Prince Edward Island News

Red Shores Racetrack & Casino announced that it will be temporarily closing down operations as of 2 a.m. on 15 March until further notice.

Prince Edward Island joins Nova Scotia is saying no to online gambling proposal.

News brief: VLTs were pulled from many PEI bars this week.

News brief: P.E.I.'s new gaming strategy includes making it illegal for retailers to sell lottery tickets to minors.

News Brief: Lottery tickets should be hidden in retail shops on P.E.I. just like tobacco products, says government house leader Robert Vessey.

News Brief: The Charlottetown racino will be open for business this Sunday, but P.E.I. Treasurer Wes Sheridan says there will be no more Sunday openings until at least next year.

News Brief: A positive reaction to racino gambling at the Charlottetown Driving Park on the Sunday of Old Home Week has the P.E.I. government eyeing more openings this fall.

News Brief: Sunday openings in the future, the P.E.I. government said, would be allowed on a case-by-case basis.

News Brief: The racino at the Charlottetown Driving Park was open for gambling for its first Sunday this week, but VLTs in bars were still shut down.

News Brief: The launch of Sunday shopping on P.E.I. last weekend opened Charlottetown's racino for gambling, but bar owners are annoyed they still can't run their VLTs on Sundays.

News Brief: Prince Edward Island New Democrat Leader Dean Constable envisions an Island without video lottery terminals.

ews Brief: The provincial government’s gambling funds seems to be drying up, according to the most recent report of the Prince Edward Island’s financial health.

News Brief: The Atlantic Lottery Corp. is preparing a business plan to convert the gaming facility at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre to a full casino.

News Brief: The PEI government has suspended plans for a casino-styled gambling centre in Summerside.

News Brief: An anti-gambling group will hold vigil outside the new entertainment centre at the Charlottetown Driving Park when it opens to the public Thursday morning.

News Brief: With the number of video lottery terminals at the Charlottetown Driving Park set to increase this week, there are calls for Prince Edward Island government to better advertise its treatment program for gambling addiction.

News Brief: You'll have to be 19 to bet at the new racino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, but critics see the increased age limit as doing little to stop addictive gambling.

News Brief: Aliant doesn't know how a Nova Scotia's Gambling Help Line number ended up in Prince Edward Island phone books. However, that province's government said it won't be cutting off Islanders who dial the number.

News Brief: The P.E.I. government has fast-tracked the Atlantic Lottery Corporation's ownership of the Charlottetown Driving Park.

News Brief: The Prince Edward Island government is considering allowing the province's two racetracks to install video lottery terminals to help generate revenue for the harness racing industry.