Evoplay Expands in Canada with Caesars Partnership

The partnership follows Evoplay’s official entry into Ontario earlier this year.

Ziv Chen

Last Updated: September 3, 2025 4:28 PM EDT • 3 minute read

Evoplay Expands in Canada with Caesars Partnership — Pictured: A screen with a website where you can gamble online. Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/ANP/Sipa USA.

Gaming development studio Evoplay has strengthened its presence in Canada by partnering with gaming and leisure company Caesars Entertainment.

The partnership follows Evoplay’s official entry into the Ontario online casinos market earlier this year, and twenty of its games will now feature on Caesars Palace Online Casino, Horseshoe Online Casino, and Caesars Sportsbook & Casino in Ontario.

“Launching with Caesars in Ontario marks a key milestone in our North American strategy. It reflects both the strength of our portfolio and our commitment to providing innovative, high-performing content to operators of the highest caliber,” said Head of Sales at Evoplay, Alex Malchenko.

Games that will be available include titles such as Hot Triple Sevens, Triple Chili, and The Greatest Catch Bonus Buy, with further titles such as Fruit Nova and Ice Mania expected to follow.

“Evoplay brings a fresh and dynamic approach to online gaming, which we’re excited to offer to our players in Ontario. This portfolio of standout titles adds to our growing content library and furthering our ongoing goal of delivering top-tier entertainment experiences to our players,” said The Vice President of Online Gaming at Caesars Digital, Ricardo Cornejo Rivas.

More Caesars news

There was less positive news for Caesars’ customers in the Illinois sports betting market. Last week, Caesars Sportsbook announced a 25-cent surcharge per sports bet in the state.

Caesars is now the fourth sportsbook to pass the state’s newly implemented per-wager tax directly to consumers, following DraftKings, Fanatics Sportsbook, and FanDuel. Five other sportsbooks: BetMGM, BetRivers, Circa Sports, Hard Rock Bet, and ESPN BET have taken the approach of introducing a minimum bet, and bet365 has confirmed it will be taking a mixed approach of only charging 25 cents on bets under $10.

The change has been universally panned by bettors in the state.

According to Caesars, the surcharge will apply to all digital cash bets, including profit boost wagers, while bets placed in person at retail sportsbook locations, bonus bets, and wagers using rewards points will be exempt. Voided or canceled wagers will also trigger a refund of the surcharge.

The tax was implemented after legislation was passed in May, which went into effect on July 1. It imposes a 25-cent tax on the first 20 million digital bets accepted by any operator and a 50-cent tax on bets exceeding that threshold.

Historically, Caesars has processed fewer than 20 million bets annually in Illinois, whereas DraftKings and FanDuel, the Illinois sports betting app leaders, are likely to pass that figure in 2025.

Illinois’ new system replaces a flat 15% operator tax with a sliding scale of 20%-40% for the most active operators. Caesars already paid a 25% tax on adjusted gross revenue in the FY 2025 and some

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Ziv Chen

Ziv has over two decades of experience in the igaming and sports betting industry, having served in senior marketing and business development positions with both B2C and B2B companies, including Playtech and Microgaming. In 2019, Ziv decided to pursue his passion for writing and became a fulltime industry journalist, covering casino, sports, and gambling business news. He’s specialties include casino games and technology, US state gambling regulation, company performance, as well as gambling affiliates and marketing. As a Pitt graduate, Ziv is a diehard fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, with the Steelers at the top of the list. In his free time, he enjoys reading crime fiction, biographies (mainly of sports personalities, but not only) and American history. Ziv’s Favorite quote: “We're going to pursue perfection, knowing full well we won't catch it, but we're going to relentlessly chase it," Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach.