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Alberta denies online gambling reports

News Brief: An Alberta Gaming spokesman says the province is not considering the introduction of Internet gambling as suggested in recent media reports.

B.C. casino allowed to serve alcohol

ews Brief: By the end of the month, visitors to Coquitlam’s Boulevard Casino will be allowed to drink alcohol while they gamble.

Alberta considers online gambling

News Brief: The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission is gauging whether to set up Internet gambling shops in the province.

Saskatchewan casino ahead of schedule

ws Brief: SIGA says Dakota Dunes Casino, the new casino south of Saskatoon, will be ready a month ahead of schedule.

Canadian Purse-snatching suspect arrested

News Brief: An arrest has been made in connection with the purse snatching of a casino patron last week.

Improved outlook for New Brunswick racino plans

News Brief: New Brunswick's health minister has a three-fold interest in the province's racing industry, and supports the proposal of a Saint John racino.

Lotto game offers $1 million a year prize

Available throughout the month of February, Millionaire Life will award one player a top prize of $1 million a year for 25 consecutive years.

Instant tickets sales strong

News Brief: The Internet and other technologies show no sign of undermining the scratch-and-win lottery business, the boss of a major ticket producer says.

BC city gets millions from casino

ews Brief: The city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, hit the jackpot again last week with $2.3 million from Boulevard Casino.

Alberta lotto players watched Ontario skies for winning numbers

News Brief: The Red Deer winners of nearly $14 million picked their numbers based on weather patterns in Scarborough, Ont., where the Lotto 6/49 is drawn, lotto officials say.

Detroit sportsbook bets on Super Bowl

News Brief: Legends Sports Lounge, Casino Windsor's sports betting venue, which allows legal bets on the biggest gambling event of the year, is braced for a big boost from the Super Bowl.

Complaint made to competition bureau that VLTs use 'deceptive' technologies

News Brief: Six people have launched a complaint before the federal Competition Bureau that electronic gaming machines are designed to entice gamblers into risking too much of their money.

Ontario casino smoking rooms criticized

ews Brief: Critics are chastising the Ontario government's decision to allow smoking rooms to be built inside provincially owned casinos but not bars and restaurants.

Paradise Poker searches for the poker King of Canada

Canada is a hotbed of great poker players and Paradise Poker is in search of the best one to crown him or her King of Canada with a $50,000 prize.

Student wins $1 million poker tournament

News Brief: An Ottawa graduate student found a novel way to climb out from under $30,000 debt: he went to the Bahamas and won a $1 million poker tournament.

Saskatchewan casino construction to begin

News Brief: Construction of the casino and performing arts centre in Swift Current is to start early this year, said Steve Shaheen, spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority.

Gambling duo prove there's no tax on luck

News Brief: In the late 1980s, the brothers won about $90,000 at Toronto's Woodbine race track and decided to put that money toward more sports betting.

Great Canadian Gaming to run park-and-ride

ews Brief: The Canada Line’s only park-and-ride facility will be owned and operated by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation after the casino operator struck a deal with transit planners.

Alberta tribe bets on casino

News Brief: The Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation's chief hopes the Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza, will reverse the fortunes of the 900 Alexis band members.

Casino Windsor changes name

News Brief: Casino Windsor announced this morning that in early 2008, it will be known as Caesars Windsor.

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