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A Canadian man has succeeded in his court challenge to collect a $17-million lottery prize - his fifth such win.

News brief: Ontario is placing a $38- million bet on a plan to help problem gamblers.

News brief: Impending Catholic Education Foundation of Calgary won't be a replacement for the $2 million raised annually for schools through casinos and bingos.

News brief: VLTs were pulled from many PEI bars this week.

News brief: Chief Lawrence Joseph says First Nations should have complete control over not only casino profits, but also the regulation of gambling on reserves.

News brief: First Nations are ready to take control of gambling on their land, the chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says.

News brief: B.C. Lottery Corp. plans to raise the weekly limit on its Play Now website from $120 to nearly $10,000.

International news brief: An Ontario woman is facing child abandonment charges after she left her sleeping infant in a parking garage while gambling at Caesars Windsor casino.

News brief: Gambling revenues have dropped in Canada for the first time in 15 years.

International news brief: A report by the city of Vancouver shows no increase in crime after the addition of 450 slot machines to Hastings Park.

The new subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment established to expand the WSOP online will be based in Montreal.

I was given the opportunity to spend a day in Kahnawake with Bodog's US facing brand licensee, The Morris Mohawk Gaming group, and to complete the very first interview of Alwyn Morris, CEO of the group.

International news brief: Caesars Windsor allowed customers to take a spin of its 50 new slot machines.

International news brief: A woman who stole from her employer to feed her gambling addictions has sued two casinos and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.

News brief: A Barrie woman won almost $400,000 while playing the slots at Georgian Downs.

News brief: Loto-Québec will spend $305 million to fix up the Montreal Casino building to help the casino keep up with its North American competition.

News brief: Baby boomers could increase the number of problem gamblers in Ontario by more than 40 per cent by 2020, the Responsible Gambling Council says.

News brief: Tavern owners, northwest of Calgary, are petitioning to bring VLTs back as the souring economy has cut into profits.

News brief: Manitoba may overhaul way internal lottery investigations are handled.

News brief: Lucky numbers are getting a bit of extra mileage these days.