Hard Rock Casino Vancouver employees remain behind picket lines after they announced strike action more than a month ago. Despite that, the casino still tries to maintain its operations and keep the events schedule, but many people have decided to miss a show or a concert and respect the workers’ […]

The Town of Ajax is apparently losing the battle with its neighbour, Pickering, over which community should have a full-fledged casino within a year or two. On Tuesday, the Divisional Court dismissed an appeal filed by Ajax against the Durham Live in Pickering, which means the casino project can now […]

One of the largest gaming and hospitality operators in Canada, Gateway, has started layoffs at different facilities across the province of Ontario. The staff reductions come as part of the company’s strategy to maximize its efficiency, says a Gateway official, but according to a local labour union, the lost jobs […]

More than a hundred unionized casino workers held a rally at the offices of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation in Vancouver on Monday, demanding fairness across the gaming industry. They signed a petition asking the government-run agency to intervene in the month-long Hard Rock Casino Vancouver labour strike and to […]

The $60 million Lotto Max jackpot which, smashed all records last week, has been hit somewhere in Quebec but the lucky winner has still not claimed the historic prize. When the identity of the winning ticket holder is confirmed, this would be the largest lottery jackpot ever won in Canada. […]

More than 675 employees from Gateway casinos in the Okanagan region in British Columbia voted in favour of strike action last week. Unless they receive a new proposal from their employer, workers threaten to hit the picket lines which could close four facilities, including Kelowna’s Playtime Casino. On Friday, the […]

Table Mountain Rancheria, one of the federally recognized tribes in the State of California, is said to build a new casino, along with a hotel and an entertainment venue. A recent environmental report says that the tribe plans to transfer it current casino into a brand new building, while the […]

The Canadian Lotto Max, available across all provinces, has smashed all records this week, offering the historic $112 million in prizes for the draw on Friday night. Comparable in size to some of the larger jackpots in the United States, the lottery is becoming increasingly popular, with people questioning its […]

Casino players will probably take pleasure in the sounds of cards being dealt and slot machines spinning their reels as Caesars Windsor re-opens today after 60 days of a labour strike. But considering the major role of the casino to the region’s economy, fears of the long-term effects of the […]

Ontario’s Casino Rama, the largest First Nations casino in Canada, has been fined $50,000 after being found responsible for a 2016 incident that left two employees critically injured. The two workers slipped and fell while walking down the casino’s parking lot which was covered in ice and snow. Following a […]