OLG President Rod Phillips has been making speeches to communities around Ontario to shore up support for the OLG’s casino development plans. Last week, Phillips was in Hamilton at the request of a city council sub-committee to answer questions about the OLG’s plans. This week Phillips was back in Toronto to tout the economic benefits…
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It was a tough day of questions for OLG President Rod Phillips yesterday in Hamilton. The head of Ontario’s Lottery and Gaming Corporation was invited to join a sub-committee of Hamilton city councilors discussing the casino proposal presented to the city. The OLG has made it clear it prefers a casino site somewhere in the…
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After a year and a half wait, Full Tilt Poker has officially been re-launched by PokerStars. The launch is being supported by an online promotion called ‘Deal Me In’, which will offer players up to $250,000 in a series of Freeroll tournaments from today’s launch through Sunday November 11. Full Tilt’s Freeroll tournament requires no…
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Lottery players have many reasons to be excited this weekend. The OLG Lotto Max jackpot is an incredible $50 million, along with 50 $1 million prizes available when the draw takes place after 9pm EST tonight. Lotto 6/49 also provides gamers a chance at a $24 million jackpot that will be drawn tomorrow night, and…
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The next step in securing a casino in Toronto has been taken. A report commissioned by City of Toronto staff was released today, touting many of the economic benefits that will result from hosting a casino. Councilors in favour of the casino have said economic benefits are crucial for their support in a vote expected…
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Two poker players are learning the hard way to watch where they bet their money. Paul Sexton a former pro player from the Full Tilt Poker room and Steve Diano, a regular player at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tour are facing charges of involvement in an illegal sportsbetting ring. If found guilty the…
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Climatologists and researchers who study unusual weather patterns often look to Canada as a site to perform their studies. In one full year Canada can experience weather extremes on both sides of the thermometer and within the last few years; those extremes have become more unpredictable. It’s this unpredictability that has raised the question of…
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Ontario has been put onto an uncertain path for the next few months as a number of bombshells at Queen’s Park have left the province without a leader, without a direction, and without certainty that the current government will continue. Dalton McGuinty surprised Ontarians earlier in the week by choosing to step down as premier…
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For a man who needs the city of Edmonton’s help to secure an arena deal for the Edmonton Oilers; team owner Daryl Katz is making a dangerous gamble negotiating with the city. After agreeing a year ago to a financing agreement with the city of Edmonton, Katz has issued a new request to add $6…
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The city of Toronto holds many stylistic features in each of the neighbourhoods that collectively make up the GTA. For residents and tourists especially, Toronto is most significantly recognized by its downtown core comprising unique buildings like the CN Tower, surrounded by the rest of downtown that is perpetually a construction site. Urban development continues…
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