Full Tilt Poker launched a special online tournament this weekend alongside its sister site PokerStars. Beginning today and lasting until September 22, Full Tilt Poker is hosting the MiniFTOPS XXIII, which features a guaranteed $3 million in prizes available for the best players in the tournament. The MiniFTOPS is a more affordable version of the…
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Caesars Windsor announced a special promotion to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The casino is referring to all October entertainment shows as “Caesars Concerts For A Cure,” and will donate $1 from each ticket sold for one of the casino’s concerts to the Canadian Cancer Society. Caesars Windsor is very involved with charitable…
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Two online poker bills are before the US Congress that could reform the laws and authorize a nationally regulated online poker market. The online poker bills are the latest attempt to legalize the game after previous legislation was voted down by staunch anti-poker lawmakers. One of the leading critics of online poker is Senator John…
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Club Regent Casino, one of two government owned casinos in Winnipeg, is building a new concert hall that will be the largest concert-specific facility in Manitoba. The concert hall is proving divisive in the community as some businesses recognize the merit behind the facility, while others believe the venue will end their operations. Club Regent…
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Controversy is erupting across Canada over hospital lotteries, which are used to help finance medical research and teaching opportunities at medical centres across the country. The Canadian Medical Association Journal believes the lotteries should be discontinued, while managers of public health networks believe in-house lotteries benefit groundbreaking research. The hospital lotteries are similar to public…
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New Jersey online gambling regulators plan to go live with legal intrastate betting sites by the end of November. The deadline follows the state of Delaware, the only other state with fully regulated online gambling where sites will go live by the end of October. New Jersey and Delaware legalized online gambling despite the US…
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Socially engaged online poker fans in Canada and around the world can enter into a special tournament where the prize pool grows with each passing day. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, is holding a special Freeroll tournament on September 15 in which the prize pool grows based on the number of people who…
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Two of Ontario’s racetracks will continue generating slots revenue through the end of September. The agreement is part of an ongoing agreement to support racetracks in the wake of the cancelled slots at racetrack revenue sharing program shared with the OLG. Great Canadian Gaming Corporation owns the Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs racetracks. The two…
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A growing movement in the US supports legalizing sportsbetting outside the four grandfathered states exempted from a 1992 federal ban on the practice. The movement south of the border is expected to reignite tensions in Canada over single game sportsbetting, a motion that was defeated earlier this year though pro-reform lawmakers are determined to try…
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The city of Ottawa is preparing for a legal showdown between Mayor Jim Watson and Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators. The two men have engaged in a heated public relations battle over the past week, which devolved into an even more toxic relationship this week. Melnyk made no secret that he wanted to…
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