This coming weekend, the Hillcrest Sports Center will host some of the top women’s curling teams in Saskatchewan for the Casino Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Women’s Curling Tour Cash Bonspiel.

Fourteen teams will play against each others for a total of CAD8,500$. The event will start Friday evening. The tournament will go on all the day on Saturday and the final will be at 3pm on Sunday.

The tournament favorite will be six-time former provincial champion Michell Englot of Regina besides Cindy Simmons. Former provincial senior champion and long time Moose Jaw curler Roberta Fonger will take to the ice with Regina’s Linda Kloschinsky.

The Casino Moose Jaw is located in the heart of Moose Jaw’s downtown, Saskatchewan. It has over 200 slot machines and many table games. All of them are surrounded by 20 very nice murals inspired by the art-deco look of the Roaring Twenties. Each mural is depicting a moment in Moose Jaw’s past.

The slot machines include traditional spinning reels, video keno and poker to sophisticated multi-line games. Players can choose to play from 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 25¢ and $1 denominations as well as multi-denomination machines. In July 2008, Casino Moose Jaw paid out nearly $878,000 in slot jackpots.

Players will also find lots of game tables. Including blackjack, double zero roulette and three card poker.

The casino has for entertainment the The Mae Wilson Theater.

The upcoming promotion at the casino is starting November 30th. It is called Yuletide Treasures. Players have to swipe their Players Club Card every day at the Casino Guest Services Desk to be entered to win one of four amazing weekly gifts. It includes: an exotic cruise for two, an ultimate entertainment package, a home improvement package or even $10,000 cash.

Tourism packages for the casino are available and starts for as low as $99. It might include being able to relax at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa (mineral thermal pools). Or visiting the Tunnels of Moose Jaw (historic live action tour). Or receiving a voucher for the casino.

Every bus tour going for the casino offers bus tours discounts, offers and mystery prizes, including:

* a “Pay and Play Double” coupon per day – purchase $15, $20 or $25 in slot or table play and receive an equal amount in free slot or table play;
* a $5 food and beverage coupon per day; and
* a buy one, get one free coupon for a Casino Moose Jaw-presented performance at the Mae Wilson Theater

There are bus operators leaving from all over Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. Cities like Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Winnipeg, Portage La Prairie have all operators going for the casino.

The casino is open 7 days a week. Sunday to Thursday from 9 am to 2 am and Friday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 am.

Posted by George in Bonuses and Promotions, Casino News, Poker | No Comments » November 28th, 2009

Since a while, a project has been tossed up to power the Caesar Windsor casino. It was a dedicated energy plant. So far, it has cost taxpayers $81millions dollars. And we just learned it might be worth nothing ! According to a report. The initial price tag was to be 40 million dollars. The construction so far has gone well.

The plant was built by the OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation). They are the Ontario regulator for gambling and lotteries. They built the energy center in order to ensure sufficient power to the Caesars Windsor casino. The latest one having gone through a massive expansion over the last years.

Then on Nov. 21, 2008, a report from Cole Valuation Partners said that “under all scenarios, the [net present value] is well below the cost of the Energy Centre of more than $80 million.” While the report explicitly states it is not intended to be a final valuation of the project, it is billed as a “preliminary financial analysis.” It appraises the value of the facility under a number of scenarios based on differing returns from the sale of energy to the casino and to the provincial power grid.

It finds out that the energy center would fetch at most 21 millions dollars if sold in the private market. And in the worst case scenario: it would be worthless.

The Caesar Windsor casino is located in Windsor, Canada. It has lots of slots machines, including Monopoly-related ones !

The Poker Room is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is located on the second floor. There are 14 tables offering Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Seven Card Stud. Table limits vary, starting from $3 to $6 (CAD) up to unlimited amounts. This room offers a cashier cage and cocktail service.

Some features: World Series of Poker (25,000 dollars guaranteed pool), Ladies only poker tournament, and more.

Table slots include the : Canadian Club Salon . This luxurious venue offers opulent surroundings for Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Mini-Baccarat and Pai Gow Poker including a private redemption window. And the High Limit Slots : it includes more than 200 slot machines ranging from $2 to $100 (CAD) per play.

Gaming sports betting is allowed: sports included in Game Picks are American Professional Football, North American Professional Hockey, Pro Baseball, American college football and basketball.

The casino has hotel, dining places, pool, nightlife and shopping places !

So the OLG originally hired Buttcon Energy Inc. to design, build and operate the plant, but Buttcon filed a $355-million lawsuit in September against the OLG, alleging breach of contract, deceit and misrepresentation.
Buttcon has now stopped operation of the plant. The province has hired Angus Consulting Management Ltd. to operate it temporarily.

The government has said it is now searching for a permanent operator, and that contract will be open to competitive bids.

Posted by George in Casino News, Poker | No Comments » November 19th, 2009