Canada News - Page 35

I am a CAC groupie. According to Marc Lesnik, that is. I have been to many online gaming conferences in my time and so far I have managed to hit all of Lesnik's shows, big or small. Unfortunately CAC Montreal was rather poorly attended, although we all knew this was going to happen due to location and timing.

News Brief: Legal action has been launched against the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and Chief Lawrence Joseph by the Battlefords Tribal Council and Gold Eagle Community Development Corporation over the handling of matter related to gaming.

Bodog Entertainment is pleased to announce a brand licensing agreement with Morris Mohawk Gaming Group for operations and marketing of gaming in North America.

AmTote Canada, Inc. has entered into a Totalisator Service Agreement with Attractions Hippiques Quebec Inc.

News Brief: Ontario's new gaming regulator says it cannot investigate a complaint involving a lottery terminal in Brampton because it doesn't yet have proper authority.

News Brief: A positive reaction to racino gambling at the Charlottetown Driving Park on the Sunday of Old Home Week has the P.E.I. government eyeing more openings this fall.

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the Affiliate Convention will be held on August 27-28, 2007 in Montreal at the Intercontinental Hotel.

News Brief: A native-owned casino north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is going smoke-free as part of a deal that will see it double its stable of slot machines and share more money with northern reserves.

Texas Hold 'Em players looking to compete against the giants of the game are already flocking to the poker room at Fallsview Casino Resort to take part in satellite tournaments hoping to win a seat in the World Poker Tour's 2007 North American Poker Championship.

News Brief: City councillors are putting the pressure on provincial candidates, with an election looming, to secure the long-term future of Casino Niagara.

VeCommerce Inc. reports its contract with Woodbine Entertainment Group to expand their existing telephone wagering system.

News Brief: With the pounding of a drum, the singing of the Lightning Spirit musicians and the swish of grass dancers' elaborate costumes, staff dropped the curtain, and spectators milled in to catch their first glance of the Saskatchewan's newest and largest casino.

News Brief: At midnight Saturday, the glazed glass doors of Saskatoon's Emerald Casino will slide shut on gamers for good, putting an end to patrons' routines, which sometimes stretch back decades.

News Brief: On Saturday at midnight, the Saskatoon's Emerald Casino will close its doors forever, and about 165 workers will lose their jobs there.

News Brief: Western Canada Lottery Corp., the agency responsible for administering lotteries on the Prairies, says it has no plans to stop releasing winners' information anytime soon.

News Brief: Sarnia and Point Edward's slot revenues were up from the previous quarter, it was announced Friday

News Brief: Two professional poker players to take on a computer this evening in the world's first such man-machine challenge.

News Brief: British Columbia casino revenues climbed 11 per cent last year to more than $1.2 billion.

News Brief: Casinos in Quebec hope the province's plan to legalize Texas hold 'em poker will bring in a full house.

Fallsview Casino Resort announced today that five new acts have just been added to the Avalon Theatre's star-studded concert line-up.