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News Brief: All 25 employees of the GM dealership in Sundridge, Ontario hit the jackpot last night, winning $22.5 million on a shared ticket.

Famed Music City songwriter and producer Jeffrey Steele will perform two solo shows at Fallsview Casino in November as part of the resort's fall concert line-up.

News Brief: A tentative agreement has been reached to end a strike by more than 800 workers at Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. casinos in Toronto, Brantford and Sudbury.

News Brief: Saskatchewan's government-owned casinos continue to be big money-makers for the province, generating net income of $43.8 million in the 2007-08 fiscal year.

News Brief: The Ontario Provincial Police has found no evidence to support charges against a northern Ontario family who won dozens of lottery prizes.

Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that it has added a second performance by international music, fashion, TV and movie star Jessica Simpson to its August concert line-up.

UNLV associate professor says the legalization and regulation of online gambling in the United States and Canada could help reduce some of the activity's harm.

News Brief: Negotiations to end a strike by employees at three casinos in Ontario are expected to resume as early as Tuesday.

News Brief: A recent study from the University of Western Ontario that suggests new regulations to govern Internet gambling.

Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that iconic crooner Tony Bennett will be returning in October for a pair of performances in the resort's Avalon Theatre.

Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world - international music, fashion, TV and movie star Jessica Simpson - has been added to the resort's August concert line-up.

News Brief: The Windsor-Tecumseh MP estimates Las Vegas-style sports gambling could generate as much as $3 billion in gross wagering a year.

New Brief: Early next year, the Nova Scotia Gaming Control Commission will install devices on all of the province's 2,200 VLTs that will reveal a player's spending habits and playing tendencies on the machines.

News Brief: Profits from Saskatchewan casinos are being divided for First Nations for the first time under a more generous gaming agreement approved last year.

News Brief: Before arriving in Niagara last week to launch his 10th All Starr-studded tour, Ringo Starr had never seen the falls.

Even long-time Las Vegas veterans were in awe as they got their first look at Caesars Windsor, and the $439 million expansion and renovation that has transformed Ontario's first casino-resort into a property rivaling the world's best.

News Brief: The public will have to wait until 8:30pm tonight to get a first-hand look at the casino's $429-million makeover.

News Brief: American gamblers, who are expected to make up 80 per cent of the visitors to Caesars Windsor, have started cutting back this year after spending more in 2007 than the year before.

News Brief: A $3.5-billion proposed class-action lawsuit against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporatio has been launched on behalf of thousands of addicted gamblers who allege they asked to be barred from Ontario's casinos, but were still allowed in.

News Brief: The chiefs of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation cut a red ribbon Tuesday to open Alberta's newest casino, hoping it will bring economic and social benefits to a reserve with 80 per cent unemployment.