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The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, who proudly own and operate three casinos throughout Minnesota, host Cajun Fest 2005 Thursday, August 18 through Sunday, August 21.

News Brief: New Brunswick's Tobique First Nation is seeking more than $262,000 in damages from a group of dissidents who took over the reserve's casino complex in June.

A group of investors has abandoned plans to launch a Boston-to-Nova Scotia ferry service this summer, although they still hope to begin the trips in May.

News Brief: You'll have to be 19 to bet at the new racino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, but critics see the increased age limit as doing little to stop addictive gambling.

News Brief: The B.C. government must apply greater scrutiny to the province's $2-billion gambling industry in order to maintain public confidence that government regulators and casino operators are free of corruption, Auditor-General Wayne Strelioff recommended in a report.

News Brief: Selling lottery tickets online will encourage more problem gambling, says the B.C. NDP's critic for gambling policy.

News Brief: Stiff competition among Lower Mainland casinos is projected to cost the city of Vancouver $1.6 million this year.

News Brief: Alberta’s bingo halls and the charity and sports groups that rely on money from the game say they need to explore new and faster games to bring players back, after experiencing declining revenues over the past two years.

The Lotto Super 7 jackpot for tonight’s drawing has reached $10 million.

News Brief: British Columbia rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars from gambling revenues each year, and the amount keeps rising. John Les, the minister responsible for gaming, says the province is not addicted to gambling revenues.

ews Brief: Ontario's NDP is calling for an investigation into how Ontario hires private American companies to run its casinos.

News Brief: Card sharks are in the money stage at the 2005 World Series of Poker and a Winnipegger was in prime position heading into yesterday's crucial third round.

News Brief: A federal study suggests Ontario's casinos may be illegal and advises that a public inquiry be held into Canada's $13-billion gambling industry.

News Brief: Federal health officials have been in a legal tussle with two of Canada's largest casinos over a rewards program they use called Players Advantage Club.

News Brief: Stacked with Daniel Negreanu is a Texas Hold 'Em poker game scheduled for release in this fall for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PSP systems.

News Brief: The buyer of Nova Scotia's two casinos has negotiated a contract with the province that gaming officials insisted Monday makes responsible gambling ‘a priority consideration’ of its operations.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and five provincial casino regulators have signed memoranda of understanding to assist in Canada's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist activity financing.

News Brief: Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm was adamant he would not ban VLTs, but only reduce their numbers.

News Brief: There's been no progress on the multi-million-dollar casino project since Winfield-based Probe Ventures pitched the concept to the Greater Vernon Services Commission in early May.

News Brief: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s $1 billion gamble on building a second casino in Niagara Falls is paying off.