This weekend was among the most generous ones in a long time as it granted two ticketholders with millions of Canadian dollars in a matter of minutes. Lotto MAX highly preferred by millions of players granted one winning ticket sold in Quebec the grand jackpot of CA$26.6 million. Just several […]
Author: Daniel Thompson
After 118 Years Northlands Park & Casino Makes Final Move with Gambling Venue Shutdown
Northlands Casino’s iconic location saw its last hours of operation as it officially shut down operation this Friday putting an end to an era of successful gambling offerings on site. With this move, the location closes a chapter that started in 1996 and the reason for this is the relocation […]
Port Moody Mayor Has Casino Venue on His Mind ahead of Property Tax Jump
Port Moody might be well on its way to welcome casino operation in the foreseeable future, as Mayor Rob Vagramov recently pointed out. The possibility of gambling making its way in the area comes as a result of the property tax that could see an increase reaching 5.55 percent. A […]
B.C. Alleged Money-Laundering Kingpins Claim Civil Forfeiture, Raids Violate Their Rights
The kingpins behind the illegal British Columbia business that allegedly managed to launder around CA$220 million a year was targeted by the British Columbia Civil Forfeiture Office in December 2018. Now Caixuan Qin and her partner Jian Ju Zhu state that this action should be considered unconstitutional, as the RCMP […]
Kingsway Entertainment District Issues Cost-Sharing Info, Appellants Seek Funds to Continue Battle
Kingsway Entertainment District’s management has finally revealed more about the way this project is going to be financed by the four parties involved in its development. Those are Gateway Casinos, landowner Dario Zulich, the City of Greater Sudbury, and the developer who would work on the hotel on site. The […]
Casino Rama Employees Give Green Light to New 3-Year Contracts, Await 10-Percent Wage Jump
Casino Rama Resort employees gave their resounding Yes to the new three-year contracts that were negotiated last week essentially ratifying the tentative agreement. With the help of this improvement, they are going to witness a wage surge of more than 10 percent over the span of the following three years of […]
South Huron Council Strives to Draw Casino Operators to Picturesque Grand Bend Area
Casino expansion has been an ongoing quest throughout Canadian provinces and it is always interesting to see the way a given community considers a proposal for gambling operation or the possibility of such. Grand Bend is one of the towns which could welcome a new casino venue if the desire […]
North Bay Council Openly Demonstrates Casino Venue Would Be Generous to Community Organizations
North Bay is preparing for the future construction of a casino venue, but in the months leading to the official information issuing the City Council prepares with essential motions. At the most recent Council meeting Councilors Tanya Vrebosch and Johanne Brousseau introduced a motion that prompts a report on how […]
Federal Minister Bill Blair Confirms Ottawa Will Collab with British Columbia in Battling Money-Laundering
Bill Blair, federal Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction dedicated this Tuesday to a meeting with British Columbia Attorney-General David Eby and the topic of discussion was no other than money-laundering allegations within sectors of the province. Focusing on working towards improvement of the situation in the light […]
But Isn’t Chance Also Involved In Got Skill? Games, Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission Asks
Games of chances and games of skills have sparked the interest and controversy around them for many years now and there are some instances when the very title could spark debate. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario continues its ongoing battle against Got Skill? games operating outside casino venues […]