Canada News - Page 59

News Brief: Brian Feeney, the lead backer of Golden Palace Casino, plans to launch himself into space in an eight-metre-long cigar tube-shaped rocket carried to the edge of space by the world's largest reusable helium-filled balloon.

News Brief: Racinos are coming to the Maritimes (Canada) and proponents of the racetrack gaming centres say they're a sure bet to save the region's troubled harness racing industry.

The very latest and most technologically advanced gaming software has now been launched on Lucky Emperor Casino, offering online players a continual stream of fresh, exciting and appealing games.

The amazing growth of online poker is poised to cross another threshold with the poker world's first freeroll tournament to offer cash prizes totaling $100,000.

Ontario's Big Game, OLGC's newest $10.00 instant lottery ticket featuring a top prize of $5 million, is the largest instant top prize in the history of Ontario lotteries.

Five New Games and Exciting Promotion at Jackpot Factory

News Brief: A Toronto couple picked up their winnings in the Super 7 lottery on Monday – a cheque for $26,879,379, the third largest prize on a single ticket in Canadian lottery history.

News Brief: The Saskatchewan government should put the brakes on casino expansion until the province does a study on its socio-economic impact, says an expert on problem gambling.

News Brief: Health advocates may be applauding the growing movement to ban smoking in public places, but people who operate casinos, bars and even charity bingos say they're losing millions.

Players at King Neptune's and Trident Lounge online casinos are in for an abundance of treats this month...and a special promotion to launch the latest new games.

Developed in Toronto by Funtime Hospitality Corp., Check n Raise Poker.com will be opening for business on September 26, 2004.

News Brief: Ontario's gambling industry is beginning to rebound from difficulties posed by war in Iraq, SARS and a weak American economy in 2003, according to a report released Wednesday.

International News Brief: The Atlantic Lottery Corporation started, Monday, to offer lotto tickets online.

News Brief: Great Canadian Casinos Corporation is expected to announce plans for a casino in Victoria, British Columbia, as early as the end of this week.

News Brief: The provincial government is calling it the first step toward the future of gambling. But critics say the province got off on the wrong foot.

News Brief: Manitoba Lotteries Corp. will give severance packages to 269 workers, a move the corporation says is necessary because of Winnipeg's tough smoking ban.

News Brief: The number of people, especially young adults, who are at risk of becoming problem gamblers in Nova Scotia is on the rise, says a study released Tuesday.

Gateway Casinos Limited Partnership has received approval from the Burnaby City Council for its rezoning application for the first phase of the redevelopment.

News Brief: Lacking the assistance of psychics, most Canadian betting on last night's record jackpot relied on their own numbers, or on a stroke of sympathy from a computer randomizer.

News Brief: Coquitlam council voted Monday to host a forum on the ill effects of gambling, almost three years after the Great Canadian Casino opened its doors.