After the Black Friday indictments, the American online poker industry went belly up. Professional and recreational poker players were left without anywhere to play online, and many made the decision to relocate to places where playing poker online is legal. One of the most popular destinations has been Canada, offering poker players a safe place…
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After all of the trouble that Full Tilt Poker has been in these past months, it was uncertain whether or not the online poker website would ever operate again. Now, the the future seems to be a little bit brighter for Full Tilt Poker and its owners, as the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada has…
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A slot machine at the Moose Jaw Casino in Saskatchewan is under investigation after police officials suspect that the machine has mistakenly given away $29 000 to players. The machine allegedly gave away $216 worth of credits in exchange for $50 from players. Several players discovered the malfunction and took advantage of the generous payouts.…
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The British Columbia Lottery Commission has announced plans to launch its own mobile gambling application. A year after the corporation launched its online casino, PlayNow.com, and experiencing several issues with the website, the commission is ready to venture into the mobile gambling world. Over the course of the past year, the BCLC has worked hard…
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In a recent study compiled by H2 Gambling Capital, it was revealed that Canada is one of the biggest gambling nations in the world. The study compiled data to indicate the average gambling losses per person in each country, and Canada placed among the top gambling counties. In Canada, the average adult has lost $568…
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HeadsUp Entertainment (the company behind the Canadian Poker Tour) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Poker Tax Rebate, a tax recovery firm. The new deal is expected to form a fruitful business relationship, but is also meant to benefit Canadian poker players. In Canada, poker players are not required to pay taxes on their winnings,…
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Hot on the heels of the Black Friday crackdown, Canadian poker brand HeadsUp Entertainment is launching a new poker championship series. To give displaced Canadian players an outlet for their poker needs, the new Poker Championship in Canada is expected to be an exciting, high-energy event for poker-playing Canucks. Satellites for the poker championship will…
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Recently, Canadian gaming commissions have met with a great deal of controversy, failing to keep problem gamblers involved in self-exclusion programs out of casinos. Now, casinos across Canada are using facial recognition technology in order to aid problem gamblers in their fight to overcome their addictions. By the end of 2011, The Ontario Lottery and…
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After a disappointing performance in the Women’s World Cup tournament, the Canadian soccer team has fallen to #8 in the worldwide in the FIFA women’s world rankings. Canada will host the tournament in 2015, but failed to impress spectactors after making a first-round exit, losing to Germany. Our neighbours to the South still rank highly…
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In the most recent issue Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Howard J Schaffer of Harvard Medical School has set out to disprove popular myths about the online gambling market. While many states have bolstered their arguments against online gambling with claims that it encourages gambling addiction, Schaffer disagrees. In his article “Disordered Gambling: Etiology, Trajectory…
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