Covid-19 Update for November 24: 1,115 new cases, 916 recoveries, 16 deaths + Announced Restrictions to Limit Covid-19 Spread
Data is taken from the Covid-19 portal and today's media availability by Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro, and Dr Deena Hinshaw. Minister of Eduation Adriana LaGrange, Deputy Minister of Eduation Andrew Courbold, and AHS CEO Verna Yiu were also present, but did not speak. Dr Hinshaw will be available every day this week. There are currently enhanced measures in effect for multiple regions of Alberta. This link provides a quick summary of which ones are in effect for different regions of Alberta. Top line numbers:
For values where "Current" and "Total" are the same, I have left results under Total
Value
Current
Change
Total
Total cases
—
+1,115
49,536
Active cases
13,349
+183
—
Cases with "Unknown source"
7,538 (88.0%) in last 7 days
+168 (-1.6%)
—
Tests
—
+13,617 (~8.19% positive)
2,141,346
People tested
—
+5,871
1,426,119 (~330,350/million)
Hospitalizations
349
+20/+15 based on yesterday's post/portal data
1,652 (+31)
ICU
66
+4/+1 based on yesterday's post/portal data
298 (+5)
Deaths
—
+16 (3x 60-69, 70-79, 10x 80+)
492
Recoveries
—
+916
35,695
Spatial distribution of people tested, cases, and deaths (since yesterday):
All other values are compared with respect to yesterday
Zone
Active Cases
New People Tested
Total
New Cases
Total
New Deaths
Total
Calgary
4,903 (+58)
+2,501
576,317
+426
20,609
+0
186
Central
830 (+18)
+558
122,306
+65
2,175
+2
14
Edmonton
5,991 (+512)
+1,921
476,491
+541
19,692
+14
208
North
764 (+16)
+615
136,174
+79
3,343
+0
44
South
640 (-15)
+235
91,712
+31
3,559
+0
40
Unknown
75 (-31)
+41
23,119
-27
158
+0
0
Spatial distribution of cases for select cities and regions (change since yesterday) (cities proper for Calgary and Edmonton):
City/Municipality
Total
Active
Recovered
Deaths
Calgary
17,106 (+367)
3,884 (+105)
13,053 (+262)
169 (+0)
Edmonton
16,311 (+427)
4,815 (+114)
11,306 (+299)
190 (+14)
Brooks
1,271 (+4)
46 (+2)
1,212 (+2)
13 (+0)
Lethbridge
886 (+4)
171 (-5)
708 (+9)
7 (+0)
Fort McMurray
626 (+17)
158 (+11)
466 (+6)
2 (+0)
High River county
600 (-1)
29 (-2)
564 (+1)
7 (+0)
Grande Prairie
444 (+2)
78 (-4)
362 (+6)
4 (+0)
Mackenzie county
428 (-1)
8 (-2)
409 (+3)
13 (+0)
Red Deer
425 (+12)
141 (+0)
284 (+12)
0
Medicine Hat
228 (+9)
103 (+2)
123 (+7)
2 (+0)
I.D. No 9 (Banff)
186 (+5)
152 (+0)
34 (+5)
0
Cardston county
156 (+1)
34 (+1)
117 (+0)
5 (+0)
Wheatland county
138 (+2)
23 (-4)
115 (+6)
0
Wood Buffalo municipality
100 (+3)
27 (+1)
73 (+2)
0
Warner county
98 (+1)
17 (+1)
80 (+0)
1 (+0)
Rest of Alberta
10,533 (+263)
3,663 (-37)
6,791 (+298)
79 (+2)
Municipalities with 10+ active cases is given at this link Schools with outbreaks are listed online. Quick numbers (since yesterday):
65 schools are on Watch (+1)
117 schools have 2-4 cases (+3)
Spatial distribution of hospital usage (change based on yesterday's post):
Hospitalization zone are where the patient is receiving care, not zone of residence
Zone
Hospitalized
ICU
Calgary
115 (+10)
16 (+2)
Edmonton
169 (+6)
39 (+0)
Central
18 (+0)
3 (+1)
South
25 (+0)
5 (+0)
North
21 (+4)
3 (+1)
Statements by Premier Kenney Opening Statements
Pandemic is "once in a century" event that has affected everyone
Has received lots of heartbreaking/heartfelt letters and read some out of them in the meeting last night
Letters include concerns about family impacts and economic impacts, as well as the loss of life
Has phoned front line healthcare workers over weekend and sought out their advice
Has noted the hesitation of further restrictions before and focus on targeted measures. The vast majority of Albertans have worked to the guidelines
Spread is speeding up and is significant at long term care. We need to do "everything we can" to protect them. That requires dedicated work from the community
Must also protect healthcare system. Healthcare system is at risk, and Edmonton Zone is an example of the trade offs that now must be made. Other services will have to be put on hold if the trend continues, even with the spending in it
Measures below were not taken lightly. These are the "minimum restrictions needed" right now to protect healthcare system and avoiding widespread damage to livelihoods
New Measures
Declaring a State of Public Health Emergency in the province of Alberta
Series of mandatory measures also approved:
For social gatherings: No indoor social gatherings will be permitted in any setting and outdoor social gatherings will have a limit of 10 people
For funerals and weddings: 10 in-person limit and no receptions will be permitted
Social events have been one of the biggest driver of cases. Weddings and funerals are one of the biggest widespread drivers of transmission ("This is just a reality")
These social gathering restrictions are province-wide and can be subjected to fines
An emergency alert will be sent to all Alberta phones this week to make Albertans aware
Gatherings of worship services will be capped of 1/3 of Fire Code with mandatory masking if region is under enhanced status. This is now mandatory. This will be evaluated mid-December
Effective Friday, for regions under enhanced status, three temporary restrictions will be added at businesses and services:
(1) The following will be closed: banquet halls, conference centres, trade shows, concert venues, community centres. All levels of sport too, but must apply and have an approved exemption
(2) Retail businesses and services will be limited to 25% of occupancy limit
(3) Hair salons, personal wellness services, hotels, and professional services will be limited by-appointment
In-person dining and bars can continue, but must abide by guideline. Each dining tables will be limited to 1 household
Asking all workers that can work from home to do so. Government of Alberta will do so
These will be reviewed in mid-December
On November 30th, Grades 7-12 will end in-person schooling for 2020 and Winter break will begin December 18. In-person learning will be delayed until January 11, 2021
