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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.

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.

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.

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

ews Brief: After three months of picketing, there's no end in sight for the strike at the Palace Casino, says a union leader.

ews Brief: Gamblers may soon be able to sip a beer or cocktail between hands at Coquitlam’s Boulevard Casino.

2006 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and Team Bodog pro Jamie Gold hosted and won the first BodogFIGHT Celebrity Poker Tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia.

News Brief: More than 180 people were banned from B.C. casinos and gaming halls last year, some for criminal reasons, the president of the B.C. Lottery Corporation told the legislature's committee on Crown corporations on Tuesday.

News Brief: A change to video lottery terminals in Newfoundland and Labrador has led to a small drop in the number of players.

News Brief: The Atlantic Lottery Corp. is preparing a business plan to convert the gaming facility at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre to a full casino.

News Brief: The once-happy couple have settled a legal dispute over the lottery winnings, cutting short what could have been a bitter and messy legal battle involving love and money.

News Brief: A multi-year study has given the first glimpse into the impact of increased casino gambling in Surrey and Langley, British Columbia.

News Brief: A top anti-addiction official in the western Canadian province of Alberta skimmed nearly half a million dollars from his employer to feed his own gambling habit, the province's top auditor said on Friday.

News Brief: An addictions expert at Dalhousie University in Halifax has called on the federal government to put some sort of warning labels on lottery tickets, similar to the ones on tobacco products.

News Brief: A man who claims he lost $500,000 at a Nova Scotia casino says he's set to sue the province for negligence.

News Brief: The Manitoba government has signed an agreement with the province's First Nations to transfer $20 million in lottery revenue over five years into an economic development fund.

Century Casinos, Inc. opened the doors to its new Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with a VIP opening gala on Friday, November 17, 2006.

News Brief: Three Canadian founders of Sportingbet's Paradise Poker business yesterday shared a payout worth more than £20m after operating profits reached a milestone.

News Brief: An alarming number of Ontarians believe poker is a viable means to make a living, according to a study released Tuesday by the Responsible Gambling Council.

News Brief: It appears Canada is going to come under pressure to outline a stance on online gambling as Britain pushes countries around the world to regulate, while the United States moves toward outlawing it.