Toronto is preparing to finalize the OLG casino debate as part of a scheduled vote on May 21. Councilors are divided over the casino proposal, while Toronto residents are equally conflicted over the proposal. The ongoing controversy is increasing calls to delay the council vote, and instead open the proposal to a city-wide referendum. The…
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NDP MP Brian Masse, the lead sponsor of Canada’s sportsbetting bill dubbed Bill C-290, is staging a last ditch effort to get the legislation passed into law. Masse pleaded his case within the House of Commons yesterday by demanding the Conservative government convince its own appointed Senators to stop holding up the legislation. Masse took…
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When the shortened NHL season began, the Vancouver Canucks were the one Canadian team favoured to win the Stanley Cup. However, the team was unable to live up to the organization’s expectations despite finishing the season at the top of the Northwest Division. Vancouver’s playoff performance has proven all but disastrous as the team hovers…
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PartyPoker returned to the Playground Poker Club in Montreal this weekend to kick off the 2013 World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship. The tournament began with three consecutive opening rounds that lasted from May 3 through May 5, and ended with 735 players anteing up to go all in. At the end of the three…
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One of the many inconsistencies with the Toronto Maple Leafs is the team’s constant dance with the good, the bad, and the ugly line of play. The team opened their first playoff series in nine years with a humiliating performance in Boston that left many fans and sports bettors wondering if the team was ready…
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The future of the OLG proposed Toronto casino will be decided after a special city council meeting on May 21. Several councilors support the casino; others are vehemently opposed to the proposal, while the remaining undecided voters hold the balance of power. The undecided councilors argue that a vote is illogical until all the information…
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford decided that May 21 will be the day city councilors debate the merits of the proposed OLG casino. The council discussion will conclude over a year of informal debates, consultations, and public feedback that will determine the future of gambling in Toronto. Council holds a general meeting on May 7 and…
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The Toronto Maple Leafs step into the playoff rounds tonight for the first time in nine years, who will at last end the longest playoff drought in franchise history. The Leafs are facing off against one of their toughest opponents in the Boston Bruins, who were Stanley Cup winners two years ago. The pressure…
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The Toronto casino debate enters the final spring discussions with more questions than answers. Councilors remain undecided on the preferred location for a casino, and are still without a casino hosting fee arrangement with the OLG. But a new question waded into the discussion this week when Councilor Giorgio Mammoliti suggested freezing property taxes for…
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Will there ever be a time when the New York Yankees aren’t considered one of the leading contenders for the World Series? Sports bettors and baseball analysts wrote the Yankees off as a contender at the start of this season, but an impressive early performance improved those odds as the month of April went on.…
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