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News Brief: By saying she hopes to see Casino Rama roll along for many years to come, the new executive director of Ontario Lottery and Gaming has lifted clouds of doubt hanging over the facility for years.

News Brief: Vancouver casino operators have pumped millions of dollars lately into the newest entertainment options possible as they scramble to attract hard-to-please patrons who want to flit from one option to another over the course of an evening.

News Brief: Vancouver is about to enter the bingo-hall wars that have swept the rest of British Columbia.

News Brief: More than 275 casino workers took buyouts offered by Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara.

News Brief: An RCMP probe into a southern Ontario drug trafficking ring has exposed a loophole in the province's casino system that police fear criminals are exploiting in a bid to launder the proceeds of crime.

News Brief: By southern Ontario standards, it's kind of out of the way, but that doesn't keep the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino on the Scucog First Nation from being popular.

News Brief: With few clues, it is difficult to imagine what form the Magnetic Hill casino will take when it opens in 2010.

Sonco Gaming New Brunswick Ltd. has won the jackpot in the bid to build the province's first casino.

Fallsview Casino Resort announced today the World Rock Symphony Orchestra will join the list of big names appearing in the resort's Avalon Theatre this summer.

News Brief: Negotiations to try and prevent a labour dispute at Lake City Casino begin Tuesday.

WPT Canada tour kicks off today with its first stop—Coast to Coast Poker Championships, presented by British Columbia Lottery Corporation—at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia.

News Brief: Former Kahnawake Grand Chief Joe Norton and lawyer Morden Lazarus, who has acted for Kahnawake, urged that legislation 'or a mechanism' be enacted to recognize gambling as a legitimate aboriginal activity under the Canadian constitution.

News Brief: Newfoundland and Labrador's medical examiner disputes claim that 10 to 15 people in the province commit suicide every year for reasons related to gambling.

News Brief: Restrictions could be placed on how many slot machines are allowed within Vernon, British Columbia, city limits.

Plans to revitalize Windsor as a premier entertainment destination will take a major step forward on Thursday, June 19, 2008, as the newly re-branded Caesars Windsor opens the doors to its expanded facilities at a gala celebration.

News Brief: Brandon's rejection of an aboriginal casino is opening the door to a bid from a First Nation to locate one on the outskirts of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

A line-up of music stars and comedians will fill the stage at Fallsview Casino Resort in July.

News Brief: Casino Windsor will likely start notifying patrons today of a possible strike by week's end if contract negotiations don't start gaining momentum, CAW Local 444 president Ken Lewenza said Tuesday.

New Brief: SIGA's human resources team is setting up office, which will be the headquarters for recruiting for the Living Sky Casino over the coming months.

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