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News Brief: A former senior civil servant who defrauded the Alberta government of $124,000 to feed a desperate gambling habit was sentenced Thursday to nine months in jail.

News Brief: Casino Windsor revenues tumbled 16 per cent in the fiscal year ended March 31, caused mainly by a litany of events out of their control, according to casino officials.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation officially launched the new, bigger and better LOTTO 6/49 today in Toronto.

News Brief: A Nova Scotia man who set fire to a pair of vehicles after losing money on video lottery terminals has been placed on probation.

News Brief: An unemployed Cape Breton woman has won what is believed to be the biggest lottery jackpot in the Canadian Island's history.

News Brief: Another casino in Victoria, British Columbia, could double the region's present level of $50 milllion in gaming activity, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

News Brief: For a group of Internet gambling executives gathering today in Toronto, the absence of American law enforcement authorities may also be a big draw.

News Brief: The colored waterfall danced, the slot machines clanged and players lined up to check the status of their bonus points at Casino Windsor on Friday morning as it reopened after a contentious 41-day strike.

News Brief: Fresh on the heels of a bitter 41-day strike, Casino Windsor 10th anniversary will quietly pass without much fanfare.

News Brief: Manitoba Tories say the province is irresponsible if it replaces its inventory of video lottery terminals without first doing social and economic studies.

Casino Windsor will reopen on Friday May 14, at 10 a.m. Generous promotions, valuable deals and thrilling gaming action are gearing up to welcome returning customers.

News Brief: Evidence that links suicide to problem gambling has the head of Nova Scotia's gaming corporation taking direct aim at video lottery terminals.

News Brief: Casino Windsor and union representatives met for the first time in 10 days for ‘exploratory’ discussions to find a way toward a solution in the 40-day-old strike.

News Brief: Teamsters heavyweight James P. Hoffa will be in Orillia today to help organize some of the more than 3,000 workers at Casino Rama

News Brief: The Nova Scotia government may add the number of gambling addicts who kill themselves to its annual gaming statistics.

ews Brief: Nova Scotia's finance minister admits allowing aboriginal bands to set up more video lottery terminals defeats the purpose of a moratorium on the gambling devices.

News Brief: With its workers on strike and its doors closed, Casino Windsor is losing about $1.6 million in revenues a day and that's affecting the Ontario government's coffers, Ontario Labour Minister Chris Bentley said today.

News Brief: A group that deals with problem gambling in Saskatchewan has created a brochure to warn people about the dangers of internet gambling.

News Brief: Phil Heard has resigned as chief executive officer of Hastings Entertainment Inc., recently purchased by Great Canadian Gaming Corp.

ews Brief: Ontario's finance minister is opposed to a scheme to tax lottery and gambling winnings.