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Feature Stories
Getting Inline with the Online Gamer
The internet has changed the world, and with it, human behaviour...
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17th Annual Canadian Gaming Summit Arrives in Montreal
The Canadian Gaming Association and MediaEDGE Communications are set to say “salut” to industry delegates and stakeholders in Montreal as they opens the doors to the 17th Annual Canadian Gaming Summit at the Palais des congrès convention centre...
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AGEM Releases May 2013 Index
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Paul Godfrey Replaced as OLG Chair
Paul Godfrey has been let go as chairman of the Ontario and Lottery Gaming Association...
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Manitoba Removes Moratorium on VLT Expansion
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AGEM Releases April 2013 Index
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OLG Selects Spielo G2 as PlayOLG.ca Vendor
SPIELO G2 has been selected as the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's primary service provider for its upcoming internet gaming program, PlayOLG.ca....
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Toronto City Manager Releases Casino Report
Toronto City Manager Joe Pennachetti's released his long-awaited city report on Monday, April 8th, outlining 43 conditions that Toronto should insist upon before agreeing to host a casino in its downtown core....
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“NEW HORIZONS” a Success in BC
Highlights from BCLC's responsible gaming conference...
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AGEM Posts February 2013 Index
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BCLC and BC Government Invest in UBC's Centre for Gambling Research
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and the Government of B.C. have partnered to provide $2 million to create a new Centre for Gambling Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC)...
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CGA Releases New Statement Backing Bill C290
Want to bet on the Super Bowl? Great news – all you have to do is select your favourite NHL, NBA, or Premier League team and place your parlay bet! Your bet could already be loser by kick-off but unfortunately that’s your only legal option in Canada...
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Sci Games’ Jimmy O’Brien Receives 2013 Lottery Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Scientific Games Corporation's Jimmy O’Brien, Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Scientific Games, was recently named the recipient of the Public Gaming Research Institute’s 2013 Lottery Industry Lifetime Achievement Award. ...
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Gaming Standards Association Announces Five-Year Strategic Plan
Gaming Standards Association has established and adopted a five-year strategic plan...
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Manitoba Lotteries Launches PlayNow.com
On January 23, 2013, Manitoba Lotteries announced the launch of its first regulated online gambling site in conjunction with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)....
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The Constantly Evolving AML Environment
We've come a long way since the very first time FINTRAC (Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada) visited gaming properties to conduct so-called compliance examinations....
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Managing Casino Talent: Creating a winning workforce
Talent management has become a buzz phrase in recent years, but what is the real importance of developing a talent management program for your gaming organization?...
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CGA Study Finds Two-Thirds of Canadians Support Single Event Sports Betting
An Ipsos Reid study conducted on behalf of the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) shows that two thirds (64%) of Canadians believe that the Senate should pass a bill before it that would legalize betting on the outcome of a single sporting event....
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Scientific Games' Montreal Manufacturing Facility Receives ISO 14001 Certification
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has awarded the Scientific Games Corporation’s Montreal manufacturing facility ISO 14001 certification...
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AGEM Releases November 2012 Index
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CGA Urges NHL to Reconsider Bill C-290 Opposition
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The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) is wondering why the NHL and other professional leagues feel it necessary to travel to Ottawa to oppose the decriminalization of single-event sports wagering...
AGEM Releases October 2012 Index
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GLI Appoints Iwaskow as Manager of Global Professional Services Group
Gaming Laboratories International is again expanding its Global Professional Services group. Joining the team as Manager of Global Professional Services is widely respected project management consultant Doug Iwaskow...
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RFPs Open for Casino Licence in Mpumalanga Province in South Africa
The purpose of this notice is to invite proposals for a casino licence in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in terms of section 29(1) of the Mpumalanga Gambling Act, 1995 (Act No. 5 of 1995), as amended...
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British Group Extends Contract with ALC to 2019
British Group had announced a contract extension with Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) for the provision of Breakopen lottery tickets and related services, through until 2019...
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Northern Bear Casino goes live on the GEObet Network
The Northern Bear Casino in Saskatchewan has launched what's being dubbed the first tribal nation online gambling website...
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The Corporate Security Agenda
The state of casino security and surveillance....
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Oxford Group Proposes $3B Toronto Entertainment Centre
Oxford Properties Group has revealed intentions to develop a $3 billion entertainment centre in the heart of downtown Toronto....
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Helping Local Charities Win
The revitalization of Ontario's charitable gaming industry...
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A New Age in Sports Wagering
Sports betting innovations in North America and beyond...
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AGEM'S September 2012 Index
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Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation Reveals New Organizational Structure
The newly amalgamated Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation recently implemented a new, streamlined organizational structure designed to reduce costs and enable the corporation to meet the future challenges of the liquor, gaming and entertainment industries...
