Manitoba News - Page 4

News Brief: The proponents behind Casino Grand Beach have met the deadline to prove that they have financial backing for their 15 million-dollar project to the Manitoba government.

News Brief: Manitoba Conservatives are calling on the province to stop plans for a native casino north of Winnipeg unless it bans smoking.

News Brief: The Manitoba government may be asking smokers to butt out but operators of a proposed aboriginal-run casino near Grand Beach say they won't.

News Brief: A native-run casino north of Winnipeg is one step closer to reality.

ews Brief: Manitoba Lotteries Corporation is removing nearly all of its controversial Keno monitors from convenience stories, malls and laundromats in Winnipeg.

News Brief: The Manitoba government is lifting its ban on Sunday gambling at hotels, bars and lounges in what it says is an attempt to help the battered rural economy.

News Brief: The Manitoba government has decided not to install bank machines at its two casinos in Winnipeg.

News Brief: A provincewide smoking ban to be implemented later this year is expected to drain at least $50 million a year from Manitoba government lottery revenues.

News Brief: Manitoba Lotteries Corp. has asked a number of banks and credit unions to come up with proposals for installing automated teller machines in the city's casinos.

News Brief: Manitoba’s decision to go ahead with advertising that promotes gambling, discussions about expanding gambling hours and a market study to look at options for new casinos has alarmed some critics.

News Brief: The Manitoba government plans to spend millions of dollars on new video lottery terminals loaded with 'responsible gaming' software.

News Brief: Manitoba Premier Gary Doer says instead of looking for big profits, the prime aim of the casinos should be to create jobs and help people get off welfare.

News Brief: Manitoba's gaming minister is sending signals he may bow to pressure from bar owners and allow them to operate video lottery terminals on Sundays.

News Brief: Canada's Prairie provinces have become hotbeds of gambling addiction, according to a study that found almost one in 10 gamblers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have some type of problem with games of chance.

News Brief: Manitobans who play casinos and video lottery terminals are the most likely in Canada to have gambling problems, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.

News Brief: Manitoba hotel and bar owners, fearing a big drop in business if a proposed province-wide smoking ban goes ahead, want to offer more gambling to keep customers coming.