Live poker tournaments are broadcast across TV networks as well as through affiliated online poker websites, an arrangement dating back to 2003. These tournaments are primarily played by male players, with a recurring cast of experienced pros frequently playing for cash prizes. But over the last few years, the number of female poker players competing…
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Canada has been plagued by ongoing scandals in the Senate over the past year, the most toxic involving expense claims made by Senators that are reimbursed by taxpayer money, leading the RCMP to investigate if federal charges will be laid against suspect Senators – such as Mike Duffy. The Senate provides the final stamp of…
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In last Wednesday's main event face off, amateur player Eric Afriat of Montreal, Quebec beat five professional poker players and emerged as the winner of the $3,500 Buy-in 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. Afriat, went into the final table as fourth-placer, but managed to enter the heads up with a…
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Ottawa is reviewing the social and financial implications of expanding on site gambling at the Rideau Carlton Raceway. The reviews are part of the OLG’s gambling modernization plan, which will install casino table games at the racetrack. One of the requirements for the review is to understand how much profit the city will receive by…
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The long awaited Nova Star ferry is back up and running to help improve tourism in Eastern Canada. The ferry is set into port at the city of Yarmouth, and sails between the Nova Scotia city and Portland in Maine. The Nova Star is a 161 metre ship that was built overseas in Singapore, and…
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The BCLC is advising all lottery players in the community of Langley to check their ticket numbers. A player in the community was confirmed as the sole winner of a $50 million Lotto Max jackpot drawn on March 14, but that winner has yet to come forward to claim the prize. Under Lotto Max rules,…
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Today marks the three year anniversary of Black Friday, a day that was immortalized for poker players by the US Department of Justice. It was April 15 2011 when the US Justice Department seized the domain names of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and other internet betting sites along with dozens of US poker player bank…
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One of the biggest stories in the online gambling world was the Black Friday poker scandal, which occurred three years ago in April 2011. Black Friday was the day the US government used the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) to crack down on offshore online gambling domains operating within US borders. Unlike in Canada…
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With the Toronto municipal election underway, residents are placing their bets on which mayoral candidate will be in the mayor’s chair after October 27. The campaign is expected to discuss a variety of topics and issues important to the future of Toronto, including a proposal to resurrect the casino debate. Toronto city council voted against…
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A new lawsuit is being presented against Phil Ivey, a nine time World Series of Poker champion who is considered by many poker players as the best in the world. Ivey was at the centre of a lawsuit in the UK regarding supposed cheating at baccarat inside one of the country’s biggest casinos, and now…
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