theScore Bet appointed Official Gaming Partner of Golf Canada

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Score Media and Gaming Inc subsidiary theScore Bet has been appointed as the Official Gaming Partner of Golf Canada as part of a multi-year deal between the two organizations.

The exclusive collaboration makes theScore Bet the first ever gaming partner for Golf Canada and its prestigious National Open Golf Championships – the CP Women’s Open and the RBC Canadian Open. 

Effective in 2022, the partnership enables theScore Bet to activate across Golf Canada’s high-profile events and large digital footprint. As an exclusive gaming partner of the RBC Canadian Open and the CP Women’s Open, it will be able to engage fans through a variety of on-site activations. 

These include members club experiences for theScore Bet users, as well as digital activations through both tournaments and Golf Canada’s channels.

Golf Canada’s Chief Commercial Officer, John Sibley, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome theScore Bet as Golf Canada’s first Official Gaming Partner. theScore brand is already synonymous with sports coverage in Canada and we’re enthusiastic about the opportunity to team up to help build awareness for theScore Bet. 

“Through Golf Canada’s entertainment properties and channels, theScore Bet will have direct access to engage with our large membership of devout Canadian sports fans.”

Aubrey Levy, Senior Vice President of Content and Marketing, theScore, added: “We are proud to be Golf Canada’s first ever gaming partner and align theScore Bet with their organization and Canada’s marquee professional men’s and women’s golf events. 

“This partnership provides us with highly engaging access points to introduce theScore Bet to a broad and endemic audience of golf fans. With the RBC Canadian Open taking place in Ontario for all three years and the CP Women’s Open in the province for at least the coming year, it provides us an amazing foothold to interact with Canada’s passionate golf community around two of the most popular golf events in the country.”

The 2022 RBC Canadian Open will be held June 6-12 at St George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto with nearby Islington Golf Club hosting the championship’s practice facility. The 2022 CP Women’s Open takes place August 22-28 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa.  

In March 2021, theScore Bet was named Official Betting Operator of the PGA TOUR across the United States and Canada, pending the enactment of enabling legislation and regulation, and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.