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Manitoba to launch online gambling site
The Manitoba government is getting into the online gambling business. Lotteries Minister Steve Ashton says the province will have a website up and running by early next year, offering poker and other games.  Canada Online5/4/2013
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Online Gambling GeoSweep Controversy in P.E.I.
(Prince Edward Island) -- The Canadian online gambling industry is fragmented into provincial jurisdictions where individual governments control the venues.
5/2/2013
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P.E.I. Lotteries Commission late for audit
(Prince Edward Island) -- The Opposition wants to know if the government is hiding something in financial statements provided late by the P.E.I. Lotteries Commission....
4/13/2013
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Online Gambling Service Provider Selected In Ontario
(Ontario) -- After a long wait the punters in Ontario Canada are going to get to play online in late 2013. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has finally decided...
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Ontario’s OLG to Offer Online Casino Gambling before 2013 Ends
(Ontario) -- Ontario, the second largest province of Canada is about join other Canadian provinces such as British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Quebec, in...
3/20/2013
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Online gaming in Canada faces new horizon
(Canada) -- Online gambling is popular throughout all of Canada and the number of online Canadian casinos has risen consistently over the years. It is estimated that...
3/13/2013
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Manitoba online gambling site worries ex-addict
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government's foray into online gambling, PlayNow.com, has at least one recovering gambling addict worried that others could easily get...
3/12/2013
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Manitoba's gambling website could hurt economy, critic says
(Manitoba) -- An online gambling site launched by the Manitoba government to keep revenue in the province could backfire, as players may skip the site's smaller...
3/9/2013
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Ontario Canada Still Waiting for Legal Online Gambling
(Ontario) -- Recent news that a single mother has won a big lottery prize of $30 million CND after buying only one ticket at a local store in Ontario has many punters...
2/25/2013
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BLOG: California Internet Gaming Update
(California) -- On the last possible day for bills to be introduced in 2013, Friday, February 22, Senator Correa introduced Senate Bill 678 to legalize online poker in...
2/8/2013
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Gallagher: Online betting is a tough horse to tame
(Quebec) -- When the RCMP made their gambling raid during the Super bowl and talked about a crackdown on offshore betting sites — only to see them spring back up...
2/7/2013
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Was Toronto Super Bowl party bust a cover to allow government into online gambling?
(Toronto) -- A massive Ontario Super Bowl party raid netted some $2.5 million in allegedly illegal gambling funds and led to the arrest of six people believed to be...
1/23/2013
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Manitoba online gambling, mini-casino, spark concerns about addiction and crime
(Manitoba) -- Manitobans were given more opportunities to gamble their money Wednesday with the launch of an online wagering site and the promise of a small casino of...
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Online gambling site launched by Manitoba government
(Manitoba) -- A made-in-Manitoba online gambling site begins taking bets today. The Manitoba government is launching PlayNow.com in an attempt to take advantage of the...
12/16/2012
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GEObet, Northern Bear Casino Defend Online Gaming Site in Face of Scrutiny From Canadian Government
(Alberta) -- The aboriginal-owned GEObet Tribal Gambling Network, an online gaming enterprise based in the Tsuu T’ina Nation in southern Alberta, Canada, launched...
11/11/2012
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First Nations Chiefs Claim Right to Operate Online Casinos
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia Canada is turning out to be where the First Nations draw the line in the sand and make their own way in the gambling business,...
11/10/2012
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First Online Tribal Casino
(Saskatchewan) -- It is a great week for all online gaming websites, with the reappearance of Full tilt Poker, comes another great addition to the world of online gaming.
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NorthernBear Online Casino Under Scrutiny by RCMP
(Saskatchewan) -- The world is watching a Canadian Tribal casino rock the status quo in that part of the planet. The launch of a functional online gambling operation...
11/8/2012
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First Nation Online Casino Opens in History Making Event
(Saskatchewan) -- This week was a history making week for the first ever Native American online casino and poker room was announced for an upcoming launch.
