed
The Ontario Lottery and Game Company recently announced last week that millions of dollars in Lotto 6/49 lottery wins were won by local ticket holders. According to a report by the Crown Agency, the CA$21 million win went to one lucky player living in Lake Kawarta. The winner now has 52 weeks to claim their…
Lotto Quebec and High 5 Game Alliance
Once again, Lotto Quebec proves its determination to always provide top-quality iGaming products to many local players. Recently, Crown Agency signed a content distribution agreement with High 5 Games, a leading slot provider in the United States. Therefore, we are continuing to expand into North America, providing new and exciting content to gamblers. As already…
Play’n GO in Ontario’s iGaming Industry
Recently, prominent game provider Play & Go said it was the next company to join Ontario’s highly anticipated market for iGaming and sports betting operators. Developers have received regulatory approval from the Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission to participate in the market and to legally deliver products to local gamblers and other authorized agencies. The…
OLG And Mr. Saturday Partner In Lotto Max Dream Drop
This week, the Ontario Lottery and gaming company and Lotto Max announced an innovative collaboration with Toronto-based clothing brand Mr. Saturday. The team’s name is Lotto Max “Dream Drop”, and the 400 limited edition collection is provided with a scanable code, which can be used as a one-year Lotto Max subscription. For example, if Ontario…
61-year-old table tennis grandmother advanced to the round of 32
Luxembourg’s Nishiarian, the so-called “table tennis grandmother,” advanced to the round of 32 in the women’s singles 64 round of table tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beating Turkiye Altinkaya Siebel with a set score of 4-2 (10-12, 3-11, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 6-11). Nishiarian made headlines in Korea three years ago when she played against…
Qoo10’s Nasdaq ambitions falter amid mounting losses, seller exodus
Qoo10’s goal to list its logistics subsidiary Qxpress on the Nasdaq has hit a wall as money-losing businesses by its Korean e-commerce subsidiaries are scaring off their sellers from their platform. Their market survival has become doubtful, according to the market experts Wednesday. They speculate that the debacle stems from the Singapore-based e-commerce giant’s aggressive…
Movie ticket prices drop below 10,000 won for 1st time since 2022
The average price of a movie ticket fell below 10,000 won ($7.23) for the first time in two years in the first half of 2024, according to market observers, Wednesday. Amid the rising cost of living, 10,000 won has been serving as a threshold for determining whether something is cheap or not. Observers said multiplex…
Beyond K-pop, Korean traditional culture flourishes at Concordia village in US
BEMIDJI, Minn. — At the Concordia Korean Language Village in the U.S. state of Minnesota, students immerse themselves in the Korean language through daily routines and a variety of activities. These include playing traditional Korean musical instruments and learning poetry, offering a hands-on approach to cultural education. “I recognized the need for an American initiative…