WindsorSports Betting
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Approving single sports betting called 'a national issue'
(4/30/2013)
(Windsor) -- Several Canadian chambers of commerce, representing thousands of businesses in six provinces, have banded together to lobby senators to approve single...
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Gambling addicts, senators oppose single sports betting
(4/30/2013)
(Windsor) -- Not everyone wants single sports betting approved in Canada. Debora Deschamps has a gambling addiction. She's dead set against any new forms of gaming...
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Support grows for single sports betting
(4/29/2013)
(Windsor) -- Support is continuing to grow across Canada for passage of a single sport betting bill which has been bogged down in Canada’s Senate for more than a...
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Single sports bets would give Canada advantage, expert says
(3/20/2013)
(Windsor) -- A leading gaming expert says it would be wise for Canada to legalize single-event sports betting. David G. Schwartz, the director of the Gaming Research...
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Sports-betting bill to boost Windsor's economy, expert says
(11/26/2012)
(Windsor) -- If single-game sports betting is given the green light in the Senate this week, it could single-handedly give Caesars Windsor a competitive edge over...
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Pro sports leagues oppose single-game betting bill
(11/7/2012)
(Windsor) -- North America’s four major professional sports leagues are making an 11th-hour bid to derail a bill that would legalize single-game sports betting in...
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Star editorial: Let’s get legislation for single sports betting passed
(11/6/2012)
(Windsor) -- It’s been almost 20 months since MP Joe Comartin introduced a private member’s bill that would amend the Criminal Code and legalize betting on a...
7 Total Articles on this Issue
Tobacco & Cigarettes
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Native leaders fret over contraband tobacco bill
(3/12/2013)
(Windsor) -- Aboriginal councils close to the United States border are concerned about how recently tabled legislation on contraband tobacco could affect native...
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Labor & Unions
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Fired workers hold protest at casino
(1/3/2013)
(Windsor) -- A fired gambling addiction worker held a demonstration in front of Caesars Windsor Thursday to protest her and a fellow former employee’s treatment by...
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Layoffs strike Caesars Windsor
(10/24/2011)
(Windsor) -- Nearly 50 full-time employees at Caesars Windsor will receive layoff notices to start the week. The 45 layoffs will affect those working in the finance,...
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Online Gaming
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U.S. online poker players find refuge in Canada
(12/19/2012)
(Windsor) -- Canada is becoming a refuge for online poker players from the U.S., where money games are no longer legal.
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Missing Women Crisis
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CAW pledges to champion cause of aboriginal women
(12/6/2012)
(Windsor) -- The CAW is pledging its support for an investigation into the disappearance and murder of dozens of aboriginal women. It's the latest social justice...
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Ontario Gaming
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Impact of a downtown casino in Ontario
(11/7/2012)
(Windsor) -- The City of Ottawa has officially made its interest known in opening a new casino and the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation has been public with a desire...
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Luck runs out at Windsor Raceway slots today
(4/30/2012)
(Windsor) -- Luck has run out at Windsor Raceway's slots facility. At 6 p.m. Monday, the slot machines will be unplugged for good. It's a decision Ontario...
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Premier stands by cutting slots from race tracks
(4/11/2012)
(Windsor) -- It's another rebuff for Ontario's horse racing industry. While visiting the Windsor region, Premier Dalton McGuinty was again asked if he would...
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Windsor Raceway employees gather to protest slot machine removal
(3/22/2012)
(Windsor) -- A rally was held at Windsor Raceway on Thursday, staged by people angry over the Ontario Lottery and Gaming’s decision to pull slot machines from...
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With Vid: All bets are on saving Windsor Raceway slots
(3/22/2012)
(Windsor) -- If Windsor Raceway closes for lack of slot machine revenue, he’ll surely be out of a job and finding a new one at his age won’t be easy, says...
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Horse industry to rally at Windsor Raceway
(3/19/2012)
(Windsor) -- A rally in front of Windsor Raceway is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Local representatives of the Ontario Harness Horse Association and unions are...
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Spinoff jobs at risk, says track president
(3/14/2012)
(Windsor) -- Elimination of the slots program at Windsor Raceway will significantly impact the raceway's business plan and threaten more than 1,500 area workers who...
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Tears, anger after axe falls on raceway slot employees
(3/14/2012)
(Windsor) -- Some came out shouting and swearing while others openly sobbed, but most just left with their heads hung low, quiet and defeated.
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Border casinos no longer hit jackpot
(3/12/2012)
(Windsor) -- Revenue from Ontario's border casinos has plummeted since their inception in 2001. The Ontario government said Monday that the profit from OLG’s...
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Future of track slots in question
(3/12/2012)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Windsor will remain open but the future of Windsor Raceway is in question following the Ontario government's announcement Monday of plans to...
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Casino levy opt-out could cost Downtown Windsor BIA $315K
(3/6/2012)
(Windsor) -- The casino’s decision to scale back — and perhaps even opt out of — its levy to the local business improvement association will hinder the...
