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The unique egalitarianism of the WSOP Main Event was showcased in a special way at the ESPN feature table on Day 6 of the tournament as a Canadian optometrist with MS was cheered on by his son.

B.C first nations will establish their own gambling authority in response to government lack of sharing of lottery revenue.

The “Best Poker Players Never to Win a World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet” list got one player shorter over the weekend, as Gavin Smith won the $2,500 Mixed Hold’em championship (Event #44) to earn $268,238 and his first WSOP bracelet on Saturday night.

Lottery mania and ticket buying continues as no winner yet for Canada's major jackpot.

Great Canadian Nanaimo casino to serve liquor as license is approved.

Scott Montgomery, who finished fifth in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, won the fourth $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em championship at the WSOP on Wednesday night to win $481,760.

More than half of the bracelet events at the 2010 World Series of Poker have been completed, and we’re just two weeks away from the start of the Main Event. Sounds like it's time to look back at the top stories of this year’s WSOP.

Miguel Proulx of St. Charles, Quebec, won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha championship at the World Series of Poker early on Friday morning to claim his first WSOP bracelet and the first place prize of $315,311.

No jackpot winner for 7 weeks means largest jackpot in Canadian history.

Pascal Lefrancois, a 23-year-old college student from Montreal, Quebec, won $568,974 and the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #8) at the World Series of Poker in the early morning hours on Saturday, then promptly removed his shirt in celebration.

Unions give strike notice at Casino Regina, casino responds with lockout notice.

Aadam Daya, a 31-year-old business analyst from Mississauga, Ontario, won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #3) at the World Series of Poker to collect a whopping $625,872 and his first WSOP gold bracelet. Daya topped a huge field of 4,345 players in the tournament, played over Memorial Day weekend.

After a two-year hiatus, the Global iGaming Summit and Expo returned to Montreal last week, with conference speakers focusing on the future of the Internet gambling industry in North America. Casino City's editorial team has compiled the top-10 moments from the conference.

The Las Vegas-based company won a contract to construct an estimated $450 million hotel-casino complex that will be become Western Canada's largest gaming and entertainment resort.

The Casino City staff is hard at work at GIGSE. The conference has drawn online and land-based gambling industry leaders to Montreal to discuss the future of the online industry in North America.

Casino City staff compiled a list of the most interesting quotes from the first day of the Global iGaming Summit & Expo in Montreal.

The Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GIGSE) returned Tuesday after a two-year hiatus, gathering online and land-based gambling industry professionals for a "Pre-Conference Workshop" to discuss the future of the industry in North America.

Casino New Brunswick does a u-turn on bilingualism, offers two bilingual poker tables.

Lack of bilingual signage at brand new New Brunswick casino causes upset.

Great Canadian Casino in Nanaimo hopes to acquire liquor license.