NorthStar Gaming has confirmed Corey Goodman as chief executive on a permanent basis, eight months after he took the job on an interim footing, and has replaced its chief financial officer on the same day.
The Toronto-based operator announced both changes on 17 August. Goodman has run the company since 8 December 2025, when Michael Moskowitz left the chief executive and board chair roles. Goodman co-founded NorthStar and previously served as chief development officer and general counsel.
“Corey has brought focus and discipline to the Company at a pivotal time, and the Board has full confidence in his leadership,” said Dean MacDonald, board chair.
MacDonald, a director since 2023, took the chair in the same December reshuffle that removed Moskowitz. Barry Shafran, then chair of the audit committee, resigned from the board at the same time.
CFO steps down mid-audit
Chin Dhushenthen resigned as chief financial officer effective 17 August and has agreed to stay on in an advisory capacity until the company’s outstanding audits are finished. Ben Powell, a CFA charterholder who has been with NorthStar since its inception, becomes interim CFO from the same date. The company said Powell has worked on its financing activities and knows its capital structure, budgeting and financial planning.
“I want to thank Chin for his contributions to NorthStar and for his continued support through the completion of our audits,” Goodman said.
NorthStar has also engaged a consulting chartered professional accountant and appointed Krisztina Kalla as vice president, compliance.
Three audits running at once
The finance changes come while NorthStar is trying to clear a backlog of reporting. The company has engaged Davidson & Company LLP to audit its 2023, 2024 and 2025 financial years concurrently, with the work expected to be completed later in 2026.
The backlog dates to 6 May 2026, when the company’s auditor withdrew its report on the 2024 financial statements. The auditor said it could no longer rely on controls connected to a key vendor’s player account management software and asked the vendor for a new systems report before proceeding. The 2025 statements were delayed as a result.
Shares remain frozen
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) issued a failure-to-file cease trade order against NorthStar in May 2026, halting trading in its securities across Canadian jurisdictions with limited exceptions. The company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under BET and quoted on the OTCQB in the United States as NSBBF. Its annual meeting, originally set for 25 May 2026, was postponed.
A failure-to-file order stays in place until the issuer files the outstanding continuous disclosure documents and the regulator revokes it. That makes the three audits the practical gate on any return to trading, and the main item on Goodman’s desk now that his appointment is permanent.
The Ontario business underneath
NorthStar operates NorthStarBets.ca, a casino and sportsbook, under an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario and registration with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. It received its Ontario licence in April 2022 and launched the platform a month later, in the first wave of brands entering the province’s regulated market.
Ontario remains the largest regulated online gambling market in Canada by operator count and handle, and it is no longer the only one. Alberta opened its own regulated market in July 2026 with 28 registered operators, adding a second competitive front for domestic brands.
Goodman set out profitability initiatives in March 2026, while still interim. The board has now given him the job without the qualifier. Whether that holds depends on Davidson & Company signing three sets of accounts, the OSC lifting the order, and the company holding the annual meeting it has already put off once.
Source: NorthStar Gaming
