Hastings Park slot machines win court approval
18th August 2006

The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected arguments by residents of East Vancouver and ruled that a casino at the Hastings Park Racecourse can go ahead.

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City of Richmond plays down casino-crime allegations
16th August 2006

The City of Richmond is playing down reports of alleged illegal activity, including loan sharking, related to gambling at the River Rock Casino Resort.

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Casino gold cards panned
21st July 2006 - Kamloop This Week

America’s leading anti-gambling organization has blasted the provincial government and the B.C. Lottery Corporation for their introduction of frequent-player cards to be used in casinos.

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Cops ramp up search in casino caper
14th July 2006 - 24 Hours

After a six-week investigation into the disappearance of Rong "Lilly" Li, Richmond RCMP are enlisting the services of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

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Extreme Poker Announces 'The Great Canadian Poker Tournament, British Columbia Edition'
8th August 2005 - Casino News Wire

Extreme Poker Ltd. (EXTP) is pleased to announce that its television program, "The Great Canadian Poker Tournament, brought to you by EmpirePoker.com," has entered into negotiations to produce "The Great Canadian Poker Tournament, British Columbia Edition," to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Extreme Poker Announces 'The Great Canadian Poker Tournament' Scheduling Production of the Thirteen-Week Reality Television Program.
27th July 2005 - Casino News Wire

Extreme Poker Ltd. (EXTP) is pleased to announce that its television program, "The Great Canadian Poker Tournament, brought to you by EmpirePoker.com," is scheduled for production the last week of August 2005.

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Government adequately managing risks in B.C.'s gaming business, says report
24th July 2005 - Canadian Press

British Columbia is adequately managing the risks associated with the province's growing gaming business, says a report released on Wednesday.

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Extreme Poker Announces Marketing Campaign for 'The Great Canadian Poker Tournament' Launched
20th May 2005 - Newswire

Extreme Poker Ltd. (EXTP) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Great Canadian Poker Tournament Ltd., has begun the launch of its marketing campaign for "The Great Canadian Poker Tournament." Along with national and international corporations inclusive of "poker.com type" beverage and clothing endorsements, "The Great Canadian Poker Tournament" marketing department has contacted, with extremely positive response, demographically consistent companies.

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Weekly Newspaper Poker Column -- ``Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu'' -- Smash Success in First Month of Syndication
17th May 2005 - Newswire

The new weekly syndicated poker column, "Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu," has gained immediate success as newspapers from coast to coast and throughout Canada have contracted with Card Shark Media to run this exciting new feature.

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Great Canadian Gaming Corporation: Acquisition of Metropolitan Entertainment Group
17th May 2005 - Newswire

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (the "Company") (CA:GCD) is pleased to announce that yesterday it entered into two separate agreements to acquire 100% of Metropolitan Entertainment Group ("MEG"), a Nova Scotia Partnership which owns and operates the Casino Nova Scotia Sydney and the Casino Nova Scotia Halifax, pursuant to an operating agreement with the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation ("NSGC").

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Extreme Poker Completes Pilot Production
12th May 2005 - Newswire

Extreme Poker Ltd. (EXTP), in conjunction with Pear Pillow Productions, is pleased to announce the completion of its pilot production of "The Great Canadian Poker Tournament."

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QI Systems Opens Talks with Cruise Line
9th May 2005 - Newswire

QI Systems, Inc. (QIIIF), a leading provider of innovative smart card solutions, announced today that the company has opened discussions with Ocean Five Cruises, Inc., a major Asian based gaming cruise provider, regarding the development of a cashless payment system for use on Ocean Five's newest cruise ship.

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