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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.

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: 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.

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

News Brief: Casino Windsor could reopen Saturday if its unionized employees ratify a tentative agreement reached Wednesday evening, a spokeswoman for the casino said.

News Brief: After sitting down to gamble with mobsters, several Toronto police officers found themselves owing huge amounts and turned to crime to pay back their debts.

News Brief: Nynna Ionson is still waiting to hear what, if anything, her $30-million ex-husband has in store for her.

News Brief: The opening of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, set for June 10, is expected to have long-ranging impact on the tourism and hospitality trades in both Southern Ontario and the Buffalo Niagara region.

News Brief: The strike at Casino Windsor went through a third day with no sign that negotiations might resume any time soon.

News Brief: A push by Toronto to gain a larger share of the projected $286-million in gross slots revenue from Woodbine racetrack is expected to fail.

News Brief: With angry Casino Windsor workers bracing themselves for a long strike and no new talks scheduled, some downtown merchants are worried U.S. customers who stay away will be hard to lure back.

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: 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.

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.