The British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s Play Now iGaming site has joined the Canadian Poker Network. The first regulated poker network in North America, the Canadian Poker Network, powered by GTECH G2, launched last December when poker players at Loto Québec’s Espace Jeux site joined the network. Now players in British Columbia will play at the [...]
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Atlantic Lottery To Enter Into Online Poker Industry
It won’t be long before New Brunswickers looking a game of poker won’t have to go all the way to Las Vegas — they won’t even have to leave their own homes.
Atlantic Lottery has entered into an agreement with their counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to provide online poker games to Atlantic Canadians.
Canada has $13.55 billion Gaming Revenues in 2008
Total gaming revenues in North America were $105.13 billion in 2008 with Canada earning $13.55 billion and the United States earning $91.58 billion; while commercial gaming on the continent declined by 0.92 percent to $91.58 billion in 2008.
Canada Reforms Anti-Gambling Laws
Long ago in the year 1892, Canada’s contemporary government made a bold decision that they would eventually come to regret and, in turn, reform. According to Canadian gambling law, all forms of this pastime were, at that time, completely outlawed.
Soon Regulated Online Poker in Canada
Online poker in Canada is soon going to be a legal form of playing as the finance minister of Quebec announced last weekend the first phase of plans to introduce online poker in the province by coming September, 2010. …
Kahnawake Responds to Loto Quebec’s Online Gambling Plans
On Wednesday February 3, 2010 the Québec Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, announced that the government of Québec has authorized Loto-Québec to offer online gaming and games of chance. The Minister’s press release, as well as comments attributed to him in the media, seem to imply that the Loto-Québec initiative will negatively impact Kahnawà:ke and [...]
PokerStars and TSN Launch Poker Club in Canada
TSN is Canada’s leading sports news and information provider, and the announcement that they teamed up with PokerStars.net, the world’s leading online poker website, is a match made in the winner’s circle. The two major entities joined …
Crack down on illegal poker: Loto-Québec croupiers
If Quebec really wants to cripple the underground gambling economy, it should crack down on illegal poker games run out of bars and other venues, the union representing Loto-Québec croupiers says.
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Atlantic Lottery To Enter Into Online Poker Industry
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PokerStars and TSN Launch Poker Club in Canada
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Poker Pro Canada Magazine Announced
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Canada has $13.55 billion Gaming Revenues in 2008
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Soon Regulated Online Poker in Canada