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Shuffle Master Changes Name to SHFL Entertainment
Shuffle Master, Inc. this well announced it has rebranded as SHFL entertainment, following an official announcement at the Global Gaming Summit (G2E) in Las Vegas, Nevada...
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Ottawa Mayor seeking endorsement for casino
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has thrown in his support for a casino in Canada's capital city. Recently, he announced he would be asking council to officially endorse a gaming facility in Ottawa, insisting it was an opportunity the city could not afford to miss...
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BCLC Opens Lotto Signature Store
This September, BCLC launched its new Lotto Signature Store in Vancouver, introducing players to a new spin on traditional lottery kiosks...
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OLG: Toronto Casino Would Create 12,000 New Jobs
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation claims a casino in downtown Toronto would create upwards of 12,000 new jobs and 6,000 construction jobs...
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FutureLogic Forms Strategic Alliance with Global Cash Access
FutureLogic, Inc., a global developer of innovative ticket printing and couponing solutions, has solidified a strategic partnership with Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA)...
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The World Series of Poker to Launch Canadian Circuit at River Rock Casino Resort
BC's River Rock Casino Resort is set to welcome to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) this October, making it the first Canadian gaming facility to host a circuit of the hugely popular poker tournament...
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AGEM'S August 2012 Index
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) published its August 2012 Index, reporting a modest growth for the North American gaming market...
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BIS² Pairs gameViz Software with SPIELO International
BIS² and SPIELO International have announced a partnership that will see BIS²’s gameViz analytical software offered to SPIELO International's global gaming clientelle...
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Loto-Quebec Taking Lottery Products Online
Loto-Quebec has announced an August 27 launch date for the online sale of lottery products...
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Woodbine Appoints James Lawson as New Chairman of the Board
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Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has named James J. Lawson as the company's new Chairman of the Board following this month's news that former chairman David S. Willmot has retired from his long-held position...
AGEM releases July 2012 index
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Edgewater Casino Appoints Rick Duff to Executive Director of Business Development
Edgewater Casino has appointed Rick Duff to the newly created position of Executive Director, Business Development, effective as of August 1, 2012...
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Caesars Windsor Achieves First RG Check Accreditation
Caesars Windsor has become the first gaming venue to achieve responsible gaming accreditation through the Responsible Gambling Council's (RGC) new RG Check program...
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MLC Receives GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
Sports bettors in British Columbia can now make live wagers during the game on their favourite sports team...
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BC's PlayNow.com Enhances Sports Bets
Sports bettors in British Columbia can now make live wagers during the game on their favourite sports team...
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OLG's Modernization Game Plan
In what’s billed as the most significant transformation of a Crown Agency in Ontario’s history, OLG is taking steps to build a 21st century model for lottery and gaming in the province...
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2012 Canadian Gaming Summit Thunders into Niagara Falls
Anticipation is mounting for the 2012 Canadian Gaming Summit, slated to wash over the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, from June 11 to 13...
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Aristocrat Wins Big in Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Poll
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Protecting Boundaries with Geolocation Tech
The legal implications of internet gaming along the Canada-US border extend into many common areas of online trade...
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OLG Courting Developers for 29 “Gaming Zones”
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is reaching out to gaming firms to help it decide how to best introduce privately run gaming operations in 29 newly assigned “gaming zones” throughout the province...
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Exhibition Place Included in Toronto Casino Study
Toronto officials are taking a closer inspection at Exhibition Place as the potential home for a proposed casino resort.
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Nanoptix Joins GSA
Canadian printer manufacturer Nanoptix has joined seven other gaming companies in becoming the newest members of the Gaming Standards Association (GSA)....
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Aristocrat Appoints Atul Bali to Americas Business
Aristocrat Leisure Limited has appointed Atul Bali to succeed Nick Khin as President, Aristocrat Americas, effective June 30, 2012...
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AGEM'S April 2012 Index
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Kahnawake Casino Rejected
Residents of Kahnawake have voted down a proposal that would have seen the development of a $50-million casino in the Mohawk Community...
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Ontario Aiding Horse Racing Industry with “Transitional Funding”
The McGuinty government has pledged to support the horse racing industry with “transitional funding”...
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54% of Torontonians Support New Casino
54% of Torontonians are behind the idea of a new casino in Toronto, according to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos Reid poll on behalf of the Canadian Gaming Association...
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Nick Eaves: Woodbine is “logical” Location for New Casino
Toronto's Woodbine racetrack would be the “logical” location for a new gaming and entertainment facility, says Nick Eaves, President and CEO of Woodbine Entertainment Group...
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Windsor Raceway Casino Contributes $41M Annually
Following news that the Windsor Raceway casino slots will be closing shop on April 30, the Windsor Star reports the facility is actually generating a notable profit for the Ontario government...
