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Canada Poker News – Jan 2012

Canada Poker News – Jan 2012

The first month of 2012 has come and gone, and January was a pretty good month for several Canadian Poker Players.  Here is what happened in January 2012 with regards to Canada Poker. The first major tournament of 2012 was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). Xuan Liu of Toronto finished 4th in the main event [...]

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Grinders Documentary World Broadcast Premiere Nov 2

Grinders Documentary World Broadcast Premiere Nov 2

On November 2 at 9 pm est, TVO will have the world broadcast premiere of the documentary Grinders, a poker documentary about film director Matt Gallagher’s personal, behind-the-scenes look at the underground poker scene in Toronto. The film repeats at midnight on November 2 and Sunday November 6 at 11 pm. Grinders – World Broadcast [...]

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Claiming back your Withholding Tax

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With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) only days away, this is a very popular time for Canadians to make their way to Las Vegas and jump into the massive pool of tournament action.  Along with the WSOP at the Rio, there is also the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza, Caesar’s Palace Mega Stack Series, Wynn [...]

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Saskatchewan Online Poker on its way?

Saskatchewan Online Poker on its way?

According to a CBC report on online gaming, the government of Saskatchewan has shown interest in the online gaming business. Some exciting Canada poker news for Canadian poker players. “I saw on the news last night that an internet gaming source is advertising in Saskatchewan,” Cheveldayoff said. “I think that it’s growing. It’s there and [...]

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PlayNow.com officially joins Canadian Poker Network

PlayNow.com officially joins Canadian Poker Network

The British Columbia Lottery Corporations’s (BCLC) online gaming site, Playnow.com has now officially joined the first ever government run online poker network in North America, the Canadian Poker Network powered by GTECH G2.  PlayNow joins Loto Quebec’s Espacejeux.com as the two sites and provinces making up the newly launched network.  Now players in BC will [...]

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