Closing Statements
Effective immediately, masks are mandatory in Edmonton and Calgary Zone
The measures are tough, but necessary to protect Albertans from a "crushing lockdown"
Knows this will be hard and encourages people to shop local
Will give a chance to review before Christmas
If the measures do not have meaningful impact, further restrictions will be made in December
Q&A - Announced Restrictions
Alberta has had some of the least stringent measures and highest cases rates. Is today's announcement that it failed? Why are we doing the "minimum"?: Thinks the response has been effective for a long stretch of time. Obviously an issue has cropped up in the past few weeks. Also notes a "chase after 0 [cases]" shutdown won't be the goal and that restrictions and interventions, in accordance with Charter of Rights, should be limited to minimizing infringement of rights to achieve a goal
How will you enforce gathering restrictions?: No "snitch line", but will be expanding enforcement officers (Level 1 and 2 peace officers) to enforce orders and writing the tickets (up to $1,000/person). Anticipates officers will see if obvious "large gathering signs" will be noticed
How is in-person dining not "indoor gatherings"? How do you feel about doctors recommending closing in-person dining?: Notes dining is one household and limited spread in dining centres and asks those with a secure paycheck ("particularly a government paycheck") to think about those who sink life savings in dining services
Why are stores being restricted if they are not a significant cause of spread?: Compares well to other provinces who have fully closed retail. Thinks it was a grave mistake to allow big box stores to remain open because they had grocery/pharmaceutical sections while small businesses must close. That said, restrictions must be made to limit social spread
Due to challenges with Albertan spread information, what data is being used to make the decisions?: Points to data from previous 8 months
Are you confident that these measures will control cases by December 15?: Yes. Notes the challenging balance between infringement of rights and controlling cases. Also hopes this will be a "wake up call" to those not following the guidelines
(Interjection - I felt this was important and it needs to be separated from the above question). Kenney recognizes he will get quite a few people "on [his] Facebook page" angry at the restrictions. Wants to emphasize this is not a lockdown. Nor is this an abstraction. If you know someone waiting for surgery, this is to protect them. It's not about politics, but for them. It's not something he wants to do and is upset about the situation. But it's not enough to complain. Challenges people to explain how to grapple with timely healthcare access if Covid continues to spread and more need care
Q&A - Future Restrictions
How bad will it have to be to announce a lockdown?: Would like to avoid it if possible. Key metric will be hospitalization (in particular, ICU), measured against capacity. (Interjection - The wording of the rest of the response was focused on more targeted measures if these restrictions do not limit spread within 3 weeks)
Are there specific thresholds for lift measures/add more measures?: On 15th of December, reproductive value (R) must be <1 to lift measures. Ideal target is 0.80. We are currently at 1.3 in Edmonton, 1.1 in Calgary
Q&A - Other
Where is Alberta when it comes to vaccine and rapid testing?: Alberta depends on the federal government. Notes disappointment in the slow roll out of rapid testing (though 577,000 tests have been delivered). Hopes to announce more roll out details in the week. For vaccine, Oxford trial has also headed to mass production (giving Canada 3 incoming vaccines). When it arrives, will likely begin with healthcare workers and vulnerable populations
Statements by Minister Shandro Further details on the above guideline
Indoor social contact should be limited to you household. If you live alone, you may have two non-household social contacts
Indoor social gathering gatherings doesn't apply to home based services
Funeral/wedding gathering limits can result in $1,000 fine, up to $100,000 through courts
Additional details for restaurants/bars/pubs/lounges: Must follow 4 points: (1) 6 person/table limit, all from one household, (2) same note as above for single person household (and limited to the same two people), (3) only seated eating/drinking allowed, (4) no other services are allowed (e.g. billiards/darts)
Encourages takeout/delivery/curbside pick up when possible
Enhanced screening of measures will begin
Retail services extends to bingo halls, fitness, pools, etc. No group fitness is allowed, nor team practice or games
Casinos can be open for slots only and follow the liquor laws of bars and casinos
I wanted to share with the group some due diligence and speculation I have done around Gamehost (TSX: GH). I want to start by saying that this is not a situation where you urgently need to buy this right now and ride up a wave, there will be no rocket ships on this post and I strongly encourage you to perform your own due diligence and see if you want to buy this stock. This is an extremely low volume stock and if you rush to buy it, the price will go up far past the supply of sellers. I do not intend to pump this but only to get critique. Gamehost is an owner and operator of 3 casinos located in Alberta, 2 hotels in Grande Prairie and a retail store rented to a liquor store near one of the casinos. The 3 casinos are: Boomtown Casino in Fort McMurray, The Great Northern Casino in Grande Prairie and the Deerfoot Inn and Casino in Calgary which they own 91% of currently. As you probably guessed by these locations, the casinos are cyclical and make a lot of money when oil prices are up and go through downturns when prices are low and projects stop. All 3 casinos are