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Poker players sound off about football, convenience store etiquette and hilarious Indian casinos.

The 13-day festival began Sept. 21 with a 1,605 player tournament.

BCLC has approved request to exercise its 10-year extension option for the River Rock Casino Resort's Casino Operational Services Agreement.

Ben Mulroney heads to Fallsview Casino to host a conversation with Bette Midler on November 10 & 11 to reflect on her storied career.

Interim arrangements with OLG for the continued operation of OLG slot facilities at Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs have been extended.

The Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival features 17 poker events across 13 days.

The Great Canadian Gaming Corp. said Wednesday it is rebranding its Boulevard Casino into the first Hard Rock Casino in Canada in a multi-million-dollar upgrade that’s expected to be completed later this year.

The Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will be a rebranding and renovation of the Boulevard Casino.

As New Jersey prepares for its next court hearing on Wednesday over its efforts to legalize sports betting, gaming officials in Canada are urging lawmakers to vote on a bill legalizing Las Vegas-style sports books.

The proposal for a downtown Toronto casino may have died, but Mayor Rob Ford wants to return to the proposal of a casino at Woodbine Racetrack.

OLG reach tentative agreement with employees at Slots at Woodbine Racetrack.

Celebs Rex Harrington, Jean-Marc Généreux and Kym Johnson will round out a three-member judging panel for Fallsview Casino's upcoming show, Dancing Like The Pros.

Great Canadian signs definitive agreements with the Government of Ontario for horse racing transition funding.

City Council members voted against the project, despite a move last week by the mayor to take the issue off the table.

MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp., Las Vegas Sands Corp., and Wynn Resorts Ltd. had all expressed interest in building and operating the downtown Toronto integrated resort complex.

R&B sensation Macy Gray will lead an all-star lineup for Fallsview Casino's August entertainment, which will have other music heavyweights.

This week, J Todd looks at the mounting indictments in the Legendz Sportsbook case. Plus, industry news from Ladbrokes, Ontario, and the World Series of Poker.

The development, which has drawn interest from MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp., and Las Vegas Sands Corp., is backed by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.

Second annual NorthStar Ford Group charity poker tournament recently raised more than $106,000 for Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation and the Edge School Foundation.

Transition funding agreements completed with Fort Erie and two other racetracks, seen as important step forward.