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Horse racing locals board 'Bus of Hope' to Queen's Park
(2/22/2012)
(Windsor) -- Dozens of people connected to the local horse racing industry boarded a 'Bus of Hope' headed for Queen's Park on Wednesday. The group will join...
12 Total Articles on this Issue
Caesars
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Caesars named best in area
(8/3/2012)
(Windsor) -- For the 12th consecutive year, Caesars Windsor has been voted by gamblers as the best overall gaming resort in the region.
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Caesars halts promo to get Windsor patrons to gamble in Cleveland
(5/11/2012)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp., has halted a promotion that encourages Caesars Windsor patrons to gamble at the Horseshoe casino opening Monday in Cleveland,...
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Caesars sorry for trying to 'cannibalize' Windsor casino
(5/11/2012)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Entertainment has apologized for a promotion it mailed to gamblers in Ontario. The flyers encourage Caesars Total Rewards program members who live...
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Other News
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Windsor’s casino an important job creator as high unemployment persists
(2/18/2013)
(Windsor) -- On the quiet streets that line the boarded-up storefronts of downtown Windsor, everybody remembers the casino mania that swept through Canada’s ailing motor...
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Sex assault sentence delayed
(1/2/2013)
(Windsor) -- The sentencing of a former teacher convicted of sexually assaulting his daughter's friend was delayed Wednesday when the defence lawyer noted that his...
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City has 'amazing' public realm, expert says
(12/2/2012)
(Windsor) -- Fortunate, amazing and attractive aren't words Windsorites are used to hearing about the city's downtown. What is it that so many are missing that...
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University of Windsor program targets First Nations youth
(9/25/2012)
(Windsor) -- The University of Windsor on Monday officially launched new program designed to encourage First Nations youth to pursue education in science, technology,...
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Windsor Raceway wants betting in central Windsor
(8/28/2012)
(Windsor) -- Owners of Windsor Raceway have applied to open an off-track betting facility in central Windsor. Winrac Development Inc. informed Windsor city council of...
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First Nations gets legal help from friendship centre
(7/30/2012)
(Windsor) -- A group of volunteers has set up shop on the sixth floor of provincial court in Windsor in an effort to help Windsor's First Nations population.
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Gambling Resumes At Caesars Windsor Following Evacuation
(7/20/2012)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Windsor has reopened its gaming floor after a system failure halted gambling for more than five hours Friday afternoon.
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Security system failure prompts evacuation of Caesars Windsor
(7/20/2012)
(Windsor) -- A failure of the camera security system has forced the closure and evacuation of the Caesars Windsor casino at about noon Friday, according to the Windsor...
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Technical glitch shuts down Caesars
(7/20/2012)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Windsor was evacuated and all gaming stopped after the casino's security system failed just after noon Friday.
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Caesars Windsor lays off more employees
(5/8/2012)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Windsor laid off 27 employees Monday. Employees at the casino are now going through a bumping process that began Tuesday.
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Casino lays off 27 staff
(5/8/2012)
(Windsor) -- With more gaming competition on the horizon from casinos in Ohio, Caesars Windsor has announced layoffs which took effect immediately. "It's all...
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Caesars Windsor has 'defence plan' for competition
(5/7/2012)
(Windsor) -- Officials at Caesars Windsor have developed what they call a "defence plan" in order to thwart growing competition in the gaming industry. Two...
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Comartin sports bet bill clears hurdle
(11/1/2011)
(Windsor) -- MP Joe Comartin's private member's bill to allow betting on single sporting events passed its second reading in Parliament on Tuesday. The bill will...
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CAW, Joe Comartin want gambling changes
(10/19/2011)
(Windsor) -- The union representing workers at Casino Windsor is once again throwing support behind single-game sports betting in Canada. "I'm obviously in...
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CAW, casino optimistic as talks start
(1/5/2011)
(Windsor) -- Caesars Windsor and CAW union Local 444 officially launched their 2010 contract talks Wednesday, giving good odds on reaching a deal without a strike.
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Ontario farmers share $23M lotto win
(9/25/2010)
(Windsor) -- Confusion over whose turn it was to buy a lottery ticket nearly cost three southwestern Ontario farmers and longtime friends their $23-million lottery...
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Vander Doelen: Casino exec had wild ride
(3/27/2010)
(Windsor) -- Keith Andrews smiled as the list of rumours about the "real" reason he left Caesars Windsor was laid out for him this week in a downtown coffee shop.
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Do you think a Michigan smoking ban will help the Windsor casino and downtown restaurants?
(12/7/2009)
(Windsor) -- The State of Michigan, one of 13 of 50 U.S. states yet to have brought in some form of smoking restriction legislation, may be on the verge of a new bill....
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Casino approval in Ohio creates Windsor jitters
(11/4/2009)
(Windsor) -- Residents of Ohio will soon be able to play poker, slots and blackjack in their own backyards after voters supported the introduction of casinos in that...
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Windsor casino 'a sinkhole': MPP
(10/2/2009)
(Windsor) -- A Conservative MPP slammed Caesars Windsor on Thursday, calling it "a sinkhole of a casino that's so deep it needs stimulus funds to stay afloat."
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