In March 2012, former Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced that the lucrative OLG slots at racetrack revenue sharing program would come to an end one year later. The program was indeed cancelled at the end of March 2013, which left most Ontario racetracks scrambling to develop a business plan for the future. But new…
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The World Series of Poker declared 2013 as the ‘Year of Canada’ due to the unprecedented success of Canadian poker players in high-stakes tournaments around the world. The most accomplished Canadian player by far is Daniel Negreanu, who once again proved his excellence at the WSOP Europe. Negreanu faced off against 80 elite poker players…
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It’s no trick; online gamers in Delaware will be treated to regulated gambling domains within the state beginning on Halloween. The state, nicknamed ‘The First State’ will live up to its moniker as the first state to mandate a full suite of online casino games to US-based players. Online gambling reform in the US has…
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On October 22, 2003 the Saskatoon city council voted down a proposal to develop a First Nations-run casino in the city. The campaign on the motion was very divisive for the community, and resulted in what many city councilors described as racist opposition to the casino proposal. Ten years later, the central players in the…
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Drag races have never been more exciting – or rewarding than the latest online slots addition to the Royal Vegas Casino games roster. The casino will go live in November with the Racing for Pinks video slots, which pays tribute to popular street races. The game is located along a drag strip where powered up…
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The Ontario government announced a new investment proposal to provide additional funding for the province’s beleaguered horseracing industry. But the President of the Ontario Harness Horse Association believes the funding fails to meet the needs of the industry, and falls well below the revenue provided under the previous slots at racetrack revenue sharing program. The…
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The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is the latest Canadian gambling regulator to express interest in launching a fully licensed online casino. The announcement comes as little surprise to supporters of regulated online gambling in Canada, though some governments in the Maritimes do not fully support the plan. Provincially backed online casinos are nothing new to Canada. …
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888poker.com, a sub-domain of 888 Casino and a leader in the world of online poker, continues to expand its product line to reach a broader audience of players. The latest release is the 888poker MAC software, which updates the domain for a more convenient online poker experience for all MAC users. According to 888poker.com, the…
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Online slot developers are increasingly developing products based on popular franchises such as characters from the Marvel Comics Entertainment franchise. Playtech, one of the world’s top slots developers, is bringing new gaming life to one of Marvel’s flagship superheroes. Spiderman swings back into action with the Spiderman: Attack of the Green Goblin slots game. Players…
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Details of a multi-year investigation shed new light on a standoff between the OLG and Ontario’s racetrack operators, primarily the Woodbine Entertainment Group. The details hint that the cancellation of the lucrative slots at racetrack revenue sharing program may have been done out of spite rather than for the good of the Ontario gambling industry.…
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