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May 26 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Ford unveiled iGaming, a single-game pro sports betting platform, Apr 4, 2022;

Lottery advertising is immediately torqued to increase gambling revenues, social impact disregarded;

With the business and sporting press compliantly on mute, Ford-style private sector tie-ins.../2
..,for business abound. Public consultation on the massive transformation in the profile of sports betting? ZERO.

Ford grift is expected to generate $1B in annual gross revenues on $10B in wagers. The ON Lottery and Gaming Commission’s share in the betting handle (if any)... /2
..has yet to be revealed to taxpayers;

Vegas comes to 🇨🇦 TV as Auston Matthews, the Great One, (via BetMGM), and other heroes link with the premier's bet scheme via non-stop broadcast ads beginning in February 2022;

TV mainstay The Score, (est in Toronto in 1997, recently../3
..acquired by a Pennsylvania gaming operator), is cashing in on the iGaming platform. Other players include Betrivers, Apollo, PointsBet, NorthStar Gaming, Bet99, Playtech and FanDuel, all tapping into the 5th largest gaming market in North America.

Auditor General has.../4
...expressed concern about duty of care to the public, a concept foreign to the Ontario racketeer, aka @fordnation.

#CLUSTERFORD

#VoteFordOutJune2

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Worn out by betting advertising? Thank Doug Ford. On the sly, Ford has made Ontario the largest legal online gaming market in North America;

Only Ontario, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, and Connecticut permit online gaming;

The Criminal Code../2
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