The OLG is fighting at least one legal challenge for awarding a year old $50 million Lotto Max jackpot to a Hamilton woman. It appears the Ontario gambling regulator will soon face a second challenge demanding a redraw of a lottery from over a year ago. Patricia Watson, who lives in the Puslinch community south…
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Lotto Max once again provided sweet lady luck to Ontario lottery players. The OLG confirmed the January 17 $50 million jackpot was won by a player in Brampton, while various secondary and ENCORE prizes will also be distributed across the province. After the previous draw yielded no major winners, Lotto Max rolled over the grand…
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PokerStars hosted the NHL Alumni Charity Poker Tournament, featuring a $100,000 prize pool for charity. The tournament pitted current and former NHL players up against members of Team PokerStars, with the final heads up battle pitting Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel against Team PokerStars pro Vanessa Rousso. Kessel was one of the big attractions…
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, the lottery operator goes on with more prizes to award. On Friday January 17, Lotto Max will hold its next draw with a jackpot prize of $50 million, along with what operators bet will be 12 MaxMillions prizes worth $1 million each. The grand prize quickly escalated to the maximum $50 million following the…
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Online gambling in New Jersey was officially authorized at the end of November last year after an extensive legal process. Only 15 days into 2014, Atlantic City casinos are already hedging their bets on internet gambling revenue. The casinos tallied their 2013 yearend revenues, which combined accounted for less than $3 billion – the first…
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Online casinos have become one of the fastest growing entertainment centres in the entire world over the last decade. A new magazine debuting in the UK, with potential to expand to other popular gambling markets like Canada, helps people identify the best online gambling domains to play their favourite casino games, particularly the slots. The…
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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10 million guaranteed main event kicked off the 2014 poker season with over 1,000 players travelling to the Bahamas for the event. By the end of the weekend, only eight players remained at the final table, competing for first place prize of $1.8 million. Seated at the final table are two Canadian…
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, the organization remains firm in its handling of the crisis. At the same time, Ontario gamblers continue to bet on the lottery, with the other big chain, Lotto OLG 649 paying out from its $5 million draw on January 11. The Saturday night draw matched numbers on two tickets to split the $5 million…
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Microgaming is set to debut the sequel to its popular Avalon slots game entitled ‘Avalon 2: The Quest for the Grail’ as part of the 243 ways to win slots series. The game is scheduled to launch at Jackpot City Casino, one of the most established online casinos on the network in February. Avalon 2…
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The yearlong investigation of a $50 million Lotto Max winner may not be over after all. The OLG presented the winning cheque to Hamilton native Kathryn Jones in a Toronto press conference earlier this week, but Cambridge resident Les King is making his own claim for the winnings. The dispute stems from a year old…
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