not destination type casinos like you would find in Las Vegas where people come from all around to visit, but are very reliant on their local communities. The Boomtown Casino is the only casino in Fort McMurray and the Great Northern Casino is the only proper casino in Grande Prairie with a much smaller limited one in town. The Deerfoot Inn and Casino is 1 of 7 (yes, 7!) casinos in the Calgary area. It primarily focuses on the Southeastern portion of the city and the surrounding suburbs and still serves a market of about 200,000 people in just that area. All 3 casinos are also very focused on live events and have become gathering points for live events and nights out for their communities. Although all 3 casinos have been affected by oil downturns all 3 communities they serve have much higher median income than the country as a whole. The casinos have remained profitable throughout the entirety of the oil downturn and despite a dividend cut in 2016 they have still paid a consistently strong dividend until the COVID-19 pandemic (more on this later). Grande Prairie’s economy is more focused on natural gas extraction which has been consistently profitable. Calgary as a major city does have a diversified economy as well which leaves just Fort McMurray to be the lone straggler in dealing with oil prices. No new casinos have been built in Alberta since 2006, which has left people still coming to the doors of the casinos regardless of the economy. All three cities have seen consistent population growth greater than 10% from 2016 according to Statistics Canada’s estimates which is far greater than the national average. People are still coming to these cities and are still making a fairly high wage compared to the average Canadian. The second thing that has likely come to your mind is why casinos when they have been shut down during the pandemic? As the vaccine is currently being implemented the orders will not last forever. When the casinos have been opened even with reduced services, they have remained profitable and the management has responded by using the pandemic as an opportunity. They have been consistently buying back thousands of shares every day and cancelling them. If you look at their SEDAR profile you can see that they have not missed a single day to cancel at least 2,000 shares per day. Since the company had 24.5 million shares issued, they have bought back about 1-2% of the float so far which has made the stock even harder to buy on the open markets due to the lack of volume. They have also been approved to expand the operations of the Deerfoot Inn and Casino which should be completed by the summer. The insiders have followed by accumulating many shares in their personal accounts over this period of weakness. In the third quarter of 2020 the company posted EPS of 12 cents per share down from 16 cents a year ago. Revenue was down to $4.9 million from $6.7 million. This is with severe restrictions and limitations on the amount of people that can come in the casino and what they can do. All live events were cancelled, table games were restricted and yet the company was still making enough money to buy back significant shares and improve their existing assets. The management has essentially channelled the dividend into making the number of shares decrease in a time of strong price weakness. There is interest in this space since the largest casino operator in the country Great Canadian Gaming was acquired recently for almost double what they were trading for in the spring. Private equity firms have been looking into casinos as a post-recovery play. Unlike companies in airlines or movie theatres, these do not have significant issues staying profitable during intense downturns, they only become less profitable with a sudden surge afterwards. I am speculatively buying this stock on the idea that as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually lifted there will be an awkward window where people will be back almost to normal within Canada and will have a strong urge to go out and do activities that they have been restricted from doing for months. At the same time they will be unable to travel internationally due to different countries having different vaccination schedules, planes still operating at reduced capacity with many airlines being in trouble and governments being reluctant to remove limitations abroad. This will significantly bring business to casinos and other live event focused businesses within Canada. I anticipate that in the 12 months past restrictions being lifted that the business will see a significant bump in EPS. They will reinstate the dividend and the share price will grow significantly. My personal price target is $12 per share but I could see it being anywhere from $10-$15 per share. This is without oil prices budging at all. In the long-term the price will be cyclical based on oil prices unless they start diversifying geographically. It is extremely difficult to get a licence to open a casino, which leaves the company with the only option of acquiring other casinos. This is a possibility down the road but something I will look more into once I see a significant bump in EPS due to increased demand. I do believe that in the current market with the price having barely recovered from the March lows, that the stock is a very good contrarian play in the 12-24 month range. Holding after that could potentially be risky depending on your own views on how the oil industry will play out and if the management has what it takes to diversify. Online gambling is an even longer term threat but since these casinos are focused on live events and have become a staple of the communities that they are in, this is not likely to be a threat for some significant time. Please let me know what you think, feel free to criticize. If you guys like my analysis I could do more on other small or mid cap companies. There have been a few I have kicked myself over missing.
