Canadian Gaming Headlines Week of April 28th, 2008
April 30, 2008
Texas Hold ‘Em poker sessions a safe bet - without money
The growing popularity of Texas Hold ‘Em poker is evident at licensed restaurants in Northumberland County, at Ontario casinos and on television. Some area people play twice a week for points, enjoying a meal or drinks, but without betting money.
To bet using money, or where people or the venue gets a share of the pot, is illegal outside a licensed casino.
Texas Hold ‘Em is a game of skill that some say is mildly addictive. The game is described on Wikipedia, an Internet encyclopedia, as “Hold ‘Em is a community card game where each player may use any combination of the five community cards and the player’s own two hole cards to make a poker hand. (This is) in contrast to poker variants like stud or draw where each player holds a separate, individual hand.”
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Calvin Ayre Announces He Is To Leave Bodog
The founder of Bodog Entertainment Group, Calvin Ayre, has announced that he is walking away from the company in order to focus on charitable works through the Calvin Ayre Foundation.
The 47-year-old Canadian made the announcement earlier this week on his blog at CalvinAyreLife.com after reportedly not being involved in day-to-day operations for the Antigua-based online gambling operator for several years.
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Youths prefer Web betting
Young adults - a key growth sector for Canada’s gambling industry - are very interested in such “technology driven” options as online gambling, which is not yet legal in Canada, an industry conference heard yesterday.
Citing a national survey, pollster Allan Gregg told the 2008 Canadian Gaming Summit under way in Montreal that one- third of Canadians say they are gambling less than they did three years ago, while those under 35 years of age are more likely to be gambling more.
A Big Victory for Kim Frederiksen
Las Vegas, NV – “I started playing a lot more Pot-Limit Omaha because Hold’em has just become too hard,” admitted Kim Frederiksen in a recent post-tournament interview held at Caesars Palace. “I think Pot-Limit Omaha games are softer.”
Poker goes coast to coast in the Great White North
A major new big buy-in land poker tournament for Canada is shaping up in the World Poker Tour’s just announced Coast to Coast Poker Championship, which will feature high stakes poker action in an East vs. West competition at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C, on May 5-13
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Canadian Glen Chorny wins over C$3 million at poker tournament
Canadian Glen Chorny scored a huge payday with his first European Poker Tour victory since becoming a full-time poker professional four months ago.
The 22-year-old native of Timmins, Ont., earned 2.02 million euros (C$3.21 million) for winning the EPT’s Grand Final on Thursday. Chorny defeated Denes Kalo of Hungary in the final at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort. Kalo took home 1.18 million euros (C$1.87 million) for finishing second.
HeadsUp Entertainment Accelerates Growth Strategy in Canadian Poker Market
The Canadian poker television and magazine marketplace will undergo some changes very shortly, as HeadsUp Entertainment takes over the ownership of, intellectual property of and trademarks associated with the Canadian Poker Player magazine and the Canadian Poker Tour as a result of a loan and security agreement default by Fifth Street Publishers.
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Canadian gaming industry representatives to gather in Montreal April 29-May 1
More than 1,200 members of Canada’s gaming industry are expected to converge on Montreal over the next three days (April 29-May 1) to attend the Canadian Gaming Summit.
The Summit is a three-day event consisting of over 40 workshops and seminars, more than 100 exhibitors of gaming products and services, and a charity awards gala.
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Millions from Ontario casinos
I must applaud Prime Minister Bruce Golding for the smart moved he has made in legalising casino gambling in Jamaica.
I am a Jamaican/Canadian living in Toronto, Canada.
Several years ago, here in Ontario, under the premiership of Mike Harris, we were facing a very bad economy, and I wrote to his government for him to implement casino gambling in Ontario and that he did. WOW, our economy is flourishing from the millions of dollars it brings into our economy.
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Sportingbet has recently added a new sportsbook for Canadian customers. The British-based company offers wagering on 22 different sports, with many options and propositions.
Sportingbet also features the unusual and interesting InPlay option, which allows gambling on NFL, MLB, and NBA games while in progress.
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