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Two Ontario Municipalities Receive $2.6M from OLG
Ontario municipalities Windsor and Chatham-Kent have received third-quarter payments from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Windsor and Chatham-Kent received $2,146,955 and $435,454, respectively, from casinos located in their districts: Caesars Windsor Cascades and Casino Chatham.…
Great Blue Heron Casino unveils new 800-capacity venue
Great Canadian Entertainment has announced the grand opening of a new Live Entertainment and Special Events Venue at its Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel. The property opened in 1997 and is located in Port Perry, northwest of Toronto.Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel also houses a gaming…
Social media casino fraud cases on the rise
The gambling industry in Canada is facing challenges with the rise of fraudulent advertisements, particularly on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Recent incidents in Manitoba, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have highlighted the issue of phishing scams involving the use of…
Manitoba premier says province will reconsider gambling expansion
For the first time since 2018, the Manitoba government is considering the expansion of gambling in the province. Wab Kinew, the first provincial premier in Canadian history from a First Nation background, is keen to use gambling as part of a broader strategy for economic reconciliation with…
Unionized workers at Winnipeg casinos prepare to strike
Unionized workers at three Winnipeg casinos, represented by Unifor Local 144, are poised to strike by Dec. 23 if they do not secure a satisfactory contract with their employer, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. The union members, who have been without a collective agreement since June 2022,…
City of Ottawa thanks OLG for $5.5m donations and support
The City of Ottawa held an event earlier this week at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre to express gratitude for the support provided by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Corporation. OLG annually donates more than $5.5m to community projects throughout Ottawa, with the renovation of the facility…
Casino Rama raises record-breaking $466k for Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
The Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) Foundation hosted its annual gala on November 18 for the 22nd year. Casino Rama Resort presented the ‘Cirque Under the Stars’ evening, which ended up being the charity’s most successful gala to date, raising $466,507.The Soldiers’ Annual Gala has…
Caesars Windsor donates $10,000 to local children’s centre
Caesars Windsor has donated $10,000 to the John McGivney Children’s Centre (JMCC) in Windsor, Ontario. The funds will primarily be used for translation services in over 26 languages, which cover all the services available through JMCC.The donation comes from the Caesars Windsor corporate…
Gambling streamer placed on Quebec’s gambling self-exclusion list
Leading gambling and gaming streamer Félix Lengyel, also known as xQc, was removed from a Montréal casino by security on Saturday in an alleged breach of responsible gambling regulations. Lengyel argued the move was directly linked to a Radio Canada article from 2022, which claimed that the streamer…
Casino de Montréal launches AR experience powered by Moment Factory
The Loto-Québec licensed Casino de Montréal has opened the ARcade, an AR experience powered by Moment Factory, a multimedia entertainment studio. The ARcade features players moving through an interactive space using multimedia and video game technology."With this concept created in our Montreal…