Message from the CGA

Legalizing single event sports betting – the process begins in earnest - Fall 2011
As expeC\cted, Joe ComartIn, the New Democratic Party House Leader, introduced a Bill (C-290) to amend the Criminal Code to allow single event sports betting on September 28, 2011...
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Will a majority government bring single event sports betting? - Summer 2011
With the May 2, 2011 election resulting in a majority government, we can all hope - regardless of our respective political preferences - for a less rancorous parliament able to pass legislation, including an amendment to the criminal code to legalize single event sports betting...
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Evolution, not revolution - Spring 2011
I would like to offer some perspective on two current top-of-mind subjects for everyone in our industry – the Internet and single event sports betting...
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Casino's combatting money laundering - Winter 2011 
As industry insiders, the readers of this magazine know that gaming is most often portrayed in the media in a less than flattering light...
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Connecting with an ever-changing market - Fall 2010 
There’s been a lot of attention paid to iGaming recently. This is largely due to British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s entry into the space and various announcements...
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Some Summit highlights - Summer 2010 
The just past Canadian Gaming Summit in Calgary was the most content rich ever, including, for the first time, a Summit track devoted exclusively to...
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This Summit is your Summit - Spring 2010 
With apologies to Woody Guthrie, the Canadian Gaming Summit now rightfully belongs to the Canadian gaming industry as a whole...
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Internet Gaming – some further thoughts - Winter 2010 
There’s been a lot of reporting on the recent announcements by various provincial lottery and gaming corporations to enter online gaming or that they are considering entering the space...
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Encourage responsible gaming – and clear thinking - Fall 2009 
We now seem to be locked in one of those public debates on both coasts over gaming that often generates more heat than light...
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