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OP/ED: Don't push First Nations to economic margins
(Saskatchewan) -- Bernie Shepherd loves to push the envelope. In 1994, when he was chief of the White Bear First Nation, he set up Saskatchewan's first Indian-owned...
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Saskatchewan’s to Launch Online Casino
(Saskatchewan) -- This week Saskatchewan’s first online casino will launch in a move which the company’s CEO has said will attract controversy and test the...
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NHL opposes sports betting bill
(Canada) -- Add the National Hockey League to the list of professional sports leagues that fear the passage of Bill C-290 would compromise the integrity of its game.
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Raising the stakes in Canadian sports betting
(Ottawa) -- Labour talks in New York kept NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly from making an appearance on Parliament Hill Thursday to voice the league’s opposition...
11/7/2012
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FSIN keeping eye on new online gambling site
(Saskatchewan) -- The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is keeping an eye on a new online gambling site launched by a former band chief.
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FSIN says new website shows opportunity for gaming strategy with province
(Saskatchewan) -- An aboriginal group says a new online gambling website shows there's an opportunity to develop an Internet gaming strategy with the Saskatchewan...
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FSIN sees future for online gambling in Sask
(Saskatchewan) -- The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations said a new online gambling website shows there's an opportunity to develop an Internet gaming...
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Online gambling site under investigation
(Saskatchewan) -- Less than a day after it was launched, northernbearcasino.com has become the subject of an RCMP investgation. Bernard Shepherd from the White Bear...
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Online gaming brings forward constitutional questions
(Saskatchewan) -- Constitutional experts are giving their two cents about online First Nation's casinos a day after a former White Bear First Nation chief launched...
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Province asks RCMP to review online gaming site
(Saskatchewan) -- The provincial government is asking the RCMP investigate an online casino launched in Saskatchewan that province says is illegal.
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Sask. needs to prepare for online gambling, First Nations say
(Saskatchewan) -- While the Saskatchewan government says it won't proceed with online gambling, First Nations are not yet ruling it out. On Wednesday, Federation of...
11/6/2012
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Former Saskatchewan aboriginal chief bets on success of online gaming website
(Saskatchewan) -- A former First Nations chief in Saskatchewan is betting on an online gambling site, but it's not clear if the province will try to make him fold.
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Online casino owned by Saskatchewan First Nation referred to RCMP
(Saskatchewan) -- A Saskatchewan First Nations-owned gambling website went online for the first time Tuesday, prompting the province to respond by referring the matter...
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Online casino raises stakes
(Saskatchewan) -- Nearly two decades ago, then-White Bear chief Bernie Shepherd set up the province's first casino on his reserve and dared the province to step in...
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Sask. online Northern Bear Casino launches
(Saskatchewan) -- Bernard Shepherd is ready for a challenge from the Saskatchewan government. On Tuesday, Shepherd launched the online gambling for Northern Bear Casino.
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Saskatchewan man launches province's 1st online casino
(Saskatchewan) -- A Saskatchewan First Nations man who played a key role in the expansion of gambling in the province has just started his own online casino.
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Saskatchewan Says No to Online Gambling as Ex-Chief says Yes
(Saskatchewan) -- Beginning today with a pot of fresh coffee I began watching the news this morning on CTV, it was announced that government is dismissing the idea of...
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Tribal online casino launch in Canada sparks row
(Saskatchewan) -- The Saskatchewan-based Northern Bear Casino went live yesterday claiming Indian treaty rights, while the Canadian province says it has “no...
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World’s first real-money Tribal Online Casino Launches
(Saskatchewan) -- The Northern Bear Casino is the first tribal nation to offer online gambling. The site www.northernbearcasino.com goes live on November 6th at 9am (PST...
11/5/2012
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Ex-chief to open online casino in Sask
(Saskatchewan) -- Saskatchewan's first online casino is set to launch Tuesday, a move sure to attract controversy and test the limits of First Nations jurisdiction,...
