Windsor News - Page 2

Gambler on way home fails to declare winnings at border and has $20,000 impounded as a penalty.

International news brief: An Ontario woman is facing child abandonment charges after she left her sleeping infant in a parking garage while gambling at Caesars Windsor casino.

International news brief: Caesars Windsor allowed customers to take a spin of its 50 new slot machines.

News brief: The Canadian bookkeeper embezzled more than $1.2 million and lost it gambling on slot machines.

News Brief: Reducing operating hours and staffing levels at the responsible gambling resource centre at Caesars Windsor will actually provide better service to casino patrons seeking help managing their gambling habits, the chief executive officer of the Responsible Gambling Council says.

Even long-time Las Vegas veterans were in awe as they got their first look at Caesars Windsor, and the $439 million expansion and renovation that has transformed Ontario's first casino-resort into a property rivaling the world's best.

News Brief: The public will have to wait until 8:30pm tonight to get a first-hand look at the casino's $429-million makeover.

News Brief: American gamblers, who are expected to make up 80 per cent of the visitors to Caesars Windsor, have started cutting back this year after spending more in 2007 than the year before.

Plans to revitalize Windsor as a premier entertainment destination will take a major step forward on Thursday, June 19, 2008, as the newly re-branded Caesars Windsor opens the doors to its expanded facilities at a gala celebration.

News Brief: Casino Windsor will likely start notifying patrons today of a possible strike by week's end if contract negotiations don't start gaining momentum, CAW Local 444 president Ken Lewenza said Tuesday.

News brief: Casino Windsor's 3,000 employees have been very generous this season, raising funds and donating their time to those less fortunate.

News Brief: About 25,000 construction workers across Ontario have walked off the job, causing delays for Windsor casino and other large projects

News Brief: Ontario will investigate the claims of scam artist who says he cheated Casino Windsor out of thousands of dollars over a 10-year period, an Alcohol and Gaming Commission spokesman said on Wednesday.

News Brief: Bettors and Detroit Red Wings fans packed Casino Windsor's 8-month-old sports betting venue earlier this week.

News Brief: Legends Sports Lounge, Casino Windsor's sports betting venue, which allows legal bets on the biggest gambling event of the year, is braced for a big boost from the Super Bowl.

News Brief: Casino Windsor announced this morning that in early 2008, it will be known as Caesars Windsor.

News Brief: The large red Casino Windsor sign that faces the Detroit skyline was removed Monday to make way for the view from a new lounge inside the casino that faces the Detroit River.

News Brief: Starting today, metro Detroiters will be able to cross the Canadian border to Windsor and place live bets on sports, something that is legal in the United States only in Nevada.

News Brief: Casino Windsor will begin offering sports betting next Friday -- marking the first time Metro Detroiters will have access to live sports wagering.

News Brief: Ontario's Casino Windsor says it is laying off 297 unionized and 32 non-union staff due to a slowdown.