by Christopher Hunt
The Alexander First Nation - a Cree
band with a reserve near Edmonton,
Alberta - is setting up a web hosting
company and establishing their own
commission to issue licenses to online
gambling companies.
Solicitor General Fred Lindsay says
it's illegal, and there's no way he'll
stand for it. Who's going to blink?
The Canadian Press is reporting
Lindsay knows of the Cree band's
intentions to set up a web hosting
operation similar to one run by the
Mohawk Nation in Quebec - with more
than 400 international gambling sites
under its umbrella - and he's set to
draw a line in the sand.
"We're indicating to them to cease
and desist if it is their intent to conduct
an illegal operation in the province of
Alberta," Linsday said in the CP article.
"Anybody who goes against the Criminal
Code of Canada would end up being a
lawbreaker. Right now, in regard to
Alexander, they've indicated intent to
do that, so we're investigating it."
Lindsay indicated the Mohawks have
been advising the Alexander First Nation
through the set-up process, and the band
has established a gaming commission to
issue licenses, but gambling sites have
yet to be launched.
The Alexander band, CP says, believe
they are a sovereign nation with the right
to issue licenses.
Application fees are said to be $20,000.
3/05/2007
PS Poker Freeroll
POKER STARS has announced
the Team Canada Poker Freeroll.
Poker Stars is looking for 10 Canadian
poker players to represent Canada and
play for upto $10 Million in the 2007
World Series of Poker.
Anyone with a new or existing PS account
may register for free at PokerStars and
receive two (2) free tickets to participate
in one of the Event's daily qualifiers.
More than 60,000 prizes!
• 10 places to be won on
PokerStars' Team Canada
• World Series of Poker prize package
including spending cash and hotel
• At least 1 in 7 win cash
Round 1 - Daily from March 3, 2007
through May 12, 2007. The top 428
players in each Round 1 will win
a cash prize with the top 100 finishers
advancing to our weekly Round 2.
Monday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Tuesday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Wednesday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Thursday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Friday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Saturday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Sunday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Round 2 - Held every Saturday at 3:00PM ET.
The top 135 players in each Round 2 will win
a cash prize and the top finisher will win
the grand prize, including entry onto
PokerStars Team Canada and an all
expenses trip to the main event at
the World Series of Poker.
Saturday, March 10
Saturday, March 17
Saturday, March 24
Saturday, March 31
Saturday, April 7
Saturday, April 14
Saturday, April 21
Saturday, April 28
Saturday, May 5
Saturday, May 12
complete info at
http://www.pokerstars.com/canada/
the Team Canada Poker Freeroll.
Poker Stars is looking for 10 Canadian
poker players to represent Canada and
play for upto $10 Million in the 2007
World Series of Poker.
Anyone with a new or existing PS account
may register for free at PokerStars and
receive two (2) free tickets to participate
in one of the Event's daily qualifiers.
More than 60,000 prizes!
• 10 places to be won on
PokerStars' Team Canada
• World Series of Poker prize package
including spending cash and hotel
• At least 1 in 7 win cash
Round 1 - Daily from March 3, 2007
through May 12, 2007. The top 428
players in each Round 1 will win
a cash prize with the top 100 finishers
advancing to our weekly Round 2.
Monday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Tuesday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Wednesday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Thursday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Friday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Saturday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Sunday - 6:30PM ET and 9:30PM ET
Round 2 - Held every Saturday at 3:00PM ET.
The top 135 players in each Round 2 will win
a cash prize and the top finisher will win
the grand prize, including entry onto
PokerStars Team Canada and an all
expenses trip to the main event at
the World Series of Poker.
Saturday, March 10
Saturday, March 17
Saturday, March 24
Saturday, March 31
Saturday, April 7
Saturday, April 14
Saturday, April 21
Saturday, April 28
Saturday, May 5
Saturday, May 12
complete info at
http://www.pokerstars.com/canada/
3/04/2007
Johnny Chan headlining
Canadian poker tournament
March 3, 2007 by Erin Warner
Satellites and registration for the
Johnny Chan Poker Classic at the
River Rock Casino Resort in
Richmond, British Columbia,
kicked off Thursday.
The event is slated to take place
May 6-13. Though Chan was in
attendance for the same tournament
in 2006, this will be the first year
the event is named after the 10-time
World Series of Poker bracelet winner.