Covid-19 Update for September 3: 130 new cases, 118 recoveries, 0 deaths + changes to guidance and orders
Data is taken from the Covid-19 portal and today's media appearance by Dr Deena Hinshaw and Deputy Minister of Education Andre Corbould. Dr Hinshaw's next scheduled media availability will be tomorrow. Top line numbers:
Value
Current
Total
Total cases
+130
14,310
Active cases
1,415 (+12)
—
Cases with "Unknown source"
335 (33.5%) in last 7 days (Change: -14 (-2.3%))
—
Tests
+9,553 (~1.4% positive)
994,289
People tested
+6,219
785,664 (~181,909/million)
Hospitalizations
46 (-4/-5 based on yesterday's post/portal data)
709 (+5)
ICU
9 (+0)
132 (+0)
Deaths
+0
242
Recoveries
+118
12,653
Spatial distribution of people tested, cases, and deaths:
Zone
Active Cases (Change)
New People Tested
Total
New Cases
Total
New Deaths
Total
Calgary
639 (+7)
+2,611
322,860
+50
7,679
+0
118
Central
36 (+4)
+585
66,144
+10
607
+0
7
Edmonton
527 (-11)
+1,777
258,169
+45
3,255
+0
62
North
174 (+7)
+784
69,402
+20
982
+0
30
South
35 (+4)
+399
55,082
+5
1,755
+0
25
Unknown
4 (+1)
+63
14,007
+0
32
+0
0
Spatial distribution of cases for select cities and regions (cities proper for Calgary and Edmonton):
City/Municipality
Total
Active
Recovered
Deaths
Calgary
6403 (+47)
559 (+4)
5737 (+43)
107 (+0)
Edmonton
2871 (+45)
480 (-8)
2331 (+53)
60 (+0)
Brooks
1128 (+0)
2 (+0)
1117 (+0)
9 (+0)
High River county
555 (+0)
4 (+0)
544 (+0)
7 (+0)
Mackenzie county
315 (+6)
68 (+3)
237 (+3)
10 (+0)
Lethbridge
159 (+1)
16 (+1)
141 (+0)
2 (+0)
Fort McMurray
119 (+4)
31 (+3)
88 (+1)
0
Cardston county
103 (+0)
2 (+0)
96 (+0)
5 (+0)
Red Deer
90 (+4)
13 (+3)
77 (+1)
0
Grande Prairie
88 (+1)
18 (-1)
68 (+2)
2 (+0)
Wheatland county
73 (+0)
4 (+0)
68 (+0)
1 (+0)
Medicine Hat
71 (+2)
4 (+2)
65 (+0)
2 (+0)
Wood Buffalo municipality
61 (+0)
1 (+0)
60 (+0)
0
Warner county
59 (+0)
0 (Since Sept 1)
58 (+0)
1 (+0)
Rest of Alberta
2215 (+20)
213 (+5)
1966 (+15)
36 (+0)
Other Counties/Cities with 10+ active cases (change compared to yesterday, if I have it recorded):
City/County
Active
Chestermere
10
St Albert
13 (+0)
Vulcan County
18 (+0)
Airdrie
22 (+0)
Clear Hills County
23 (-1)
No region was removed from this list today
Current list of zones under "watch" by the province (new in bold):
Calgary Centre
Calgary East
Calgary Elbow
Calgary Lower NE
Calgary Upper NE
Edmonton Castle Downs
Edmonton Eastwood
Edmonton NE
Edmonton Northgate
Clear Hills County
Mackenzie County
Vulcan County
No regions were removed from the "watch" classification. Spatial distribution of hospital usage (change based on yesterday's post):
Hospitalization zone are where the patient is receiving care, not zone of residence
Zone
Hospitalized
ICU
Calgary
16 (+1)
5 (+1)
Edmonton
22 (+1)
4 (+0)
Central
0 (-1)
0 (+0)
South
0 (-2)
0 (-1)
North
8 (-3)
0 (+0)
Statements by Dr Hinshaw Questions/Concerns about Calgary Kidanemehret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church
Expresses gratitude to church leaders
Recommendation for testing apply only to those who attended from August 9 to 23
Children who attended church during that time should temporarily stay at home
Has heard individuals from the group have been stigmatized, potentially hurting control of this or future outbreaks
Changes to Guidance and Orders
Casinos/Racing entertainment centres: Table games are allowed, provided physical distancing, barriers, and other health measures are followed as stated online
Decision made based on transmission in Alberta vs places with table games. Haven't seen transmission issues locally and haven't seen significant transmission in places with table games
Continuing Care: Operators can shift to a "risk based approach" when residents are brought back to site (as opposed to a "measure of time" analysis). Facilities can permit volunteer on site
Notes a need to balance all aspects of health, including social connections. Visitors have not been a significant trend and outbreaks are more related to community spread transmitting to staff
Examples: Cabin visit (travelling and staying alone) is low risk, day trip to large family gathering is high risk. These examples would be were categorized against one's intuition based on previous orders
Urges patience while order gets in place. It will come into place in 2 weeks and some centres may need time to implement
Back to School
Understands a mix of emotions going forward
States that daily health assessment of children is important, as is not "working through" illness
Understands this can be difficult, but states that it is important for controlling Covid-19
Q&A
Why are meat plants seeing outbreaks again?: interesting question, is currently looking into it. Specifically notes that an issue may be losing income when sick and specifically notes that we may "need to think about" advocating for "appropriate approaches to the CERB benefit"
Should we continue working from home?: should be a discussion between employee/employer based on context
Asked about details in an outbreak in the Calgary Drop In Centre: 5 cases. AHS working with shelter to isolate cases and notify close contacts. May not have been transmission in centre, but awaiting details from local authority
How long should a student be allowed to have "breaks" from masking: physical exercise is a good example, though physical distancing is required. If you have concerns, bring them to school board
Asked about "pandemic fatigue": Feeling of frustration is certainly very real as we don't see an endgame. Understands the sentiments, especially around Order 33. Sympathizes with those who wish Covid could go away and encourages seeking out activities that "recharge" you within the limits given as we are still waiting for a vaccine or a very effective way to control severe outcomes
Statements by Deputy Minister Corbould
Asked about "unintentional consequences" about movement to hub models creating larger class sizes: has heard concerns. Minister discussed the matter with the concerned groups. Recently announced additional funding should "go a long way" to address the issues
Additional information will be logged below:
Calgary Upper NE's active cases: 128 (+0)
Calgary Lower NE's active cases: 116 (+6)
Update 1 - minor noun corrections to increase clarity
I'm about to go to the casino and try back counting for the first time. I don't have many local casinos and many of them only offer $25 minimum which I can't afford to play in a negative count. They do allow mid shoe entry however and so my strategy is to only play positive counts and flat bet $100 which should make me about $20 an hour with a good ROR. I have never back counted like this before and am just wondering if anyone has thoughts on this before I go take the plunge. I am good at counting and I know I play a winning game, but I am still new to actually playing in casinos and I am very bad at not looking like a counter. I got backed off from one of the only $5 min tables I have close to me today after only 6 hours. I was using a huge bet spread. $5 - $150. I wasn't employing any cover whatsoever as I was pretty stressed and didn't want it to interfere with my game. There was almost nobody else playing either as I live in Alberta. In hindsight it was pretty dumb and it's no surprise I got kicked out so fast, hah. If anyone has thoughts on any of this I appreciate all the advice I can get. Especially in regards to my idea of back counting and hopefully not getting kicked out so quickly again.
