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54% of Toronto Residents Support Idea of New Casino in Toronto
April 19, 2012
If Casino were Part of Larger Complex Including Restaurants, Shops, Entertainment and Hotel, Four in Ten (37%) More Supportive Toronto, ON – Almost all Torontonians (89%) have heard about the…
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Canadian Gaming Association Acknowledges Major Milestone To Allow Single-Event Sports Wagering In Canada
March 2, 2012
Bill C-‐290 passes third reading with all-‐party support and is sent to the Senate TORONTO, ON, March 2, 2012 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) today is pleased to acknowledge…
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Canadian gaming industry matures into one of the largest entertainment industries in the country, the CGA’s Economic Impact Study finds
October 18, 2011
Impact spreads: Canadian companies now technology leaders, export gaming products internationally TORONTO, ON, October 19, 2011 – Legalized gaming has nearly tripled in size since 1995, from $6.4 billion in…
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Canadian Gaming Association welcomes changes to allow enhanced sports wagering in Canada
September 28, 2011
TORONTO, ON, September 28, 2011 – 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…
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Stakes are high for gaming industry’s small businesses
August 10, 2011
HOLLY FRAUGHTONSpecial to Globe and Mail Update Gambling is big business in Canada – about $16-billion worth annually. It’s little wonder that large companies are maneuvering to get in on…
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Casino New Brunswick not so scary after all, a year after facility opens, concerns have mostly made way to praise
May 6, 2011
When it was announced in 2008 that New Brunswick’s first-ever casino would be built in Moncton, the word “increase” was often thrown around by local residents: increase in automobile traffic,…
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CGA Letter to Editor in Response to Globe & Mail Article
May 2, 2011
Re: Government-Sanctioned Online Gambling: Short-Sighted And Morally Bankrupt (April 20): Internet gambling has been available for more than 10 years. It’s a growing world-wide $30-billion business with the current Canadian…
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Feds lobbied for single-sport betting Restriction ‘just silly,’ says MP
March 16, 2011
BY BRIAN CROSS, THE WINDSOR STAR MARCH 9, 2011“Many, many” U.S. customers would return to Caesars Windsor if it could offer Las Vegas-style sports betting, says CAW Local 444 president…
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OLG not failing gamblers
January 12, 2011
Re: OLG’s hollow assurances, Editorial Jan. 7 OLG takes its responsibilities very seriously to assist those individuals who may be playing beyond their limits. In fact, Ontario is the world…
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Casinos are doing their part to combat money laundering
January 11, 2011
BY BILL RUTSEY, SPECIAL TO THE SUN Provincial casinos have allegedly been implicated in some suspicious, money-laundering related, transactions lately. Photograph by: Peter Battistoni, Vancouver Sun, Special to the Sun…
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Internet Gaming in Canada Public Perception and Behaviour
September 21, 2010
During the 2010 Canadian Gaming Summit, Ipsos-Reid presented the results of a recent public opinion survey on Canadian’s attitudes and opinions towards Internet gambling. With Canadians currently spending close to…
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Internet Gaming in Canada Public Perception and Behaviour
April 27, 2010
During the 2010 Canadian Gaming Summit, Ipsos-Reid presented the results of a recent public opinion survey on Canadian’s attitudes and opinions towards Internet gambling. With Canadians currently spending close to…