Chan will play in the eponymous event,
which offers a prize to whomever
potentially knocks out the poker superstar.
Last year's tournament sold out and
organizers are expecting an even bigger
crowd this year with five event offerings.
Poker players can compete in
$550 No-Limit Hold'em,
$1,100 Pot-Limit Hold'em,
$1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha and a
$2,700 No-Limit Hold'em main event.
Satellites start March 1st from
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the casino,
located in a suburb of Vancouver.
The River Rock will also host a
$200 super satellite to the
championship on March 28.
Canadian poker tournament
March 3, 2007 by Erin Warner
Satellites and registration for the
Johnny Chan Poker Classic at the
River Rock Casino Resort in
Richmond, British Columbia,
kicked off Thursday.
The event is slated to take place
May 6-13. Though Chan was in
attendance for the same tournament
in 2006, this will be the first year
the event is named after the 10-time
World Series of Poker bracelet winner.
Chan will play in the eponymous event,
which offers a prize to whomever
potentially knocks out the poker superstar.
Last year's tournament sold out and
organizers are expecting an even bigger
crowd this year with five event offerings.
Poker players can compete in
$550 No-Limit Hold'em,
$1,100 Pot-Limit Hold'em,
$1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha and a
$2,700 No-Limit Hold'em main event.
Satellites start March 1st from
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the casino,
located in a suburb of Vancouver.
The River Rock will also host a
$200 super satellite to the
championship on March 28.
KONOMI SLOT MACHINES PULLED
Las Vegas-based slot manufacturer
Konami Gaming had 87 selected
slot machines removed from the
floor of Ontario casinos after a bug
was found that occasionally flashed
jackpot wins across the reel symbols.
The four themes removed were
Billionaires, Most Wanted,
Sgt. Fritters, and Sticks and Stones.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission
of Ontario, which regulates Canadian
gaming, found something suspicious
on these games while watching them
run in slow motion.
While playing the games, a 5-of-a-kind
of the jackpot symbol would flash for
a fifth of a second right before the reels
began to spin.
Such a flash would be invisible upon
regular viewing but could be picked
up subconsciously, subliminally
inducing the player into feeling as if
he's won or is winning.
The regulatory commission tests
each machine before sending it
to market, but it does not test for
subliminal messages.
The Canadian Broadcasting Co.
aired the report on "The National,"
causing casinos in other jurisdictions
and countries (including the U.S.)
to also pull the machines.
Subliminal marketing is controversial
and unproven, with psychologists
unable to come up with evidence
that it works in controlled testing.
Konami states that the machines
removed were developed in 2001
and are among the lowest-performing
in their entire library.
Konami denies it intentionally
placed messages in the machines
and is creating a patch to fix the bug.
Konami also plans to sue the Canadian
Broadcasting Co. for the inaccurate
and damaging report to their company
that could have long-lasting effects on
their integrity.
Las Vegas-based slot manufacturer
Konami Gaming had 87 selected
slot machines removed from the
floor of Ontario casinos after a bug
was found that occasionally flashed
jackpot wins across the reel symbols.
The four themes removed were
Billionaires, Most Wanted,
Sgt. Fritters, and Sticks and Stones.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission
of Ontario, which regulates Canadian
gaming, found something suspicious
on these games while watching them
run in slow motion.
While playing the games, a 5-of-a-kind
of the jackpot symbol would flash for
a fifth of a second right before the reels
began to spin.
Such a flash would be invisible upon
regular viewing but could be picked
up subconsciously, subliminally
inducing the player into feeling as if
he's won or is winning.
The regulatory commission tests
each machine before sending it
to market, but it does not test for
subliminal messages.
The Canadian Broadcasting Co.
aired the report on "The National,"
causing casinos in other jurisdictions
and countries (including the U.S.)
to also pull the machines.
Subliminal marketing is controversial
and unproven, with psychologists
unable to come up with evidence
that it works in controlled testing.
Konami states that the machines
removed were developed in 2001
and are among the lowest-performing
in their entire library.
Konami denies it intentionally
placed messages in the machines
and is creating a patch to fix the bug.
Konami also plans to sue the Canadian
Broadcasting Co. for the inaccurate
and damaging report to their company
that could have long-lasting effects on
their integrity.
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