With Ontario on the brink of a snap provincial election, a damning report from the province’s auditor general will only add fuel to the fire for the opposition. Bonnie Lysyk called the OLG’s gambling modernization plan “a best case scenario” that required all parties to buy in, and laid the blame for the program’s failure…
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Live poker tournaments are broadcast across TV networks as well as through affiliated online poker websites, an arrangement dating back to 2003. These tournaments are primarily played by male players, with a recurring cast of experienced pros frequently playing for cash prizes. But over the last few years, the number of female poker players competing…
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Canada has been plagued by ongoing scandals in the Senate over the past year, the most toxic involving expense claims made by Senators that are reimbursed by taxpayer money, leading the RCMP to investigate if federal charges will be laid against suspect Senators – such as Mike Duffy. The Senate provides the final stamp of…
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Today marks the three year anniversary of Black Friday, a day that was immortalized for poker players by the US Department of Justice. It was April 15 2011 when the US Justice Department seized the domain names of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and other internet betting sites along with dozens of US poker player bank…
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With the Toronto municipal election underway, residents are placing their bets on which mayoral candidate will be in the mayor’s chair after October 27. The campaign is expected to discuss a variety of topics and issues important to the future of Toronto, including a proposal to resurrect the casino debate. Toronto city council voted against…
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Vancouver’s soul voice of the blues is returning home to debut his brand new album on Friday April 11. Jim Byrnes will play a series of hits from his new ‘I Turned My Nights Into Days’ album at the Cascades Casino near Langley, southeast of Metro Vancouver on Friday night. Although Byrnes was not born…
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The US online gambling market is becoming a wedge issue socially and politically across the country, as well as having repercussions for Canada. A collaborative approach to looser yet regulated online gambling laws between the US and Canada could establish a secure and profitable industry. But some members of the US Congress, led by Senators…
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Guests at Caesars Windsor were required to leave their hotel suites earlier this week due to a collective bargaining agreement that stretched into the early hours of Friday morning. But both the casino and the union Unifor Local 444 say progress improved in the negotiations to reopen the gaming floor. The negotiations were happening behind…
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Members of the US Congress are attempting to move away from a liberalized online gambling position that runs parallel to Canada. But a growing number of states are opposed to the federal plan, with New York the latest state joining the pro online gambling movement. New York State Senator John Bonacic is leading the Empire…
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With a potential Ontario election only months away, the Liberal government is attempting to bring rural voters back onside with their plans of action. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the government will increase support for the beleaguered horseracing industry to $500 million over the next five years ahead of what many pundits predict will be a…
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