Quebec News - Page 4

The Canadian province will begin replacing its 12,000 video lottery terminals in an effort that could span two years.

Loto-Québec agrees to pay for therapy for gambling addicts in decade old class action suit settlement.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Gary Trask and Dan Igo talk to Bob Frick of Kiplinger's Personal Finance about how poker can make you a better investor, what casinos they wish to visit in 2010 and hopefully improve on their disastrous NFL picks from last week.

The Casino City staff makes out its wish list and picks 10 casinos it wants to experience for the first time in 2010.

I was given the opportunity to spend a day in Kahnawake with Bodog's US facing brand licensee, The Morris Mohawk Gaming group, and to complete the very first interview of Alwyn Morris, CEO of the group.

News brief: Loto-Québec will spend $305 million to fix up the Montreal Casino building to help the casino keep up with its North American competition.

News Brief: Security employees at the Montreal Casino were locked out by management last night during a four-hour protest in front of the casino's administrative offices.

PokerTek, Inc. has installed an additional six PokerPro electronic Texas Hold’em devices at Loto-Quebec’s Ludoplex Quebec property in Quebec City.

Casino de Montreal hosted the world’s largest multi-table poker tournament ever run on automated poker tables.

PokerTek, Inc. has placed its PokerPro systems with The Société des casinos du Québec Inc.

News Brief: Seven Montreal area municipalities have turn down gambling complex to replace Blue Bonnets.

A ranking of the largest casinos in the world as well as what fills up these spacious gaming floors.

News Brief: Pathological gamblers are almost four times more likely than the average Canadian to try to kill themselves, concludes a new study that adds to the growing health-related controversy around the government-run casino industry.

I am a CAC groupie. According to Marc Lesnik, that is. I have been to many online gaming conferences in my time and so far I have managed to hit all of Lesnik's shows, big or small. Unfortunately CAC Montreal was rather poorly attended, although we all knew this was going to happen due to location and timing.

AmTote Canada, Inc. has entered into a Totalisator Service Agreement with Attractions Hippiques Quebec Inc.

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the Affiliate Convention will be held on August 27-28, 2007 in Montreal at the Intercontinental Hotel.

News Brief: Casinos in Quebec hope the province's plan to legalize Texas hold 'em poker will bring in a full house.

It is amazing what can happen in two years. I attended my first GIGSE in May, 2005 and knew absolutely no one, attended May, 2006 and knew absolutely everyone, attended June, 2007 and no one was there. Imagine that. Lucky for me, this year I was able to nail down a solid group of about 20 people who were up for some nice meals and some big nights out. Honestly, I think that our nights were wilder than ever before just so we could prove a point. No sponsored parties? Fine. We'll have more fun on our own. Thanks to Jodie from LyceumMedia.com, I experienced one of the wildest nights of my life (well, maybe not as wild as my CAP Spring Break experiences...)

News Brief: The Outaouais medical officer of health has joined 17 other public health officials throughout Quebec in condemning a Loto-Quebec plan to operate hundreds of video lottery terminals near harness racing tracks and at Mont Tremblant.

News Brief: Elation turned to despair for a Quebec man last weekend when a mistake in a Montreal newspaper led him to believe he had a winning ticket in last weekend's $43.2-million Lotto 6-49 jackpot.