Covid-19 Update for June 19: 46 new cases, 0 deaths
Data is taken from the Covid-19 portal and today's media appearance by Dr Deena Hinshaw. The next media availability by Dr Hinshaw will be Monday Tuesday. Top line numbers:
46 new cases (7,625 total), 512 active (+23)
8,995 tests (373,724 total) - ~0.5% positive
7,802 people tested (332,766 total, 77,083/million)
Hospitalization: 39 (+5 based on the last post, +1 based on the portal data), 340 total (+2)
ICU: 6 (+0 based on the last post, -1 based on the portal data), 72 total (+1)
0 deaths (152 total)
6,961 recovered (+23)
Spatial distributions (cities proper for Calgary and Edmonton):
Calgary: 4243 total (+18), 209 active (+10), 3932 recovered (+8), 102 deaths (+0)
Brooks: 1120 total (+1), 3 active (+1), 1108 recovered (+0), 9 deaths (+0)
Edmonton: 639 total (+22), 201 active (+9), 425 recovered (+13), 13 deaths (+0)
High River county: 534 total (+0), 2 active (+0), 525 recovered (+0), 7 deaths (+0)
Cardston county: 38 total (+0), 15 active (+0), 22 recovered (+0), 1 death (+0)
Lethbridge: 36 total (+0), 6 active (-1), 30 recovered (+1), 0 deaths
Red Deer: 35 total (+0), 1 active (+0), 34 recovered (+0), 0 deaths
Grande Prairie: 18 total (+0), 1 active (-1), 17 recovered (+1), 0 deaths
No active cases in Medicine Hat (36 cases)
Spacial distribution of hospital usage (change based on yesterday's post):
As is noted on the Alberta Covid webpage, hospitalization zone is where the patient is receiving care, not zone of residence
The reported data doesn't add to 39 hospitalizations
Calgary Zone: 21 hospitalized (+3), 3 ICU (+0)
Edmonton Zone: 12 hospitalized (+0), 2 ICU (+0)
Central Zone: 0 hospitalized (+0), 0 ICU (+0)
South Zone: 1 hospitalized (+0), 0 ICU (+0)
North Zone: 3 hospitalized (+0), 1 ICU (+0)
Statements by Dr Hinshaw:
Notes hospitalization has been dropping (and often steady)
Most active cases are from a known source
26 active cases in continuing care (4 less than yesterday)
Key places of spread now community settings (e.g. workplaces, parties) and large gatherings (e.g. funerals) instead of continuing care
Example: Two recent funerals have led to 24 new cases. Expects that number to rise
Some cases of transmission from asymptomatic source
Distancing and masking when needed are important for return to workplace strategies
Example a case of spread in an apartment (likely due to high touch surfaces)
Outbreak in Materials Recovery Facility in Edmonton Waste Management Centre. AHS watching closely
Challenges Albertans to be the voice of leadership amongst your friends and family
About mandatory mask use: evidence that masks in high density public areas may help prevent spread and encourages their use. Municipal mandates, if made are within their right
Later states they want to give Albertans a chance to show they are taking this seriously with a strong recommendation instead of mandatory use/mandate
Wants to hear feedback on continuing care and will be seeking it from the centres next week
No cases directly linked to the protest as a source of infection - many were wearing masks and mitigated spread
However, the more likely spread can occur at large gatherings if active cases rise - provided guidelines for mass gatherings and demonstrations
Asked about spread in professional sports players: refers to the "cohort quarantine". Has discussed this heavily with Flames and Oilers organization
Has hoped for a higher use of tracing app - knows the difficulty of working with it on iPhone. Discussing working with federal app
About spike in Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo: many cases linked to social gatherings. Warns of presymptomatic spread
About casinos: checked what places spread cases significantly and where barriers could be put in place. For example, no table games
No known spread in bars and restaurants during reopening (though known examples before shutdown)
Additional information will be logged below: Update 1 - Monday -> Tuesday for next media update. Also noted that response to NHL player Covid spread would likely be case dependent. Update 2 - Trying to make the statements by Dr Hinshaw a little more readable...a bit too long and text heavy at the moment.
Great Canadian Gaming (T.GC) has 25 gaming, entertainment and hospitality facilities in Ontario, B.C. and Atlantic regions of Canada. Over 95% of the revenue & EBITDA comes from BC & Ontario, of which each province has signaled that casino's will be among the last things to open in their provinces. There is NO prospective reopen date! Heading into this weekend Great Canadian shares are off just 30% YTD without a dollar of revenue for almost 4 months and no visibility on when revenue or profitability will return. In comparison, Gamehost Inc (T.GH), which operates casinos in Alberta that are open is also off 30% YTD. MGM Resorts (MGM), which also has its casinos open is off 42% YTD and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) which also has its casinos open is down 30% YTD. Additionally, when the Casinos can reopen, one can expect very stringent rules that reduce revenues and increase costs, such as when Atlantic City Casinos reopened this weekend. Rules, are likely to include temperature checks on entering, mandatory wearing of masks, half capacity at table games, no smoking, drinking, or eating while inside the casinos and a cap on overall capacity of 50% occupancy. This feels like a solid candidate to short sell over a medium time horizon. Any opinions from the community?
