Canada News - Page 55

Palace Station security officer came across a suspicious sight Saturday morning: a car parked in a far corner of the parking lot with the rear and side windows covered with newspaper.

News Brief: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is setting up information centres at two of the province's casinos that will be operated by independent counsellors who specialize in gambling addictions.

News Brief: Net surfers looking to read up on the Ontario government are being redirected to a gambling website called Zodiac Casino.

Time is running out to claim a prize worth $250,000 for an Encore - Lotto Super 7 ticket sold one year ago in Windsor, Ontario.

News Brief: Premier John Hamm says the province will take some video lottery terminals out of service to help combat ‘a very, very terrible issue here in Nova Scotia.’

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Orangeville Raceway Limited.

The winners of last year's Masters of Blackjack tournament returned to Niagara Fallsview Casino with a vengeance to defend their titles.

News Brief: The province-wide smoking ban didn't hurt attendance at Casino Regina in the early weeks of 2005.

The Board of the Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission has advised Gamehost Income Fund that it's application to expand the Boomtown Casino located in Fort McMurray, Alberta has been approved to proceed.

News Brief: More than half of Canadians think playing Internet poker for cash is unacceptable, suggests a new Decima poll.

International News Brief: Casino Windsor's revenue plummeted 13.6 per cent during the three months ending Dec. 31, 2004, the third straight quarter of falling income.

The Responsible Gambling Council in collaboration with over 50 organizations across the Province has created Canada's largest problem gambling prevention program to date.

Century Casinos, Inc. has completed transactions to develop and operate a casino and hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Lotto 6/49 continues to offer bigger jackpots more often, and tonight's draw is estimated at $16 million.

News Brief: As many as 1,500 people lined up Monday for a chance at one of the 600 full and part-time jobs being offered at the Cascades Casino/Coast Hotel and convention centre in Langley City.

News Brief: A woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis says she was asked to leave the Halifax casino Friday night because an employee believed she was drunk.

News Brief: Some residents of Galiano Island are upset over a recent undercover sting operation targeting a small bingo game at a local restaurant.

ews Brief: Former Ontario premier David Peterson has been appointed to lead discussions with First Nations toward achieving a new agreement on sharing gaming revenues.

News Brief: Residents of Fort St. John had their first opportunity to view the plans of the proposed hotel, conference centre and gaming centre, during an open house with the developers on Tuesday evening.