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Are you a regular gambler at Canada’s casinos? Do you make large chip purchases at the cashier cage of 4-5 figures or more? If so, chances are your reported income may not match the records of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), who’s been accused of over-taxing Canada’s casino gamblers based on erroneously calculated audits of Canadian...

In October of 2015, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) issued a request for expressions of interest from various communities to build a new casino in BC. Saanich replied swiftly and positively to the request, and has since been deliberating the matter of suitable locations for a gaming facility. In a staff-prepared report delivered to the...

In most commercial industries, there are two kinds of successful businesses. There are those that pioneer a new concept, and those who come along later and perfect the idea. In the live dealer casino business, those two honors go to VueTec – the pioneer – and Extreme Live Gaming – the perfectionist. In 2003,...

Las Vegas – the City of Sin. It’s one of the most well known, fast-paced, tourism-driven cities in all the United States. But unlike just about every other major US tourist city, there’s one thing that’s been missing for decades on end. Las Vegas has no professional sports team to cheer for. According to...

“Hail Caesar!” Caesars Palace, that is. The iconic Las Vegas landmark is honoring it’s 50th anniversary this year, and the legendary casino hotel will celebrate in style with a summer-long extravaganza that includes phenomenal fireworks displays, free historic tours and a special VIP gala event. Construction of the now legendary, Central-Strip property began in...

When I first heard the title of NextGen‘s newest online slots creation – Robin Hood Prince of Tweets – I thought the interactive games developer had gone off its rocker, turning Robin Hood into a social media crazed typist. That’s actually not the case (for which I’m very thankful!) Instead, NextGen took the classic...

Walk into any casino around the world, and you can expect to find the same basic variety of gambling amusements. A sea of slots, walls of video poker machines, a banquet of card gaming tables and more often than not, an entryway leading to a live poker room. If you’re in Atlantic City, you won’t find...

Responsible adults who want to play casino games for money will always find a way to do so, no matter where they call home. Even if gambling is illegal in one region, there’s always the option of traveling elsewhere, if not using the internet to satiate that urge. In Toronto, Canada, there are three...

If you’ve ever spent much time playing slot machines, you should know it’s impossible to make them deliver a payout. Yes, you can just keep inserting credits until you eventually hit a big win, but how much will you lose before it happens? Apparently there are ways to get around that, though, as police say...

The Canadian gambling market is about to expand once more. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, a purveyor of leisure facilities across the nation, broke ground last weekend on its latest development project in the city of Penticton, British Columbia. Branded as Cascades Casino, the new gambling and entertainment venue is being built as an addition to the South Okanagan Events Centre. The ground breaking ceremony...