Eugene Melnyk, the owner and chairman of the Ottawa Senators, is hinting his days of remaining invested in Ottawa are coming to an end. Melnyk is reacting to a 10-1 Ottawa city council vote, which shut the door on his plans to develop an OLG-sponsored casino at Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Senators. As…
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The 154th Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most prestigious horseracing event was held on Sunday at the Woodbine Racetrack, northwest of Toronto. The track was soaked by rainfall late in the afternoon, but the dreary weather didn’t stop the lone speed horse in the race, Midnight Aria, who crossed the finish line at 2:04:72 to win the…
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Roberto Luongo, the reaffirmed starting goalie for the Vancouver Canucks, is in Las Vegas this week to participate in the World Series of Poker tournament. Luongo is a star celebrity of the BCLC powered PlayNow.com, and continues to be an ambassador for the online casino across Canada and the rest of the world. But while…
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Lotto Max good fortune lit up in Ontario this weekend after the results of the $50 million lottery draw were revealed Friday night. Since a winning ticket was sold for the big draw, next week’s jackpot is expected to be approximately $10 million as the pot rebuilds once again. Unlike recent jackpot draws where there…
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Canada’s signature online, offline, and mobile casino software developer teamed up with Marvel Entertainment for the highly anticipated online Avengers slots game. Amaya Gaming, based in Pointe-Claire Quebec, partnered with Marvel Entertainment to develop the new game, and online casino software provider SkillOnNet is the first to publicly release the Avengers slots. The game is…
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After losing its bid to purchase the Atlantic Club casino in New Jersey, PokerStars reassured supporters the company was committed to joining the newly legalized online gambling industry in New Jersey. The online gambling law requires all potential operators to partner with an Atlantic City casino, which will house the internet betting site servers and…
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Slot machines are typically accompanied by ringing sounds, which make the game more exciting for players. But a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo suggests the sounds of the slots cause players to overestimate the amount they win, while also increasing a physiological arousal in the body. The study was led by…
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Zynga was expected to retain its position as one of the leading mobile social casino game providers in the market. But after a series of controversial decisions by founder and former CEO Mark Pincus, the company made an executive decision to remove Pincus from his position as CEO. The Board nominated one of their own…
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The family of a Winnipeg man murdered in Puerto Rico eight years ago will at last receive justice. Aurea Vazquez Rijos was arrested in Spain on the weekend after evading authorities since 2008 for an alleged murder-for-hire charge that resulted in the death of her husband, Adam Anhang. A grand jury in the US charged…
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Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp and billionaire owner of a variety of casinos angered the online gambling industry this month. The billionaire told Forbes magazine he believes online casinos should include the slogan “click your mouse, lose your house.” But supporters of online gambling, including proponents of a new federal online poker…
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