In one of the most interesting pieces of gambling news unveiled this week, celebrated country-music singer Dolly Parton has been immortalized in the form of a casino slot machine. Normally, movie and comic book characters serve as inspiration for slots games, but Dolly Parton is paving a new way with the release of IGT’s ‘Nine…
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The topic of building a new casino in the City of Toronto has been highly debated. Journalists, residents and politicians all have something to say about the development – and now they will finally have their voices heard in an open forum. A meeting will be held on October 10, giving the public the opportunity to…
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Last month, it was announced that Full Tilt Poker would be making its return to the online gambling world. Since then, the company has been working hard to ensure that it is well-prepared for its return to the poker market, making all of the necessary arrangements to ensure that the move is successful. Full Tilt…
Read moreAround the world, soccer is one of the most heavily-regulated sports. A common target for match-fixing and other crimes, sports bodies work hard to protect the integrity of the sport. In Canada, however, some soccer leagues are quite susceptible to match-fixing, falling victim to the crime. According to a recent report by the CBC,…
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Just when they thought it couldn’t get any worse – Full Tilt Poker CEOs Howard Lederer and Raymond Bitar are in for even more legal troubles. The prosecution has decided to charge the two men with violating the Travel Act 1961. “Over $42,000,000 deposited into the Lederer Consulting Account were transferred into a personal bank account…
Read moreIf you want to wager on sports in Canada, you have to use Pro-Line or Sports Action, a lottery-style system that requires players to wager on a minimum of two games. Should you want to wager on a single event, you will have to log on to an offshore gambling website – however, local politicians…
Read moreAs part of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s expansion, the lottery commission wants to build casinos in various parts of the province. One potential site for a casino is Hamilton, and MP Andrea Horwath believes that a referendum must be held on the topic before the OLG can make any plans. Currently, the…
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Last week, the Republican party announced its plans to ban online poker in American – but what do the Democrats think? Usually, when one party takes a strong stance on an issue, the other adopts the opposite – or at least presents a different view point. However, the Democrats have not adopted any viewing,…
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Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal recently joined Team Poker Stars, and the online poker operator has wasted no time in getting the world out there. Nadal has recently shot an advertisement for the company, letting the general public know about the company’s mobile poker application and his partnership with PokerStars. The advertisement shows Nadal walking through the…
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It has been a long battle between Madrid and Barcelona for the rights to host the new EuroVegas gambling complex, and the project’s developer has finally made a choice between the two cities. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson has chosen Madrid for the new site of EuroVegas. "Barcelona is an outstanding tourism destination,…
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