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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.

News Brief: A new native-run gambling lounge with 40 video lottery terminals (VLTs) with an adjacent smoking lounge will open doors Friday in Headingley, says Swan Lake First Nation Chief Robert Daniels.

Fallsview Casino Resort has crowned its two new WPT title winners - one each for the inaugural WPT Canadian Open and the WPT North American Poker.

Canadian Jason Sagle is the chip-leader at the first North American Poker Championship (NAPC) held outside the United States.

News Brief: The new casino at Whitecap Dakota First Nation will be second to none in Western Canada.

Text of Bill 152 that refers to Ontario's proposed prohibition of online gambling advertising.

News Brief: Enoch In a colourful pageant of costumed singers, dancers and drummers the Enoch Cree nation got its first glimpse of economic salvation Sunday, when the River Cree casino threw open its doors for a community open house.

News Brief: The Ontario government plans to move to close the loopholes with a blanket ban on advertising of Internet gambling, direct or indirect.