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Have you ever gotten carried away in a game of Solitaire or perhaps the world's boredom destroyer, Minesweeper, during your work hours? This happens to the best of us, no need to be ashamed. But last Monday, a Canadian Councilman decided to go on a more serious route with his gaming during work. Bert Ward, a Montreal City councilman, was photographed by the Journal de Montreal playing Online Poker during a city council meeting. The meeting itself and the activity of Montreal's City Council was already quite laden following the arrest of the City's interim Mayor since November of last year, Michael Applebaum, who was charged with several corruption accusations. Ward, a senior municipal councilor operating in the name of Montreal's Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough for the last 23 years, later assured the Journal de Montreal paper that his attention went wandering only for a few minutes. Play Online Poker from your Home Whatever you do – try sticking to FreeCell when you're at the office, seeing that Online Poker demands your full attention. Unfortunately, it wasn't made clear which Online Poker exactly the honorable councilman was playing, but when you're in the comfort of your own home, then you can definitely play Online Poker to your heart's desire. You could play in Party Casino, where you can claim 100% up to $500 sign-up bonus. Learn the ropes of the game if you're new to it with the Poker Room's extensive Poker School.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 is shaping up to be an exciting one for Canada. During this year’s tournament some 7 of the 37 bracelets that have been awarded went to Canadian players. The widespread growth of poker has increased exponentially with the introduction of online poker and this has resulted in scores of players across Canada taking to the game. Several champions from Canada have been crowned in recent years including Jonathan Duhamel who won $8,944,310 in the Main Event of the 2010 WSOP. Ushering in a New Era for Canadian Poker at the WSOP Jonathan Duhamel, a Quebec native, was a major catalyst for Canadian poker. His roaring success ignited a wave of poker enthusiasts across Maple country. Fellow Canadian player Jonathan Roy from Montreal goes to great pains to explain that poker is indeed a game of skill and not a gambling game. The poker phenomenon that has swept through the country has stirred up tremendous interest. Quebec player Marc-Andre Ladouceur (Finished in 13th place at the 2012 WSOP) attributes it largely to Duhamel’s stunning victory. The 2013 WSOP is Canada’s Year To date, some 7 Canadians have claimed the highest accolades at the WSOP this year. These include Calen McNeil, Levi Berger, Mark Radoja, Benny Chen, Michael Malm, Charles Sylvestre and Jason Duval. Such is the popularity of poker that scores of Americans migrate across the border to Canada for up to 6 months of the year to make a living online. Popular online poker games include 6-Max Shootout, PL games, Heads-up and other variants.
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has slammed senators for failing to pass a bipartisan bill that would legalize single-event sports betting across the country. C290 in Limbo Bill 290 passed the House of Commons with cross-party support in March, and is backed by the CGA, nine provinces and most provincial lottery organizations. However, the Senate has delayed action on the bill and failed to pass it with a majority before the beginning of summer recess last week. The bill is a simple amendment to the Criminal Code to permit wagering on the outcome of single sporting events. Currently, Canadians are only permitted to make parlay bets (a combination wager on the outcome of three or more events), although these have never really become popular in the country. “Shameful Inaction” “Continued shameful inaction and procedural delaying tactics by the Senators only serves to fuel organized crime and illegal offshore bookmakers, because they are the ones who profit from illegal single-event wagering,” CGA CEO Bill Rutsey said, adding that tens of billions of dollars are leaving Canada and ending up in the hands of criminals. “What we are witnessing, unfortunately is an unaccountable Senate that prefers to debate the morality of gaming and not the dangerous status quo that they are in no hurry to fix,” Rutsey argued. “While they waste time questioning where or not people should gamble…we watch more money leave the country.”
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Reports Of Skrill Leaving The Canadian Gambling Market If recent reports turn out to be true, January 2nd 2014 will be the last day that Skrill will stop processing payments into online casinos made by residents of Canada. Payments from the casinos will not be possible after the last day of the month, although details on why this is being implemented were not given. The information came from Benjamin Sulsky, a Canadian Poker player who received an email from Skrill informing him of their intentions. Sulsky posted the details on a Poker forum, and revealed that Skrill had reviewed their local operations and arrived at the decision that “Skrill will be notifying active gamblers next week and will also communicate this to its broader Canadian customer base.” Canadian Online Payment Regulations Formerly known as Moneybookers, a 75% stake in Skrill was bought by CVC Capital Partners and has since gained approval from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to operate within the state. There is no law against transferring money into an online gambling account, although a number of local banks block such activities, partly because they are so closely linked to US banks, where the law is firmly against it. Why Has This Happened? There is no immediately obvious reason for this development, although Titan Poker have also caused some confusion about whether they will stay in Canada or not. Some local gambling companies have recently complained about the influx of foreign companies, so there may be more to this than first appears. More details should be released over the coming weeks.
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