About Us

WE’RE CREATING A NEW PLACE TO PLAY

NorthStar is a Canadian-owned gaming brand that, true to its namesake, is a source of trust, consistency and guidance for Ontarians pursuing a reliable gaming experience.

We combine a world-class Casino and Sportsbook experience backed by best-in-class customer service – including live, on-call agents – with original sports news and gaming content. We leverage our deep Ontario roots to give us a distinct advantage: As a true local operator we have our finger on the province’s pulse and adapt with our customers, not to them.

We are committed to being a leader in the wider gaming industry by meeting the highest standards for security and integrity demanded by our fellow Canadians.

Our Brands

We are commited to being a leader in the wider gaming industry by meeting the highest standards for security and integrity demanded by our fellow Canadians.

NORTHSTARBETS.CA

Available to players in Ontario

A world-class Casino and Sportsbook powered by Playtech and KAMBI that is licensed and regulated by AGCO/iGaming Ontario.

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NORTHSTARBETS.COM

Available to players in Canada (excluding ON)

NorthStarBets.com is owned and operated by the Conseil des Abénakis de Wôlinak and is licenced by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, licence number 00930.

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Responsible Gaming

Northstar Bets is accredited by the Responsible Gambling Council. The RGC team works alongside operators and regulators to ensure the right safeguards are in place to promote safer gambling in our communities.

For more information, see the RGG Website.

The Team

Michael Moskowitz
Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Michael is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of NorthStar who is a veteran technology executive and transformative leader who has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the consumer, communications, gaming and technology industries. Previously, Michael served as CEO and Chairman at Panasonic North America, where he led the company’s successful business and growth strategy in delivering integrated technology solutions for businesses, government agencies, and consumers across North America. Michael has also served as President and CEO of XM Canada (XSR.TO) and President of Palm in the Americas International. Michael sits on the Board of Directors of Hillcrest Energy Technologies (CSE:HEAT), a rising clean tech innovation and e-mobility development company. He also sits on the Executive Board of Consumer Technology Association (CTA / CES) which represents the largest and most innovative technology companies in North America. He previously served as a Director of Mobilicity (Canada), Hussmann Corporation (USA) and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (USA).
Chin Dhushenthen
Interim CFO & VP, Compliance
Chin has held numerous executive positions across a wide variety of functions including finance, compliance, risk management, and technology. His prior experience includes The Hunter Group, Azerty United Canada, Hydrogenics, and most recently at CAPREIT. Chin is a Chartered Professional Accountant, and he has 25+ years of proven experience impacting business growth and maximizing profits through contributions in financial management, and productivity improvements.
Corey Goodman
Chief Development Officer, Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Corey has held a variety of senior executive roles in both legal and business development capacities for nearly 20 years, and most recently served at Chief Corporate Develop Officer to Torstar Corporation Focus on mergers and acquisitions and partnerships in media, energy and regulated industries Also served as General Counsel to three public issuers
Maureen Rydzik
VP of IT & Vendor Relations
Maureen has over 20 years of IT, program management and transformation leadership experience obtained at leading Canadian media, telecommunications, and IT services companies. Most recently Maureen led the implementation of Toronto Star’s digital transformation and led the Client IT Services team within the Group Technology department.
Dante Anderson
VP, Marketing
Dante is a born and bred marketer, driven by curiosity, creativity, ambition, and optimism. 15 years of marketing expertise built in CPG and Gaming industries Known for leading transformational strategies across product and brand. His work has been recognized with several gaming industry awards.
Dean MacNeil
VP Product & Managed Services
Dean is a tech and gaming entrepreneur who has had multiple start-ups acquired over the last decade. His ability to spot and capitalize on cultural and commercial trends has led to a career that spans the streaming industry, live and online gaming, and financial services. Dean’s expertise includes product development, brand strategy and engineering customer experiences.
Mike Cormack
Head of Content & Integrations
Mike has two decades of experience in Canadian sports media, and has held a variety of editorial leadership roles His strengths are developing and leading successful multiplatform content teams and strategies He was previously Managing Editor of The Athletic, Toronto and Managing Editor of sportsnet.ca
Gorett Serra
Head of People and Culture
Gorett has over 10 years experience leading all areas of HR and Office Services for Canadian small businesses most recently in the Hospitality Industry with an Advertising Graphic Design & Production Agency and Supply Chain Management Company. Her strengths lie in her commitment to an organization and its People advocating for a culture of collaboration, trust, learning and camaraderie which has led to her most recent workplace becoming Great Place to Work Certified 4 years in row. She is an approachable, Go-To Person who thrives in building relationships and making meaningful connections with NorthStar Gaming’s current and prospective talent.

