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Scandal
Ford's iGaming Expansion and the Rise of Online Gambling Addiction
Doug Ford's government launched Canada's first private online gambling market in 2022 — having first eliminated Ontario's only independent gambling research body in 2019, and immediately after handing lucrative lobbying contracts to his own campaign manager and vice-chair. A 2026 peer-reviewed study found a 317% surge in young men aged 15–24 seeking help for gambling addiction, while the province collects a quarter-billion dollars a year in gaming revenue.
Connections (9)
- Chris Froggatt
- Kory Teneycke
- Patrick Harris
- Troy Ross
- Doug Ford
- Loyalist Public Affairs
- Rubicon Strategy
- Stars Group
- Bet365 — £52.5B ($92B) in bets handled by Bet365 in FY2017-18