What casino games are popular with players from India?
India! Ever wondered which casino games have high popularity over here? Seems you are passionate about casino games? In India, you can play many casino games widely spread in goa. Don’t take any stress. All casinos in Goa are legal and permitted by government and law. Here we mention the 6 casino games, which are popular with players from India. With that said, let’s get started. Roulette The Roulette is the most popular casino game not only in India but all over the world. Roulette is the French word, which means a little wheel. In this casino game, players have to bet on red or black color, odd or even number, a single number or numbers are high then 18 and low then 18. According to historians, first Roulette played in France during the 18th century. And according to some historians as well, Blaise Pascal (French mathematician, inventor, physicist, and writer) introduced this game in France in the 18th century. In the 19th century, casino lovers widely spread this game in Europe and America. And slowly it becomes one of the most played casino games in western countries, respectively. In 1970, Asian countries like India started offering this game in their casinos. By 2009 there were thousands of casinos offering this game in their respective casinos. Now let’s talk about rules for playing Roulette. After betting on color, particular number, number range, and odd or even number. The dealer will rotate the wheel with the bowl inside them. And after winning, Dealer announced Number and colors. Also, the Dealer's place dolly (a type of marker) on the Roulette table. And the most interesting thing is that when the dealer places a marker on the table then no player can withdraw their bets, change their bets and collect their bets. At last, the dealer removes all losing bets by rake and will determine all payouts remaining outside and inside winning bets. And after finishing all collections of payouts, the marker is removed and collecting betting, changing betting starts once again. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Indian Rummy The Indian Rummy is the second most popular casino game not only in India but all over the Indian subcontinent. Indian rummy is most played among all Indian casino games. It is because Indian rummy is a variation of gin rummy and rummy 500 both. If you ever play rummy outside India. Then you can easily spot the difference between original rummy and Indian rummy. Unlike other casino games, in Indian rummy, only 2 to 6 players can participate. As mentioned above, Indian rummy is very similar to the original rummy. The only difference is that you will find several cards dealt. For over 2 players the dealer makes 3 desks, whereas for 2 players the dealer makes 2 desks. Indian rummy is a discard based game, where each player has to pick a card from the open pile on his or her turn. After picking a card from the open pile, now the player has to discard one card from his or her collection to the open pile. As always, the most interesting thing is that. In Indian rummy, you can use the joker card. A joker card can be used as a substitute to form a combination. In India, each card carry’s specific point. Face cards included Jacks’ card, Queen card, King card, and aces carry 10 points. Whereas number cards carry points equal to their face value. And the joker card carries zero points. And the player who scores zero first wins the game. According to Indian Rummy rules, there should be 2 runs. And from 2 runs one should be pure. That means one run should not contain any joker in it. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money, and player chips. Fortunately, India rummy is one of the India casino games that you can play online and offline too. Online casino games realm may promote lots of offers for a casino promotion that makes your gambling experience worthwhile. With this casino promotion offer, you can win a lot of cash. But before applying to this casino promotion offer, please read all terms and conditions. Slot machine Another most-played casino game is the slot machine. People call slot machines as the Poker machine in Australian and Canadian English, fruit machines in British English, piggy in Scottish English, the slot in American English. Indian casino game lovers must play this game in their life. This machine creates chances to win for its customers. According to historians, Pitt and Sittman from New York developed the first slot machine in 1891. The slot machine contains 5 drums that hold 50 cards. Back in 1891, the player had to insert a nickel coin. After inserting Nickel coin, a player has to pull the lever. Pulled levers spin drums and cards. In 1891, there was no payout mechanism in the slot machines. And according to a historian, slot machines at that time worked on revolving mechanical reels to determine and display results. And the original machine of 1891 works on 5 reels, which is not only reliable but also it was simple and easy to use. However, nowadays the slot machines work purely on digital. Slot machines are generally programmed to pay out as winning 85% to 95% of the money bet by players. People called this payout the return of player (ROP) or theoretical percentage (TP). However, the theoretical percentage varies from country to country. Just like the theoretical percentage of Nevada is approx 75% and the theoretical percentage of New York is approx 83%. By using computers at the time of software writing, manufacturers set the theoretical percentage of slots machines. Be aware. Many investigations conclude that the dealer of a slot machine uses a digital machine or any fraud and cheating device. These types of dealers can steal your money by any unfair use. Blackjack Our fourth most playing casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is Blackjack. Blackjack is an American version of popular games known as Twenty-one. In blackjack players don’t have to compete with each other. They play blackjack with one or more decks of 52 cards. Blackjack is the most played game among all Indian casino games in India. Although blackjack has no specific history. But according to historians, they find the first reference of blackjack in Don Quixote (a Spanish novel) written by Miguel de Cervantes. Many gambling houses in the USA were offered bonus payouts to generate interest in the twenty-one game. Now let’s talk about rules for playing Blackjack. At the time of playing. The dealer has to face five to seven playing positions on a semicircular table. 52 cards decks are shuffled together between one and eight standards. At the starting of each round, up to three players can place their bets in the betting box. That means three players at each position at a table allowing to bet. The player who has to bet on the front of the betting box considers having control over the position. Even the dealer has to consult the controlling player for playing decisions. Any player is independent to control in as many boxes at a single table. However, in the USA rules are a little different from the Indian casino game's rules. In the USA casinos, players are limited to playing over two and less than 4 positions at a table. But according to rules, the player can’t play over one table at the same time and in the same place. