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It’s official – Android 6.0 Marshmallow is coming! Google announced the impending launch of its latest OS for smartphones and tablets will arrive sometime this fall, providing a series of previews with all the new features users can expect to enjoy. Google exhibited the new platform for the first time in May 2015 at...

Calling all residents of Kamloops, British Columbia – If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to get off your couches, turn off your tablet casinos and make your way to the brand new Cascades Casino Kamloops. The grand opening on August 19 was a huge success as locals came out to experiences the...

Historically, casinos have provided one of the easiest avenues for money laundering. A criminal walks in, buys an exorbitant amount of chips with “dirty” money, partakes in limited betting, then cashes out again for a “clean” check. The Great Canadian Gaming (GCG) group says such activities are systematically averted at its casinos, but not...

Accessible for the last two decades, online gambling has become an enormous industry throughout the world. The advancement of modern technology has led many bettors to transition from traditional online to mobile gambling, and according to one respected research firm, as many as 1 in 10 will be wagering over the internet by 2019....

Like the rest of us, high rolling gamblers have upswings and downswings. Because they are wagering more figures than most, they often receive entitlements from casinos, but neglecting to pay down multi-million dollar debts is not one of them, as one big spender by the name of Jian Tu seems to think. According to...

In the United States and Canada, Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) has spread like wildfire. Likewise, sports betting has been an immensely popular activity for years. Aside from some other minor details, the only real difference between the two is the fact that DFS is legal in North America, while sports betting, for the most...

For much of 2015, GVC Holdings has been pushing hard to complete the acquisition of Gibraltar-based online gambling giant, bwin.party. Apparently that’s not all GVC was doing, though. A Canadian firm, 37 Entertainment, has filed a lawsuit against the Isle of Man B2B/B2C iGaming group for failing to follow through on collaborative efforts to...

Today’s major casinos are brimming with all sorts of table games. Most of them we are familiar with, like blackjack, baccarat, roulette and craps. Other types, such as Pai Gow Poker, are mostly enjoyed by niche players. If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s best to learn the rules of pai gow poker...

It appears that Canada’s fourth most populous province, Alberta, will follow in the footsteps of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec by establishing a regulatory framework for online gambling. The topic has risen several times in recent months, and by all accounts, the probability of authorizing a provincial-run gaming website is looking very high. Bill...

Online gambling has been big business all over the world for the past two decades. Internet gaming sites have been marketing to Canadians throughout all these years, despite laws that technically prevent them from doing so. Due to Canada’s passive nature on the subject, gambling law expert David Martin says the regulation of online...