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Today's Players: Understanding the Changing Casino Demographic (and Buying an Oldsmobile)
If you have a free moment, seek out a nearby 20-year-old and ask them if they know what an Oldsmobile is. Really, try it. You’ll likely be met with a furrowed brow or a blank stare...
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OLG Report Calls for Gaming Expansions, Industry Modernization
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) released a report detailing its recommendations for enhancing gaming within Ontario...
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Bally and Aristocrat Partner to Grow Business-to-Business Online Solution
Bally Technologies and Aristocrat Technologies Inc., two of the industry's top suppliers of slot games and casino-management systems, have announced a strategic alliance aimed at the emergence of legalized internet gaming in the US...
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Canadian Leaders Join Gaming Standards Association New Board of Directors
The Gaming Standards Association (GSA), the world’s leading standards-setting organization for the gaming industry, recently elected new Board leadership, welcoming another slate of Canadian gaming leaders to its table.
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Bill C-290 Passes Parliament Committee
Joe Comartin's single event sports betting bill bumped to third reading...
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JCM Global Announces New EMEA Management
JCM Global has made two top-level changes to its management structure in the company's EMA offices, located in Dusseldorf, Germany...
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Ontario Considering New Toronto Casino
The Ontario government is courting the idea of adding a new casino to downtown Toronto. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan told press the government is seeking...
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The State of Recovery: HLT's Update on the North American Numbers
In the November 2010 edition of Canadian Gaming Business, HLT’s article entitled “After the Impact: The North America Numbers After the Worst Recession in a Generation” stated that the gaming industry in Canada (as a whole) experienced its first decline in revenues during 2010 (March 31st year-end) after 15 years of continuous growth. A year later...
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Crane Payment Solutions Signs Strategic Distributor Agreement
R2 Gaming Inc. named as its new distributor for the Canadian gaming market.
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RummyRoyal Launches Affiliate Program in Income Access iGaming Network
RummyRoyal offers 25% to 40% revenue share for the lifetime of the player and new players receive a $5 free no deposit bonus and a first deposit match of 100% up to $200...
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Great Canadian Gaming Corporations Names Three New Directors
Patrick Keenan, Neil Baker, and William Dimma on Board...
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Konami Gaming appoints Michael Ratner to Director of Product Management, Systems
Ratner will be responsible for product planning, marketing and launches for the systems division. He brings diverse gaming experience in operations, product management and marketing with a strong technical background...
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GLI Awarded Testing & QA Services RFP
GLI Test Labs Canada ULC--also doing business as “TST, A GLI Company”--has been awarded two important service streams from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)...
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CGA releases 2010 Economic Impact of the Canadian Gaming Industry report
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CGA Welcomes Changes to Allow Enhanced Sports Wagering in Canada
Joe Comartin, M.P. Windsor Tecumseh, today introduced an Act to Amend the Criminal Code in the House of Commons to permit single-event sports wagering in Canada...
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AGEM Announces 3-Year Contract Extension for Executive Director Marcus Prater
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced today that respected gaming industry veteran Marcus Prater has signed a new 3-year contract extension that will keep him as the organization’s Executive Director into 2015...
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BCLC Laying Groundwork for Mobile iGaming
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is considering a move into mobile gambling that would see gaming services currently available on the province's PlayNow.com website made available to smartphones, tablets and other portable devices...
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iGaming Regulation in Canada: The Ins, Out and Future of Canada's Online Gaming Industry
Although British Columbia and Québec have embraced casino and poker iGaming - and have been very successful in operating and regulating such games - questions continue to be raised across the rest of Canada as to what exactly iGaming is, how it can be properly regulated, and what controls there are in place to protect the public's trust and best interest...
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Ross McLeod - Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Chairman, CEO, and Founder - Passes Away
With great sadness the Board of Directors of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (the "Company") announces the sudden passing of Ross J. McLeod, the Company's Founder, Chairman and CEO...
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Gaming Laboratories International Release New GLI-11 V2.1 Standard
Gaming Laboratories International has announced the release of the latest version of its widely recognized technical standard GLI-11 “Gaming Devices in Casinos” v2.1...
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Aristocrat Unveils G2E 2011 Games
Aristocrat has announced its lineup of licensed games for the upcoming G2E 2011 show in Vegas.
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WMS promotes Rob Bone to Senior VP of North American Sales
A member of WMS' Executive Committee, Bone has served as Vice President of North American Sales since April 2011 and continues to report to WMS Chief Operating Officer, Ken Lochiatto...
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Bally Technologies Reports Fiscal 2011 Results
Bally Technologies announced today diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) from continuing operations of $0.51 and $1.82 on revenue of $214 million and $758 million for the three months and year ended June 30, 2011, respectively...
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Spielo to Provide AGLC with Intelligen VLT Central System
Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary SPIELO International Canada ULC has signed a five-year contract to provide the INTELLIGEN video lottery terminal (VLT) central system to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) in Canada...
