Australia's DataWorks soars after landing iGaming Ontario contract boost

Dataworks

04/02/2026 01:00

** Shares of gaming tech firm Dataworks Group DWG.AX advance as much as 56.7% to A$0.235, their biggest intraday gain since December 17, 2025

** Co says it has executed a Change Order with Toronto's iGaming Ontario under its existing centralised self‑exclusion contract, valued at more than C$12.5 million ($9.16 million)

** Deal includes an initial 3‑year term with two optional 1‑year extensions at iGO’s discretion and sits atop DWG’s existing A$10 million multi‑year Ontario CSE contract announced on August 2, 2024

** Over 965,990 shares change hands, 2.7x the 30-day avg

** Stock has doubled in value, rising 122.2% so far this year

($1 = 1.3641 Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)

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