PointsBet Canada on Friday announced that it will partner with Canada’s Bottcher curling team, further extending its presence in the country. The team of Ben Hebert, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, and Brendan Bottcher brings together former national and Olympic champions ahead of the start of qualifying for the 2026 Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo Games.
PointsBet, which opened a Toronto office earlier this year, was among a group of about 10 operators to go live online in Ontario on April 4, marking the start of legal single-game wagering in the country. Last October, PointsBet became the official sportsbook partner of Curling Canada. It is the lead sponsor of a new curling event, the PointsBet Invitational, set for Sept. 21-25 at Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The event will feature 32 four-person teams (16 women’s and 16 men’s teams) vying for CDN $350,000 in prize money. Teams will be selected from the World Curling Team Ranking System, and will also include the reigning women's and men's Canadian Junior and Canadian Curling Club team champions, two host committee squads, and a men's and women's sponsor's exemption entry, according to The Curling News.'
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