Giuseppe Tarascio, a Toronto man, is a Bell Canada employee by day and professional gambler by night. In the past, he has tried to write off his gambling losses as business expenses; however, a refusal by Revenue Canada has forced Tarascio to take the government to court over the matter. According to a report in…
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Online gambling provider Cryptologic recently announced its acquisition by Amaya Gaming, and things are already looking up for the company. Just this week, Cryptologic signed a deal with Loto Quebec to provide the government-regulated online gambling website with a wide variety of games. Espacejeux.com will receive the rights to offer several of Cryptologic’s…
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On January 21, Tim and Kendolyn Elliot discovered that they had won the $25 million grand prize from Lotto 6/49. Rather than making plans to buy a new home or car, the couple has made some very selfless plans. The couple won the $25 million jackpot simply by buying a $13 ticket. It was the…
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Canadian-based games developer Amaya Gaming will acquire Cryptologic, one of the world’s former leading online software providers. After several months of negotiations, the two companies have arranged for Cryptologic to be bought for $35.8 million. The acquisition deal was overseen by financial firm, Deloitte. The two companies wanted to ensure that an outside party deemed…
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The Atlantic Lottery has just launched a new range of online bingo games available to players in the Maritime provinces. The new platform presents the first regulated ibingo offering to residents of the area. There are two versions of online bingo available as part of the new offering: multi-player and single player. Multi-player presents players…
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The local government released some sad news this week: the province will be shutting down all Ontario Place venues until at least 2017. The former family theme park has seen better days, with attendance falling over the course of the past few years. Now, the government is thinking of ways to revitalize the property, and…
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When it comes to online gaming, most people usually think of the name Zynga, a popular Facebook games developer that has created popular titles like Zynga Poker and Farmville. However, there are other online gaming brands that are beginning to make a splash in the digital world – you just haven’t heard of them yet.…
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The Fallsview Poker Classic will return for yet another exciting season this month. From February 8 to February 13, $2.5 million will be up for grabs in one of the biggest tournaments that the Canadian poker world has ever seen. Returning this year is the $1000 No Limit Hold ‘Em Comp. While the buy-in is…
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Tom ‘Durr’ Dwan was one of the best poker pros to be sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. Despite his status as one of the world’s best poker players, he has avoided the media spotlight in light of Full Tilt’s recent legal trouble. Now, Dwan has stepped forward to voice his opinions about Full Tilt Poker’s…
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Zynga Poker is the biggest social games developer in the online world. The company’s claim to fame has been titles like Farmville and Mafia Wars, but Zynga’s biggest hit is Zynga Poker, a play-money poker game available to Facebook users. Now, the company will replicate its success in the game poker with a new bingo…
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