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money, and player chips. Poker Our fifth most-played casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is poker. Poker is another card game in which the player has to bet on cards. Poker games always vary in desk configuration. But often in poker games, the dealer uses a standard 52-card deck. According to historians. Casino lovers introduced this poker game back in the 19th century in the United States Of America. And that time people love this game not only in the US but also in India. At the beginning of 20th-century poker successfully fed their name on the list of best India casino games. In the 1990s, gaming historian David Parlett challenged the notion. Which states that poker is a direct derivative of As- Nas. And finally, in the 1970s, these developments in poker make this game more popular than it is ever. The World Series of Poker started by the casino lovers in the United States makes poker more famous in India as well. Guess what is an interesting thing in poker? In 2013, researchers of Carnegie Mellon University, University of Alberta, and the University of Auckland developed a computer poker player. This computer poker player thinks like a human. You may wonder why they developed a computer poker player? Right? The reason they develop computer poker is to play this game against humans. If you have no human opponent out there, you can still play poker games against this computer program. Online casino games realm may promote lots of offers for a casino promotion that makes your gambling experience worthwhile. With this casino promotion offer, you can win a lot of cash. But before applying to this casino promotion offer, please read all terms and conditions. Baccarat Our sixth most-played casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is Baccarat. Baccarat is another comparing card game played between player and banker. Each round of Baccarat has three possibilities. The first player has the highest score, the second possibility is when a banker has the highest score, and the third possibility is when a tied match between player and banker occurs. Some sources claim the first reference of this game in the 19th century. Some source claims that Italian soldiers introduced this game in France during the France-Italian war in the 15th century. During the Napoleon era, people loved this casino game. Before legalization, people play this game in private game rooms. Now let’s talk about the rules of this game. Player rule: In case when the player has an initial 0-5 then they draw a third card. And if a player has an initial total of 6 or 7 then they stand. Banker rule: If the player has only 2 cards, then the banker acts according to the same rule as a player. Final thoughts. To sum it up, all the above casino games are widely popular in Indian casinos. Casino games lovers shared the above games. That’s why here we mentioned all the games, according to their ratings and personal experience. We all know every casino game has its different rules. And who knows sooner or later, we add more variety to this list. If you have anything you’d like to add in this list, then let us know in the comments section below. I hope that you gained additional knowledge by reading this article. https://preview.redd.it/fotyls0ser151.png?width=940&format=png&auto=webp&s=f5f0c28ea8fdbf1c0a5a0301429a99640c5946a1
What casino games are popular with players from India?
India! Ever wondered which casino games have high popularity over here? Seems you are passionate about casino games? In India, you can play many casino games widely spread in goa. Don’t take any stress. All casinos in Goa are legal and permitted by government and law. Here we mention the 6 casino games, which are popular with players from India. With that said, let’s get started. Roulette The Roulette is the most popular casino game not only in India but all over the world. Roulette is the French word, which means a little wheel. In this casino game, players have to bet on red or black color, odd or even number, a single number or numbers are high then 18 and low then 18. According to historians, first Roulette played in France during the 18th century. And according to some historians as well, Blaise Pascal (French mathematician, inventor, physicist, and writer) introduced this game in France in the 18th century. In the 19th century, casino lovers widely spread this game in Europe and America. And slowly it becomes one of the most played casino games in western countries, respectively. In 1970, Asian countries like India started offering this game in their casinos. By 2009 there were thousands of casinos offering this game in their respective casinos. Now let’s talk about rules for playing Roulette. After betting on color, particular number, number range, and odd or even number. The dealer will rotate the wheel with the bowl inside them. And after winning, Dealer announced Number and colors. Also, the Dealer's place dolly (a type of marker) on the Roulette table. And the most interesting thing is that when the dealer places a marker on the table then no player can withdraw their bets, change their bets and collect their bets. At last, the dealer removes all losing bets by rake and will determine all payouts remaining outside and inside winning bets. And after finishing all collections of payouts, the marker is removed and collecting betting, changing betting starts once again. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Indian Rummy The Indian Rummy is the second most popular casino game not only in India but all over the Indian subcontinent. Indian rummy is most played among all Indian casino games. It is because Indian rummy is a variation of gin rummy and rummy 500 both. If you ever play rummy outside India. Then you can easily spot the difference between original rummy and Indian rummy. Unlike other casino games, in Indian rummy, only 2 to 6 players can participate. As mentioned above, Indian rummy is very similar to the original rummy. The only difference is that you will find several cards dealt. For over 2 players the dealer makes 3 desks, whereas for 2 players the dealer makes 2 desks. Indian rummy is a discard based game, where each player has to pick a card from the open pile on his or her turn. After picking a card from the open pile, now the player has to discard one card from his or her collection to the open pile. As always, the most interesting thing is that. In Indian rummy, you can use the joker card. A joker card can be used as a substitute to form a combination. In India, each card carry’s specific point. Face cards included Jacks’ card, Queen card, King card and aces carry 10 points. Whereas number cards carry points equal to their face value. And the joker card carries zero points. And the player who scores zero first wins the game. According to Indian Rummy rules, there should be 2 runs. And from 2 runs one should be pure. That means one run should not contain any joker in it. