Nova Scotia News - Page 3

News Brief: Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm was adamant he would not ban VLTs, but only reduce their numbers.

News Brief: The families of five gambling addicts who killed themselves are joining a campaign to ban video lottery terminals.

Caesars Entertainment has completed the sale of its interest in the company that owns and operates two Nova Scotia gaming properties for approximately US $70 million.

News Brief: Nova Scotia's Conservative government estimates the province would lose as much as $200 million annually if video lottery terminals were banned.

News Brief: Gamblers in one Nova Scotia town have a smart new tool to help keep themselves from going wild on lottery machines.

News Brief: One of Nova Scotia’s own experts on problem gambling is comparing the government's new gaming strategy to a stool that doesn't work properly.

News Brief: A Nova Scotia citizens' group has launched an online campaign to get rid of all VLTs in the province.

News Brief: Nova Scotia will be eliminating 1,000 video lottery terminals, about one-third of the total in the province, Premier John Hamm said.

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.’

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: Caesar's Entertainment is putting its Nova Scotia Casino Hotel up for sale.

News Brief: Interest from a $4-million surplus accumulated by the Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation will be spent on health promotion, including help for problem gamblers.

News Brief: An anti-gambling activist says Nova Scotia is wasting time and money by testing a new device meant to control problem gambling.

News Brief: Nova Scotians are betting more money than ever, but the provincial government's revenues from gambling are falling due to increased expenses.

News Brief: Gambling in Nova Scotia is threatening the security of low-income earners, the less educated and seniors and is draining money from charities, a new study shows.

News Brief: Eric O'Rourke has bet on everything from horses to video lottery terminals in his life, but he says he won't stake anything on a class-action lawsuit filed last week.

News Brief: The legal wheels were set in motion Tuesday for a potential class-action lawsuit against the Nova Scotia government and the Atlantic Lottery Corp. over video lottery terminals.

rsepower Broadcasting Network International Ltd. and Inverness Raceway have entered into a five year Horsepower Authorized Racetrack Affiliate license agreement.

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.

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.