Advisors

Gil Steinfeld
Co-founder and Advisor
For 20 years Gil has been an iGaming Consultant for Virtual Commerce Solutions Vice President of Marketing at Pala Interactive, an online real money and social gaming B2B platform, and Microgaming, a global aggregator of games for online casinos Former Territory Manager for bwin, a subsidiary of Entain and general manager of Gamesys
Ben Powell
IR & Corporate Development Advisor
Ben has over 10 years experience in a variety of financial roles across diversified industries including commodity trading, business valuation, and corporate development, as well as Oil & Gas, Technology, Cannabis and Financial Services. Previous to this role, Ben worked at Macquarie Bank and Deloitte. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Board of Directors

Vic Bertrand
Director
Vic has 35+ years of global business experience. From 1986 to 2014, he co-led MEGA Brands (MEGA BLOKS), transforming his family’s small local business into a vertically integrated, global toy leader with sales in over 100 countries. Mr. Bertrand is currently President of Stratinn Inc., a real estate and investment firm. From 2019, he was CEO of ToysRUs CDA, where he restored profitability leading to an exit in 2021. In addition, he is an active advisor and director currently serving on the Boards of CardioMech (Norway), Soundbite (Canada) and Spinal Stabilization Technologies (USA/Ireland).
Brian Cooper
Director
Brian has more than 30 years of experience in athlete representation, activation management, broadcast programming, executive-level property leadership and sport marketing. He has been recognized for his imprint on the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape, and was twice named one of the Globe and Mail’s Top 25 Power Players in Canadian Sports, Yahoo’s Top 25 most influential people in Canadian Sport, and was the first inductee to the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada’s Hall of Fame. He has negotiated more than 1 billion dollars’ worth of sponsorship agreements for brands such as Canadian Tire Corporation, Scotiabank, Adidas, and Molson.
Chris Hodgson
Director
Chris sits on the Board of Directors for GreenFirst, Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation, and Fairfax India Holdings Corporation. He previously served as Lead Director for The Brick Ltd. and director for Recipe Unlimited Corporation, and for EACOM as a public company and a private board for more than 12 years. As a Member of Provincial Parliament, he served as Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Chairman of Management Board of Cabinet, Deputy House Leader and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. As Chairman of the Management Board of Cabinet, Chris was responsible for all gaming operations in Ontario. He has a background in real-estate development and municipal politics in Ontario’s Haliburton County, and is an Honours Bachelor of Arts graduate from Trent University.
Dean MacDonald
Director
Dean has had a long and successful career as an operating executive and entrepreneur. His operating experience includes serving as Executive Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer of ClearStream Energy and its predecessor Tuckamore Capital, President and Managing Partner of Cable Atlantic, as the Chief Operating Officer of Rogers Cable and as the Chief Executive Officer of Persona Inc. (“Persona”), a TSX-listed cable and internet services company. Mr. MacDonald has also served as Chairman of the Newfoundland and Labrador Energy Corporation, which manages the province’s oil, gas and hydro assets. He has management and investment experience in a number of industries including energy, commercial real estate, marketing and communications. He has served on numerous public and private boards over the past three decades. In 2007, Mr. MacDonald was selected as CEO of the Year by Birch Hill Capital Partners.
Chris McGinnis
Director, CFO, Playtech
Chris is a strategic finance executive with over twenty years’ experience across finance, accounting, investor relations, corporate strategy, M&A and equity research. Chris is currently Chief Financial Officer at Playtech plc, the leading online gambling technology company. Prior to being appointed CFO in 2022, he was Director of Investor Relations, having joined the company in 2017. Prior to joining Playtech, Chris was Head of Corporate Strategy at software company Temenos. He started his career at Deloitte in Canada where he qualified as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Chris then worked in Equity Research for UBS in Canada and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the UK. Chris is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Michael Moskowitz
Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Michael is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of NorthStar who is a veteran technology executive and transformative leader who has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the consumer, communications, gaming and technology industries. Previously, Michael served as CEO and Chairman at Panasonic North America, where he led the company’s successful business and growth strategy in delivering integrated technology solutions for businesses, government agencies, and consumers across North America. Michael has also served as President and CEO of XM Canada (XSR.TO) and President of Palm in the Americas International. Michael sits on the Board of Directors of Hillcrest Energy Technologies (CSE:HEAT), a rising clean tech innovation and e-mobility development company. He also sits on the Executive Board of Consumer Technology Association (CTA / CES) which represents the largest and most innovative technology companies in North America. He previously served as a Director of Mobilicity (Canada), Hussmann Corporation (USA) and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (USA).
Alex Latner
Director, General Counsel, Playtech
Alex joined Playtech plc as General Counsel in January 2017. Prior to that, Alex Latner spent his entire career in the London office of international law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP) (“BCLP”) where he was a partner in the Corporate Finance team from 2008 until he left the firm in 2017, having originally joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 1998. At BCLP, Alex advised on a wide range of corporate finance transactions including flotations, secondary offerings and public and private M&A. Alex has extensive experience in the UK public markets, and acted for a number of listed UK and international companies as well as various investment banks and other corporate finance intermediaries across a broad range of industries including technology (including betting and gaming), real estate and the wider built environment. Clients included Playtech plc which he had advised since prior to its original IPO on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market in 2006.
Sylvia Prentice
Director
Sylvia is the President and owner of Mackinnon Calderwood Advertising (“MCA”). MCA is a full-service Canadian agency providing media services, creative services and promotional support across a number of industries. Sylvia and her team have been involved in a number of early iGaming business’s including Playground Poker Club, CanPlay, Party Poker.net.
Barry Shafran
Lead Director
Barry is a seasoned growth-focused career business leader with extensive public and private company leadership and Board experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings, in the U.S. and Canada, in multiple industries, including financial services, online gaming and the service industry. Barry was the founder, Director and CEO of Chesswood Group Limited which is a financial services business traded on the TSX. He spent 20 years growing the business from $100M to $1B in 2020 with 30,000 commercial customers in North America. He is a veteran executive, advisor and board member. Barry has vast experience across multiple business’s and has a CPA designation. Prior to Chesswood, Barry founded cars4U.com which was Canada’s first online auto retailer. On the iGaming front, Barry has worked with the Cryptologic founders to stabilize operations, service international licensee-customers and expand Cryptologic’s gaming and cash management analytics. He was involved in the sale of Don Best (Las Vegas) which is a well known odds-maker including due diligence and the sourcing of a purchaser.

Partnerships

Media Partnership Provides an Unparalleled Advantage

NorthStar Gaming Inc. is committed to forging meaningful strategic partnerships to drive the business forward. As a brand local roots, partnerships with community-oriented brands plays a pivotal role in this strategy and our long-term success.

Technology

Game Partners

Marketing and Content Partners

Torstar Advantage

  • Torstar is an Ontario-based, omni-channel media company that can drive both viewership and users towards NorthStar Gaming
  • NorthStar Gaming will leverage premium exposure within Torstar properties to drive customer acquisition and reduce player acquisition costs
  • NorthStar Gaming to enter into a comprehensive strategic and advertising partnership with Torstar’s 150+ newspapers, digital sites, and other media investments

Torstar Digital Traffic and Audience

  • 150+ unique omni-channel media assets
  • 21% of readership bet on sports in last twelve months
  • Seamless integration with Torstar platform to convert viewers
  • Torstar’s audience shows a higher propensity to wager larger amounts