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Compulsive Gambler Sues Caesars Windsor and OLG
The plaintiff’s lawyers called him a compulsive gambler in their statements about a player who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars at Caesars Windsor Casino. That player is suing the casino and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for allowing him to gamble. The player, Tarwinder Shokar, wants his...
New Game of the Week: Legacy of Dead by Play’n GO
The first game to be released by a major online slot developer in 2020 is Legacy of Dead on January 2. Play’n GO couldn’t wait to launch its first game of the new year by taking players back to ancient Egypt. First of 52 Legacy of Dead is the first...
Top Canadian Poker Pros by 2019 GPI Rankings
Every year, the Global Poker Index reveals the top poker players from around the globe. And on the first or second day of the new year, GPI presents the rankings from the previous year, complete and in order of points earned. For the 2019 year, two Canadians topped important GPI...
You Can’t Bluff a Machine
The Not-So-Subtle Differences Between Playing Video Poker & Poker Poker is a game of nuance, where things like bet sizing, table presence and verbal and physical tells can distinguish between a winner and loser. A well-timed bluff or check-raise can be the difference between making a little bit of money...
Gateway Casinos to Restructure for $1.1B NYSE Listing
Just days before the end of 2019, Gateway Casinos announced an agreement with Leisure Acquisition, the latter becoming a subsidiary of the former. Essentially, Gateway is restructuring. Other changes, including Leisure Director Marc Falcone taking over as CEO and President of Gateway, will follow when the transaction is completed in...
Canadian Online Casino Holiday Promotions Ending in Days
Attention: These holiday promotions will expire in a few days! As the month of December comes to an end, so do many of the exciting and lucrative promotions that Canadian online casino operators offer for the holidays. Casino sites like All Slots, 888Casino, and Playamo have unique holiday-themed promotions running...
Important Steps After Winning an Online Casino Jackpot
Everyone who plays an online casino game or the lottery hopes to win. They hope to win a jackpot or the lotto in the form of millions of dollars, a life-changing sum of money. However, most people have no idea what to do when they actually win. When we asked...
Canada Revenue Agency Pursues Poker Pro Taxes
Canadian poker players benefit from their winnings more than in many other countries because that money is not taxable. However, when a person’s main livelihood is poker – poker pros, one might say – they must pay taxes. On that basis, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is investigating more than...
Mega Moolah Pays Big as Microgaming Offers New Games
Just as Microgaming and its independent studio and game development partners prepared to release three new video slot games, there was other news. Microgaming’s all-time most popular game, Mega Moolah, paid out a massive multi-million-dollar jackpot to a UK player. It’s been a chaotic time of year for Microgaming, but...
Slots of Fun with Santa
Sleighing the Competition on Christmas-Themed Slot Machines They call him Jersey Joe and his take on Christmas is different than most. With less than a week until Santa Claus comes down the chimney with his bag full of goodies, and while most of us are franticly scouring the mall for...