The economic downturn is hurting Alberta's gambling industry, says an executive who oversees two casinos in Edmonton. Al Wilson, vice-president of operations for Baccarat Casino downtown and the Palace Casino in West Edmonton Mall, said business has ...

One of three winning tickets for Saturday's $8.9-million Lotto 6/49 draw was bought in Winnipeg. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation's website said the $8,907,213 prize will be shared by three winners. One of the tickets was purchased in Winnipeg ...

LAS VEGAS -- The last plea has been entered in a brawl between rival biker gangs that left three people dead and dozens injured at a southern Nevada casino in 2002. Hells Angels member Frederick Donahue has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in ...

A lot of bettors in this gambling city were more concerned by how many points they ended up winning by. Winners turned into losers and losers ended up winning when a game that should have ended up 17-10 or 18-10 went into the record books as the ...

The Middle East-based consortium says it will build the 65,000-seat facility on a 623-acre parcel located less than four miles from the border. Investors and local officials say the complex will create 1,200 construction jobs, draw new visitors to ...

The promise of a new $172 million, state-of-the-art race track isn’t enough to lure NASCAR to Fort Erie, Ont., a spokesman for the auto-racing organization said Friday. The group of investors planning a racing complex that would seat 65,000 ...

The owner of Fort Erie will apply for conditional racing dates in 2009 but leave an option to withdraw before the meeting begins unless the government provides financial support. Nordic Gaming Corp. spokesman Stephen Ayers said his company will ...

Fort Erie Racetrack, one of the oldest tracks in North America, is facing an uncertain future. In fact, there is concern among the town of 30,000 that the picturesque border oval, which provides the city of Fort Erie, Ontario, with its primary source ...

Fort Erie hopes to become a destination for NASCAR fans. This week, town officials confirmed that a Kuwaiti financial company is leading a Middle East consortium that plans to spend almost $200 million to build a NASCAR-ready race track and ...

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