Ontario News - Page 23

News Brief: The province is considering the expansion of Casino Windsor and hopes to have enough information to make a decision in six months, says Minister of Economic Development and Trade Joseph Cordiano.

News Brief: A seemingly innocent remark 12 days ago by Economic Development Minister Joe Cordiano about the potential for more casinos in Ontario has thrown communities across the province into a tizzy.

News Brief: Ontario's cash-strapped Liberal government is looking at potential areas for new casinos in the province.

News Brief: Revenue at Ontario's border casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls are off CAD$160 million, and racetrack slot machines are ringing up less cash.

News Brief: Help will be one call away for those hooked up to Canada's first government-backed phone counselling program for problem gamblers.

Just one week after an Ontario player won a $20 million Lotto Super 7 jackpot, tonight's jackpot is $25 million .

Based on second quarter statistics compiled by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., attendance and revenues at both Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls and slot machine operations at Fort Erie Racetrack were down.

Time is running out to claim a LOTTARIO jackpot for a ticket sold one year ago in Georgetown, Ontario.

News Brief: A once-prominent businesswoman who faces fraud and theft charges in this southwestern Ontario city has been arrested at Las Vegas’ Aladdin Hotel and Casino where she was working.

News Brief: Casino Windsor has laid off 100 employees amid a dwindling customer base and plunging revenues.

ews Brief: Workers at Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls, Ont., have voted against joining a union by a 59 percent margin, but the Canadian Auto Workers called the election tainted and vowed to contest it.

News Brief: Casino Windsor could face sanctions from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario after a 12-year-old boy was nabbed trying his luck on the gaming floor.

News Brief: A man jumped through a second floor window and fell nearly 30 feet to the ground at the new casino construction site Tuesday afternoon.

News Brief: A compulsive gambler has settled a lawsuit out of court against the government agency which runs Ontario's casinos.

News Brief: The assailant grabbed a leather pouch attached to the victim's belt and ripped it free before fleeing on foot.