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iView Systems receives Frost & Sullivan's 2011 New Product Innovation Award
iView Systems was recently named the recipient of Frost & Sullivan's 2011 North American New Product Innovation Award for Incident Reporting and Management Systems...
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TCSJOHNHUXLEY and DigiDeal Announce Distribution Agreement
TCSJOHNHUXLEY and DigiDeal Corporation have announce the signing of a significant distribution agreement that enables TCSJOHNHUXLEY to supply the full range of DigiDeal products...
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Lottomatica Group Subsidiary Spielo to Provide 5,500 prodiGi VU VLTs to SLVQ
Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced its subsidiary Spielo International Canada ULC (SPIELO) has signed an agreement to provide 5,500 prodiGi Vu® Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) to the Société des loteries vidéo du Québec...
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Gaming Industry Raises $100,000 for Responsible Gaming Research at 13th Annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic
Representatives from across the gaming industry “gripped it and ripped it” to support research on gambling and responsible gaming education at the 13th annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic presented by JCM Global...
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Bally Technologies Launches Social Media Programs
Bally Technologies today announced the launch of its social-media programs and commitment to connecting with casino operators, players, and all Bally partners and stakeholders...
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Bally Technologies' Code Red Wins Gold for Innovation
New game wins awards at Nevada summit...
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Professor Emir Aly Crowne joins Heydary Hamilton PC as Of Counsel
Heydary Hamilton PC has announced that Professor Emir Aly Crowne joined the firm as Of Counsel on March 31st, 2011...
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Rod Phillips named chief of OLG
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has named prominent Tory Rod Phillips as its new president and CEO...
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LVFH Acquires Online Gaming Rights in Mexico
Vancouver based Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. (LVFH) has inked an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire a 99% equity interest in Poker from Home de Mexico...
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Amaya Gaming Buys Chartwell Technology
Gambling technology firm Amaya Gaming Group Inc. has signed a deal to acquire gaming software company Chartwell Technology Inc. in a stock-and-cash deal valued at about $22.8 million...
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2011 Canadian Gaming Summit a Success in Vancouver
The 2011 Canadian Gaming Summit celebrated its 15th year in Vancouver this April. The summit saw over 1200 gaming delegates, exhibitors and visitors from across North America...
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Aristocrat appoints Rich Schneider Chief Product Officer
Schneider will lead all aspects of product design, portfolio management and global marketing activities, as well as direct the overall leadership of Aristocrat’s vibrant creative studios...
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Taking a Spin in 2011: New Slot Machine Trends and Technologies
It takes more than just bells and whistles to keep consumers engaged in slots. CGB asked manufacturers to share the new products and innovations they're using to secure success on the gaming floor in 2011...
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Scientific Games Takes Industry Award
Scientific Games’ Flair terminal won the 2011 PGRI Lottery Product of the Year Award...
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2011 Canadian Gaming Industry Award Winners
Each year, the Canadian Gaming Industry recognizes the work of industry leaders and exceptional organizations in the gaming community...
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2011 Canadian Gaming Summit
The Canadian Gaming Association is making final preparations for the 2011 Annual Canadian Gaming Summit, Canada's premiere gaming conference and trade show...
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Transforming Lottery and Gaming
It's Time to Up the Ante is the title of a recently published perspective on the gaming industry in Canada from Deloitte which asserts that the big winners will be the organizations that successfully...
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After the Impact: The North American Numbers After the Worst Recession in a Generation
After 15 years of continuous growth, the Canadian gaming industry as a whole contracted in 2010 (March 31st year-end)...
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B.C.'s Community Gaming Centres
With charity gaming on the decline, it's fallen on industry stakeholders to pursue creative solutions for attracting and retaining gaming clientele. One such solution in British Columbia has been the creation of 'community gaming centres'...
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Industry Giants Join Forces to Unlock Next Revenue Growth Channel for Lotteries
On January 21, Scientific Games and Playtech Limited announced a number of strategic partnership agreements, a goal of which is to make available to lotteries an integrated technology platform that can take the excitement of game-play from traditional retail to the internet*...
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Olympic Games Put Spotlight On Neighbours Who Play to Win
It’s two weeks after the Closing Ceremonies and I can’t help but marvel at the closeness of the relationship enjoyed by Canada and the U.S. in terms of philosophy, ideology and politics...
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Who Are Today's Players and What Do They Expect From Gaming?
Every generation throughout history has enjoyed new technology. The first slot machines’ spinning reels and movable handles mesmerized gamblers in the late 1800s...
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Traditional Gaming Trends
Old games, new tweaks, shifting demographics...
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Industry Development Funds for Charitable Gaming
Many industries have centralized funds that are used for industry coordination and strategic initiatives. In Ontario, numerous options for central funds for charitable gaming have been explored...
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