What will Metro casino look like?
May 20, 2008
On Sunday, after almost a week of airplanes, taxis, shuttle buses, rental cars, and hotels, I set out from my own home in my own car for Charles Lutes Road in the northwest corner of Moncton.
I park the car and get out and stare at a vacant parcel of land, trying to imagine it as Metro Moncton’s casino field of dreams.
It’s hard to see much at 2:30 in the morning, but I was up anyway, having just touched down in Moncton 90 minutes earlier. After visiting casinos in Calgary, Vancouver and all around Toronto, I’m not quite yet feeling like I’m in my own time zone.
From what I’ve seen of the seven casinos I’ve toured, the two I saw only from the outside, and the dozen more I researched online before setting out last Tuesday, I’ve come to understand no two casinos bear any more than a passing resemblance to each other.
The equipment is pretty much the same. A roulette wheel is a roulette wheel anywhere you go, and I think just about every casino I visited had a popular slot machine built around a Top Gun theme, which combines gambling with elements of video games.
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Canadian Student Turns Freeroll Win into Top Prize at Titan Poker’s Madrid Open
May 19, 2008
Skilled Poker Player Greg Metzak scooped the top prize at the Eurocity Poker Tour Madrid Open after winning his seat at an online freeroll tournament.
Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, presented talented poker player Greg Metzak with a cheque for 40,000 Euros (more than $61,500) this week at the Eurocity Poker Tour (ECPT) in Madrid. Greg, a 23 year-old psychology student from Canada, won his seat to Madrid at an online freeroll tournament staged by Titan Poker exclusively for its top VIP Players.
The skilled poker player was one of 66 players sent by Titan Poker to the ECPT Madrid Open, an exclusive tournament sponsored by the popular poker room at the Casino Gran Madrid, about 30 kilometers outside the city center. Poker enthusiasts from across the globe flew to Madrid this week for this exciting event. Read more
Keith Wintermans Wins First World Poker Tour Canada Event
May 15, 2008
With a field that boasted some of the top Canadian poker players the Coast-to-Coast Poker Championships kicked off World Poker Tour Canada’s inaugural season last weekend at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC.
“The sport of poker has long been growing in Canada, fostering poker fans and creating world-class poker professionals. It was only a matter of time before WPT offered a tailored tour unique to Canadian poker fans, and couldn’t be more thrilled to finally launch it today,” Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO.
Ontario man wins $1 million at poker tournament in Barcelona
May 12, 2008
TORONTO — An Ontario man who captured the million-dollar first prize at a poker tournament in Barcelona on the weekend says his only goal was to win enough cash to put his granddaughter through university.
Jack Hinchey of Oshawa says his 10-year-old granddaughter Victoria was on his mind throughout the competition, where he faced off against some of the best poker players in the world.
After winning the World Poker Crown, Hinchey came home Sunday night and was greeted by friends and family.
Hinchey, who has been playing poker for about 30 years, says the tournament started with an Internet competition, where he bested more that 2,000 players. Last week, he says the online tournament’s top 10 were flown to Barcelona for a marathon game held at a centuries-old Spanish castle.
Canadians dominate final table in World Poker Crown tournament
May 8, 2008
Four Canadians are among 10 finalists vying for a $1 million grand prize in the World Poker Crown tournament which comes to an end tomorrow in Barcelona, Spain.
Jack Hinchey (Oshawa, ON), Michael Lawson (Orangeville, ON), Michael Leah (Toronto, ON) and Marc Castonguay (Montreal, QC) have been receiving the red
carpet treatment since their arrival at the offline final table since their hometown departures on Monday of this week, including helicopter transfer to the exclusive Peralada Castle Resort.
Their journey started out three months ago and during that time they have outmatched more than 20,000 players. Now, in the offline final table they are competing with six other finalists hailing from Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Poland for one of the largest ever guaranteed prize pools of $3 million with $1 million as top prize.
WPT Canada Launches Today with Coast to Coast Poker Championships at River Rock Casino Resort
May 6, 2008
WPT Canada(TM) (WPTC) tour kicks off today with its first stop–Coast to Coast Poker Championships, presented by British Columbia Lottery Corporation–at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia. WPTC is the dedicated tour for Canada, a country where some of the world’s greatest poker professionals call home and poker is booming in best-in-class casino properties nationwide.
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Canada’s Coast to Coast Poker Championship Starts Today
May 5, 2008
The Coast to Coast Poker Championship kicks off today at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia, pitting East versus West and featuring 7 events over 9 days, with an estimated 2,650 players and $2.4 million prize pool. The main event offers a top prize of $377,300 based on a sell-out.
The Coast to Coast Poker Championships will be the first stop for WPT Canada and the tournament will be filmed to produce four one-hour episodes, which will air nationally in Canada. The style of broadcast will reflect the WPT.
“We are proud to host the first-ever Coast to Coast Poker Championships, which brings some of the best poker players in Canada while adding an East versus West rivalry to the classic game,” said Darryl Schiewe, BCLC’s vice president of casino gaming. “We have such good poker in Canada and with great poker rooms, tournaments and players there is no reason to leave Canada to play.”
For more information, visit www.riverrockcasino.com.
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Canadian Gaming News May 3rd, 2008
May 3, 2008
Coast to Coast Poker Championships
MAY 5-13
River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond.
Inaugural tournament brings players from the East and the West together for a poker showdown. Seven events with an estimated 2,650 players and $2.4 million prize pool. Players, aged 19 or older, can register by phone at 1-604-247-8983 or in person at River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond, British Columbia. More information is available at www.bclc.com.
Canadian Online Gambling: 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.
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