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ews Brief: A Canadian holding a winning CAD$30 million lottery ticket, waited a nearly a year to claim his windfall because he didn't want to do anything rash.

One of the world's most popular and enduring tourist attraction centres is about to experience a major revival, with the opening on June 8th of the new Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.

News Brief: A cocaine trafficker attempted to launder his drug money through a casino ended up losing most it thanks to a partners with a gambling problem.

News Brief: A subsidiary of Richmond's Great Canadian Gaming Corp., backed by Vancouver developer Peter Wall, announced its winning bid for the financially troubled Hastings Park track.

News Brief: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Minister Eric Cline is concerned the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations got the wrong impression after he announced no decision had been made on a Saskatoon-area casino.

News Brief: Construction season is almost here and Whitecap First Nation Chief Darcy Bear says he has concerns about the delay in getting a licence for the casino he hopes will anchor a Saskatoon-to-Lake Diefenbaker tourist corridor.

News Brief: The Prince Edward Island government is considering allowing the province's two racetracks to install video lottery terminals to help generate revenue for the harness racing industry.

News Brief: Canadian harness track Flamboro Downs has been fined $75,244 and placed on 12 months' probation for violating security rules by the Ontario Racing Commission.

Magna Entertainment has made a non- binding proposal to the government of the Province of Quebec to invest in Quebec's four standardbred racetracks, as well as a training center located in St. Basile le Grand.

News Brief: Vancouver city council has now officially reversed its position on a casino with 600 slot machines at the Plaza of Nations – following a temporary setback for the project earlier this week.

News Brief: The proposal to set up 600 slot machines at Vancouver's Plaza of Nations has effectively been killed by Vancouver city councillor Tim Louis.

News Brief: Casino Windsor is challenging a pay equity order awarding some female employees raises and retroactive pay dating back to 1994, a casino spokesman said Monday.

News Brief: A pickpocket stole $7,500 from a Canadian gambler's inside pocket while he played baccarat at Casino Rama, near Orillia, Ontario.

News Brief: Stanley Sadinsky has been ousted from his political appointment as chairman of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation after serving less than seven months of a three-year term.

News Brief: Surrey will get 10 per cent of the net gaming revenues from a casino coming to Fraser Downs, and with a provision for an extra split the city's take could be $3 million annually.

News Brief: The proponents behind Casino Grand Beach have met the deadline to prove that they have financial backing for their 15 million-dollar project to the Manitoba government.

News Brief: North Bay mayor, Vic Fedeli, says that though he is opposed to a casino initiative for his city, he thinks the city ought to share in gaming revenues of a neighboring community.

News Brief: Prince George stands to lose almost $1 million a year in gaming revenues unless it can convince the B.C. Lottery Corporation to re-designate Casino Hollywood a ‘destination casino’ when it moves this summer.

News Brief: Ontario should lift the moratorium on casino referendums so the issue can be settled locally by the community, according to Callander Mayor Bill Brazeau.

News Brief: Manitoba Conservatives are calling on the province to stop plans for a native casino north of Winnipeg unless it bans smoking.