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Former chief to open Sask.'s first online casino
(Saskatchewan) -- Saskatchewan's first online casino is set to launch Tuesday, a move sure to attract controversy and test the limits of First Nations jurisdiction,...
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Is Sask. about to get an online casino?
(Saskatchewan) -- A former chief of White Bear First Nation says he will launch Saskatchewan's first online casino, despite not having permission from any level of...
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Sask. government says no to online gambling
(Saskatchewan) -- The provincial government says online gambling sites will not be allowed to be hosted in Saskatchewan. The government has been mulling over online...
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Saskatchewan Government Online Gambling: Plug Pulled On Idea After Review
(Saskatchewan) -- The Saskatchewan government is shutting down the idea of allowing online gambling sites in the province. Donna Harpauer, minister responsible for the...
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SLGA minister questions online casino
(Saskatchewan) -- The provincial minister in charge of gambling says an online casino set to launch today from a Saskatchewan First Nation is “probably”...
8/25/2012
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Changing Times Puts Online Gambling Into Play for Ontario
(Ontario) -- When economic times get tough the gambling industry gets going. Evidence that governments around the globe are turning to online gambling as a revenue...
6/30/2012
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BCLC looks to export online systems
(British Columbia) -- The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is looking to export its PlayNow online betting system in an attempt to develop additional revenue streams...
6/15/2012
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Loto-Québec's Online Gambling Contributed $19.4 million
(Quebec) -- Canada has a number of provinces that are or will be offering online gambling from government corporations that are monopolies in every way. The Provincial...
6/10/2012
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Loto Quebec Signs New Deal with IGT
(Quebec) -- It has been confirmed that the game developer that provides content for both land gambling casinos and internet casinos, IGT, has signed a deal with the...
6/7/2012
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Sutcliffe: A better bet than an Ottawa casino? Online gaming
(Ottawa) -- If you had the chance to go back 10 years and invest in a successful independent bookstore in your neighbourhood or put your hard-earned cash into Amazon.com...
4/25/2012
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LETTER: Where’s the opposition to government’s plans for online gambling?
(Manitoba) -- So the government of Manitoba is going to set up an online gambling site to give Manitoba gamblers a better choice to sites in Antigua and offshore sites?
4/16/2012
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Another Canada Province Launches Online Gaming
(Manitoba) -- Manitoba has become the latest Canadian province to go down the path of providing state-run online gambling, announcing plans to launch a website in 2013...
4/5/2012
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Manitoba to launch online gambling site
(Manitoba) -- The Manitoba government is getting into the online gambling business. Lotteries Minister Steve Ashton says the province will have a website up and running...
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Manitoba will open online gambling site
(Manitoba) -- Manitoba's NDP government is going to take a piece of the action when it comes to online gambling. The province plans to have its own online casino,...
3/22/2012
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Online Poker Disappoints For Canadian Lotteries [sub req'd]
(British Columbia) -- The launch of online poker has proven to be more headache than moneymaker for Canada’s provincial lottery corporations, according to an early...
3/14/2012
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Addiction experts warn against online gambling, casinos
(Ontario) -- Addiction experts are warning against Ontario government's plans to build a new casino and offer online gaming, saying increased access to betting will...
3/5/2012
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Online gambling thriving in Canada
(Canada) -- The ongoing crackdown by American authorities against foreign operators of online gambling sites begs the question: why haven't Canadian authorities done...
2/6/2012
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Ontario to gamble on lotteries, online gaming
(Ontario) -- Ontario is loosening its restrictions on buying lottery tickets and online gambling in a bid to cash in on the multimillion-dollar industry.
1/23/2012
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Kahnawake Gaming Commission Makes Important Changes
(Canada) -- The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has announced two important changes that will help players in their interaction with its licensed online casinos. The first...
