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Full House for Calgary

ews Brief: It’s a full house when it comes to casinos in Calgary and no further gambling dens will be approved for the foreseeable future, says Alberta Gaming Minister Gordon Graydon.

Slot Machine Profits Outpace Races

News Brief: Slots and steaks are beating horses by a furlong in the race to pad the bottom line at Ontario racetrack.

Manitoba Casino Investigators Laid Off

News Brief: Manitoba Lotteries has laid-off 16 casino investigators in an effort to save money.

Halifax Casino Adds New Features

News Brief: Casino Nova Scotia is in the middle of a $20 million renovations which includes improved security, new VLT machines and a new poker room.

Calgary Catholic Schools Debate Gambling Funding

News Brief: Trustees with the Calgary Catholic School District will debate on Wednesday the issue of raising funds through gambling, a practice the city's bishop has called morally problematic.

Saskatchewan Government Relaxes Charitable Gaming Rules

News Brief: The Saskatchewan government will soon allow charitable organizations to raise extra money by holding poker tournaments and gaming nights.

Niagara Casinos President Named

Art Frank, former President and CEO of Casino Rama, has been named President of Niagara Casinos by the board of directors of Falls Management Company.

Natives Protest Ontario Casino Site

News Brief: Aboriginal protesters took their fight on the road Wednesday, setting up an information picket at the Brantford Casino, claiming the site as theirs.

Casino City CEO Runs For Charity At GIGSE

Casino City CEO Michael Corfman is finally ready to put his stunning loss at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) Velcro Drag Races behind him, vowing, “Just wait until next year.”

Smoking to Cease at Ontario Casinos

News Brief: Wednesday is the last day for smokers to light up at Canadian casinos, then business could light up on the American side of the U.S.-Canada border.

College Poker Players Donate to Charity

College Poker Championship top finalists not only walked away with a more secure college future, but they also enriched the lives of the less fortunate by donating $1,000 each to the charity of their choice.

Annual GIGSE Conference Attracts Record Numbers

Record numbers of I-gaming industry members participated in the annual Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) May 16-18 at the Palais de Congres in Montreal.

Internet Gambling Leaders Address Changes Facing the Industry at GIGSE

Lawrence Lessig opened the eighth annual Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) last week with an appeal to the Internet gambling industry to convince government officials to regulate online gaming.

Mohawks Consider Share Offering

News Brief: The Mohawks of Kahnawake are considering participating in a London share offering that would raise money for an international network of computer centres to serve the online gambling industry and other e-businesses.

Lotto Scam Uses Manitoba Lottery

News Brief: The government agencies responsible for gaming and lotteries in the province are warning the public to beware of phoney letters suggesting they've hit the jackpot in a Manitoba lottery.

WPT Goes to Canada

In October the World Poker Tour will offer a look at who else might be Canadian stars-in-the-making when the Tour inaugurates its first stop north of the border at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.

VLT Smasher Had Tough Life, Crown Says

News Brief: A Crown prosecutor says a Newfoundland man convicted of smashing nearly a dozen video lottery terminals with a hammer should not have to go to jail for his crimes.

Poll: Majority of Canadians Support Gambling

In a recent poll of Canadian attitudes toward gaming, the overwhelming majority of Canadians see gaming as a fun, responsible and acceptable form of entertainment.

Ontario Gamblers Wagering More

News Brief: Ontario gamblers wagered $5.85 billion in fiscal 2004-05, an increase of $125 million from the previous year.

GIGSE Organizers Raise Money for Gordon House

The Gordon House Association, a UK-based provider of residential support for gamblers recovering from addiction, will be the official charity of the River City Group-sponsored Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE).

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