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News Brief: Ontario police say a fraud investigation at a Caribbean casino led them to a local marijuana grow house, which has resulted in four arrests and a child placed with the Children's Aid Society.

News Brief: Over the last few years, casinos have increasingly crept into gourmet territory. Instead of the traditional cheap buffet, designed to bring in the masses, variety is the order of the day.

News Brief: Even the alarm system joined the chorus Monday when Casino Windsor celebrated its 10th anniversary with a cake-cutting.

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.

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.

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

The Great Blue Heron Charity Casino reports that employees represented by the Canadian Auto Workers union have ratified a first collective agreement between the Charity Casino and the CAW.

CAW-Canada has set a strike deadline of Thursday, July 15, 12:01 a.m., in an effort to reach an agreement with the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, covering 700 workers in Port Perry, Ontario.

News Brief: The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, operators of Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, are at odds with the Ontario Health Department over a smoking ban.

News Brief: The early returns on the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort show that the $1 billion gaming venue and entertainment complex is a success.

News Brief: Police say they have broken up an illegal gambling ring, after conducting raids in Ottawa's west end Tuesday.

News Brief: A grassroots drive to land casino gaming in Niagara Falls, a movement that became a political mantra, began an almost unprecedented era of growth in the region's hospitality industry.

All roads seemed to be heading to Toronto last month as the biggest online gambling event around kicked into gear attended by hundreds of delegates from around the globe.

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ews Brief: Nearly 8,000 gamblers attended a gala opening, by invitation only, of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort on Tuesday evening.

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.

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.

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.