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Lawsuit pushes Canadian online poker back to the front burner
(Canada) -- Online poker cheating that took place in the 2003 to 2008 time frame through a Canadian website was settled for $20 million by Ultimate Bet. The website...
12/30/2011
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Ontario Moving Toward Online Gaming
(Ontario) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is looking for a partner to help it launch an online casino, poker and sports betting. At the moment OLG has no...
12/19/2011
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Request For Proposal For An Internet Gaming Operator Issued In Ontario
(Ontario) -- On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation ("OLG") issued its long-awaited Request for Proposal ("RFP") for an...
12/17/2011
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Ontario Should Have Online Gambling by Mid 2012
(Ontario) -- In the last couple of years 3 provinces began offering online gambling (casino and poker) in Canada – BC, Quebec and New Brunswick.
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Betting on Canada
(Ireland) -- Paddy Power's deal with the British Columbia Lottery Commission represents Patrick Kennedy's first move into the potentially lucrative North...
12/12/2011
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OLG’s Online Launch Leaves Poker Options Open [sub req'd]
(Ontario) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has yet to decide whether to join other Canadian lotteries on an interprovincial poker network or instead source...
12/10/2011
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Ontario Canada Online Gambling Proposal Finding Opposition
(Ontario) -- Provincial governments in certain areas of Canada have been allowing gambling at casinos for years and have being offering lottery and scratch cards too,...
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Province looking to phase-in regulated, online gambling
(Ontario) -- Ontario residents spend an estimated $400 million on unregulated online gambling every single year, a figure which the provincial government is hoping to...
12/9/2011
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OLG Aims to Have Gambling Online
(Ontario) -- There's a report that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is ready to get into gambling online. The Sun quotes a source as saying that later...
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Ontario to place bet on online gambling
(Ontario) -- Online gambling is one step closer to reality in Ontario. The province's lottery agency has sent out requests for proposals seeking help to set up and...
7/31/2011
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British Columbia Lottery Corp.Researches Mobile Online Gambling
(British Columbia) -- British Columbia is creating the benchmark for online gambling operations in Canada, being the first to offer web wagering to its citizens. After a...
7/29/2011
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B.C. eyes mobile gambling apps
(British Columbia) -- Trying to maintain market share in rapidly evolving gambling business, B.C. Lottery Corporation is looking at expanding its online games and...
6/13/2011
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Loto-Quebec Revenues Shrink, Despite Online Launch
(Quebec) -- Quebec’s Crown-owned lottery and gaming monopoly saw revenues dip slightly in its 2010/11 fiscal year, despite the debut of an online gaming platform...
6/10/2011
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Ontario treads into online gambling amidst trepidation in other provinces
(Ontario) -- Ontario has initiated the process of becoming the third province in Canada to offer online gambling. More importantly, it hopes to get things right the...
6/8/2011
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SIGA Wants Casino Moose Jaw
(Saskatchewan) -- The head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is calling for more control over the province's casinos. FSIN Chief Guy Lonechild is sending...
6/7/2011
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All Sask. casinos should be Indian-run, FSIN says
(Saskatchewan) -- The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says all casinos in the province should be run by First Nations. Currently six of the...
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Are We Ready for On-Line Gaming?
(Saskatchewan) -- The Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations wants to see online gaming come to this province. And, Guy Lonechild wants The Saskatchewan...
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Indian leaders in Saskatchewan want to roll the dice on Internet gambling
(Saskatchewan) -- Indian leaders in Saskatchewan say it's time to cash in with online gambling and they want to be the ones to roll the dice. Guy Lonechild, chief of...
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Sask. First Nations seek to be sole operators of casinos in province / Look to start online gaming operation
(Saskatchewan) -- The head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is letting the provincial government know it's time to expand gaming in Saskatchewan.
5/30/2011
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Alberta hedges bet on online gambling
(Alberta) -- The Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission looked at getting into the online gambling business, but rejected the idea last year, according to documents...
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