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Canada’s $15-billion gambling industry is emphasizing the positive in a new report that points to its payroll, contribution to government coffers and key role in supporting the hospitality business. Gambling is “larger than magazine, book, spectator sport, movie theatre and performing arts sectors combined,” the Canadian Gaming Association said Thursday in a release about the report. “We would like…

It’s time to regulate online gaming into Ontario model The Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 11, 2006 Byline: W. P. Rutsey Re: Hypocrisy and gambling, March 3. The Citizen editorial has mixed the rather straightforward issues of consumer protection and respect for the law with the more complex issues of morality and the legal and regulatory framework within…