Tag Archives: Lottery
Canada Sports Betting Laws Keeping Up with the Jones?
Legal sports betting at a Canada casino in 2020 – What are the odds? For more years than most of you have been alive, Canadians have been able to place a wide range of bets on a vast number of amusements. Horse race betting was always a thing. Bingo and … Continue reading
Are Jackpot Slots Ever Overdue to Hit?
When a progressive jackpot slot machine or other game reaches repletion, is it really “overdue” for a strike? Progressive gambling games are unique in the sense that they are capable of paying out incredible prizes far greater than any other. A standard slot machine might cap its payoff at $10,000, … Continue reading
How to Play the Atlantic Lottery Online
The Atlantic Lottery: Play online, win for real with higher odds in the ALC Mobile App. The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) is the provincially mandated lottery network of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Its services present citizens of region with an exciting way to … Continue reading
US DOJ Aims to Reverse Online Gambling Laws, Again
US DOJ files appeal to include all internet gambling activities in Wire Act. To the surprise of no one with any knowledge of the situation, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is still donning their summer flip-flops. Following a sorted history that goes back more than a decade, the federal … Continue reading
Online Casino Games vs. Sports Betting
How does gambling for real money at an online casino compare to betting on sports? Ask any given group of 100 avid, educated gamblers what type of gambling is best, and you’ll get a wide range of responses. That’s because every gambler, no matter how experienced they are in wagering, … Continue reading
Alberta Lottery Owes $2.4M in Unclaimed Tickets
Alberta unclaimed lottery tickets amount to over $2.4 million in prizes. Did you ever imagine the feeling that would come with the news that you’d won the lottery? Not just a few hundred dollars, or even a few thousand, but a massive prize worth 6- or 7-figures? Most of us … Continue reading
Canada Lottery Aims for More Interactive Gambling
Lotteries looking to make digital gambling games fun for young players. The decade old question of how to get today’s millennial generation to gamble rages on. Casinos have had this discussion time and again, creating more nightclubs and lounge atmospheres with integrated digital touch-screen gambling tablets to play on. All … Continue reading
BCLC’s Hobson among 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
BC gambling corp’s CFO Amanda Hobson named Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. It’s not hard to be a powerful woman in today’s business world. In fact, it’s almost a static requirement for success these days. But to be among the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada? Now, … Continue reading
The Mystery of Online Betting Legality in Canada
Why offshore online gambling is legal in Canada, despite provincial government claims to the contrary. Canada’s largest, most populated provinces promote an internet gambling product. British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec present a wide variety of gambling opportunities (lottery, casino, poker and/or bingo), while the provinces of Atlantic Canada offer … Continue reading
Thunder Bay Dad wins $350k on The Big Spin
The Big Spin lottery ticket awards $350k to Thunder Bay family. Like most Canadian provinces, Ontario supports a vast and lucrative lottery program. It includes several number-drawing games and dozens of instant win, scratch off lottery tickets. One of the most popular of all is a scratch ticket known as … Continue reading
