Final tables for important poker tournaments are often played without Canadian participants. However, when Canadians do maneuvre their way to the finals – as was evidenced in the World Series of Poker this season, players from the Great White North know how to take down the pot. The latest example was made evident at PokerStars…
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The iOS mobile gambling network features a new app from an online casino whose slogan is ‘more jackpots, more often.’ Jackpot City debuted its premium app for download at the Apple iStore, which offers players more opportunities to play their favourite casino games – increasing the odds of winning the coveted jackpots. The iOS mobile…
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The city of Vancouver intends to work with casinos and the municipal health department to keep casino gambling lighthearted for players. The city is responding to a report from the provincial health officer, who cited concerns about increased problem gambling across BC. Kerry Jang, one of Vancouver’s most respected city councilors, is leading the movement…
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Leo Butler, who lives in PEI, is $100,000 richer thanks to TAG, the add-on computer lottery game available with the purchase of lottery tickets in the Maritimes. Butler held a winning ticket from the October 30 draw, but went a full week before realizing he had a life-changing prize in his pocket. TAG is a…
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New Jersey granted online gambling licenses to nearly a dozen different gaming providers, including 888 Casino which is the online partner of Bally’s casino in Atlantic City. However, the approval was not unanimous for all licensing applicants, most notably PokerStars which expectedly will not be approved before the online gambling launch date of November 26.…
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Walt Disney Corporation, one of the world’s largest multimedia entertainment corporations operating in the US, Canada, and elsewhere, is at the centre of a gambling debate in Florida. The company is fiercely opposed to casinos in the state, and is joining the anti-casino lobbyists within the debate. But Disney’s ethics are being questioned by its…
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Nevada gamers are adjusting to legalized online poker, which was legalized across the state at the end of 2012. One year later, legalized online gambling, including poker and other casino games is expected to go live in New Jersey by the end of this month. The New Jersey system is raising many questions in Nevada…
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Wheel of Fortune, the popular evening entertainment show, shares many similarities with lotteries. After all, one spin of the game wheel could be life-changing the same way one lottery ticket could be the key to a jackpot prize. OLG Wheel of Fortune Lotto The OLG CA seemingly recognized this comparison and created a new daily…
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After a long season with successful breakthroughs for Canadian poker players, the Year of Canada at last came to an end. Marc-Etienne McLaughlin, the Canadian finalist who qualified for the WSOP November Nine, was eliminated from the Rio All-Suite Casino’s final table yesterday. If McLaughlin had endured to the final hand, he would have become…
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Two lottery winners in Western Canada are $25 million richer following the Lotto Max draw on November 1. But lottery regulators are also reminding players from nearly one year ago to cash in their winning tickets before the deadline expires, and their prizes are forfeited. According to the BCLC, one of the winning tickets from…
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