Rational Group, the owners and administrators of both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, intend to expand into other online gambling options beyond just poker. The firm announced last summer that Full Tilt Poker would be remade into a fully operational online casino complete with slots, blackjack, and roulette in addition to the online poker rooms.…
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When New Jersey officially legalized online gambling last November, it was the final chapter in a long and complicated story of a government adapting to the modern world. The official launch of the Garden State’s online casinos was a monumental breakthrough, one with repercussions across other states, as well as internationally in Canada and elsewhere.…
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Two years ago, the OLG cancelled the lucrative slots at racetrack program that saw the provincial gambling regulator share slots revenue with racetrack owners and horse breeders. Prior to cancellation, the program brought in approximately $345 million each year, and provided the horseracing industry at large over $3.4 billion over 10 years. With backlash from…
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PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, manages multiple tournaments both on and off the web throughout the year. The domain is scheduled to launch the seventh version of the popular MicroMillions series beginning March 13, and concluding on March 23. The MicroMillions online poker series is a popular tournament for players who tend to…
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Gambling remains a contentious issue in certain parts of the world. Casinos, poker rooms, lotteries, and slot entertainment facilities are popular across Canada, the US, and other liberal gambling markets. But sportsbetting is another issue altogether, with many markets still reluctant to discuss the legalization of the pastime. Sportsbetting is limited in the US to…
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A pattern is forming that is likely frustrated devoted Lotto Max players. The weekly lottery draw is held, and the $50 million jackpot prize remains unclaimed by any ticketholders. Lotto Max is an intriguing lottery game for Canadian gamblers. The maximum allotted jackpot is $50 million, and any additional revenue made from ticket sales is…
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Canadian poker players are gearing up for the PokerStars Canada Cup, a new tournament on the online poker site’s global tour. The tournament will begin on May 16, and last for 13 days inside the Playground Poker Club near Montreal, Canada’s signature poker venue. One of poker’s most remarkable representatives for the Canada Cup is…
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The OLG is responsible for managing several popular lotteries across Ontario that capture the thrills, the attention, and of course the money from gamers everywhere. Some of these lotteries place intriguing twists on the traditional format, such as Poker Lotto which replaces the numbers from standard lotteries with symbols from a deck of cards. Poker…
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During the spring of 2013, the casino debate raging around Toronto city hall was all abuzz. The city was divided between people who supported the project, and those opposed – all of whom expressed their interests to their city councilors for months on end. In the end, the casino proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by a…
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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006 shook up the online gambling world as the US entrenched itself against the practice. The anti online gambling laws resulted in the Black Friday poker scandal that suspended Full Tilt Poker for nearly two years, as well as charges against online gambling payment processors. One of those processors…
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