New Jersey online gambling regulators plan to go live with legal intrastate betting sites by the end of November. The deadline follows the state of Delaware, the only other state with fully regulated online gambling where sites will go live by the end of October. New Jersey and Delaware legalized online gambling despite the US…
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Socially engaged online poker fans in Canada and around the world can enter into a special tournament where the prize pool grows with each passing day. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, is holding a special Freeroll tournament on September 15 in which the prize pool grows based on the number of people who…
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Two of Ontario’s racetracks will continue generating slots revenue through the end of September. The agreement is part of an ongoing agreement to support racetracks in the wake of the cancelled slots at racetrack revenue sharing program shared with the OLG. Great Canadian Gaming Corporation owns the Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs racetracks. The two…
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A growing movement in the US supports legalizing sportsbetting outside the four grandfathered states exempted from a 1992 federal ban on the practice. The movement south of the border is expected to reignite tensions in Canada over single game sportsbetting, a motion that was defeated earlier this year though pro-reform lawmakers are determined to try…
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The city of Ottawa is preparing for a legal showdown between Mayor Jim Watson and Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators. The two men have engaged in a heated public relations battle over the past week, which devolved into an even more toxic relationship this week. Melnyk made no secret that he wanted to…
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Online gambling in Delaware took the next step towards fruition this week. Beginning at 6am on Wednesday August 28, the state’s three government-backed casinos launched web portals with free casino games available through Facebook. Delaware will become the first state in the US to offer real-money online gambling, which is scheduled to go live by…
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Bookmakers opened up the betting books on who will be named successor to Steve Ballmer, outgoing CEO of Microsoft Corporation who announced his retirement on August 23. Ladbrokes and other betting sites named several contenders expected to be favourites for the job, including Canadian-born Stephen Elop – current CEO of Nokia Corporation. Ballmer has been…
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The ongoing Ottawa casino saga just got murkier for all parties involved in the process. The Ontario government rejected Ottawa’s bid for a second gambling facility in the region, leaving councilors divided over how to move forward with the process. Ottawa voted in favour of a local casino last fall, and gave the OLG consent…
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All Slots online casino has a reputation for providing very lucrative progressive jackpot slots games. Players with registered All Slots casino accounts can win the ever-growing jackpots from anywhere in the world, and this month a Canadian player struck it rich on one of All Slots most exciting games. A player known only as Vanessa…
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After nearly three months spent underwater, Calgary’s Saddledome is expected to reopen once again. The grand re-opening is encouraging news for businesses in the neighbourhoods surrounding the arena, including the Cowboys Casino located a few blocks north of the Saddledome. The Saddledome is one of Calgary’s signature buildings, which was drowned by unprecedented floodwater earlier…
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