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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.

News Brief: The Manitoba government may be asking smokers to butt out but operators of a proposed aboriginal-run casino near Grand Beach say they won't.

News Brief: A native-run casino north of Winnipeg is one step closer to reality.

ews Brief: An Ontario man won the province's second-largest slot machine jackpot early Saturday, after taking a break from playing cards.

News Brief: The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has released its third-quarter results on, showing a net income increase over last year of nearly 24 per cent.

ews Brief: Manitoba Lotteries Corporation is removing nearly all of its controversial Keno monitors from convenience stories, malls and laundromats in Winnipeg.

News Brief: A day after Woodbine Entertainment Group announced it plans to sell Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Great Canadian Casinos indicated it might be a potential suitor.