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Fortunately, India rummy is one of the India casino games that you can play online and offline too. Online casino games realm may promote lots of offers for a casino promotion that makes your gambling experience worthwhile. With this casino promotion offer, you can win a lot of cash. But before applying to this casino promotion offer, please read all terms and conditions. Slot machine Another most-played casino game is the slot machine. People call slot machines as the Poker machine in Australian and Canadian English, fruit machines in British English, piggy in Scottish English, the slot in American English. Indian casino game lovers must play this game in their life. This machine creates chances to win for its customers. According to historians, Pitt and Sittman from New York developed the first slot machine in 1891. The slot machine contains 5 drums that hold 50 cards. Back in 1891, the player had to insert a nickel coin. After inserting Nickel coin, a player has to pull the lever. Pulled levers spin drums and cards. In 1891, there was no payout mechanism in the slot machines. And according to a historian, slot machines at that time worked on revolving mechanical reels to determine and display results. And the original machine of 1891 works on 5 reels, which is not only reliable but also it was simple and easy to use. However, nowadays the slot machines work purely on digital. Slot machines are generally programmed to pay out as winning 85% to 95% of the money bet by players. People called this payout the return of player (ROP) or theoretical percentage (TP). However, the theoretical percentage varies from country to country. Just like the theoretical percentage of Nevada is approx 75% and the theoretical percentage of New York is approx 83%. By using computers at the time of software writing, manufacturers set the theoretical percentage of slots machines. Be aware. Many investigations conclude that the dealer of a slot machine uses a digital machine or any fraud and cheating device. These types of dealers can steal your money by any unfair use. Blackjack Our fourth most playing casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is Blackjack. Blackjack is an American version of popular games known as Twenty-one. In blackjack players don’t have to compete with each other. They play blackjack with one or more decks of 52 cards. Blackjack is the most played game among all Indian casino games in India. Although blackjack has no specific history. But according to historians, they find the first reference of blackjack in Don Quixote (a Spanish novel) written by Miguel de Cervantes. Many gambling houses in the USA were offered bonus payouts to generate interest in the twenty-one game. Now let’s talk about rules for playing Blackjack. At the time of playing. The dealer has to face five to seven playing positions on a semicircular table. 52 cards decks are shuffled together between one and eight standards. At the starting of each round, up to three players can place their bets in the betting box. That means three players at each position at a table allowing to bet. The player who has to bet on the front of the betting box considers having control over the position. Even the dealer has to consult the controlling player for playing decisions. Any player is independent to control in as many boxes at a single table. However, in the USA rules are a little different from the Indian casino game's rules. In the USA casinos, players are limited to playing over two and less than 4 positions at a table. But according to rules, the player can’t play over one table at the same time and in the same place. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Poker Our fifth most-played casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is poker. Poker is another card game in which the player has to bet on cards. Poker games always vary in desk configuration. But often in poker games, the dealer uses a standard 52-card deck. According to historians. Casino lovers introduced this poker game back in the 19th century in the United States Of America. And that time people love this game not only in the US but also in India. At the beginning of 20th-century poker successfully fed their name on the list of best India casino games. In the 1990s, gaming historian David Parlett challenged the notion. Which states that poker is a direct derivative of As- Nas. And finally, in the 1970s, these developments in poker make this game more popular than it is ever. The World Series of Poker started by the casino lovers in the United States makes poker more famous in India as well. Guess what is an interesting thing in poker? In 2013, researchers of Carnegie Mellon University, University of Alberta, and the University of Auckland developed a computer poker player. This computer poker player thinks like a human. You may wonder why they developed a computer poker player? Right? The reason they develop computer poker is to play this game against humans. If you have no human opponent out there, you can still play poker games against this computer program. Online casino games realm may promote lots of offers for a casino promotion that makes your gambling experience worthwhile. With this casino promotion offer, you can win a lot of cash. But before applying to this casino promotion offer, please read all terms and conditions. Baccarat Our sixth most-played casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is Baccarat. Baccarat is another comparing card game played between player and banker. Each round of Baccarat has three possibilities. The first player has the highest score, the second possibility is when a banker has the highest score, and the third possibility is when a tied match between player and banker occurs. Some sources claim the first reference of this game in the 19th century. Some source claims that Italian soldiers introduced this game in France during the France-Italian war in the 15th century. During the Napoleon era, people loved this casino game. Before legalization, people play this game in private game rooms. Now let’s talk about the rules of this game. Player rule: In case when the player has an initial 0-5 then they draw a third card. And if a player has an initial total of 6 or 7 then they stand. Banker rule: If the player has only 2 cards, then the banker acts according to the same rule as a player. Final thoughts. To sum it up, all the above casino games are widely popular in Indian casinos. Casino games lovers shared the above games. That’s why here we mentioned all the games, according to their ratings and personal experience. We all know every casino game has its different rules. And who knows sooner or later, we add more variety to this list. If you have anything you’d like to add in this list, then let us know in the comments section below. I hope that you gained additional knowledge by reading this article. https://preview.redd.it/a2gsyc3ntdw41.png?width=940&format=png&auto=webp&s=d91ad666cd4c976913872d4e773dbb2be67cf13d
What casino games are popular with players from India?
India! Ever wondered which casino games have high popularity over here? Seems you are passionate about casino games? In India, you can play many casino games widely spread in goa. Don’t take any stress. All casinos in Goa are legal and permitted by government and law. Here we mention the 6 casino games, which are popular with players from India. With that said, let’s get started. Roulette The Roulette is the most popular casino game not only in India but all over the world. Roulette is the French word, which means a little wheel. In this casino game, players have to bet on red or black color, odd or even number, a single number or numbers are high then 18 and low then 18. According to historians, first Roulette played in France during the 18th century. And according to some historians as well, Blaise Pascal (French mathematician, inventor, physicist, and writer) introduced this game in France in the 18th century. In the 19th century, casino lovers widely spread this game in Europe and America. And slowly it becomes one of the most played casino games in western countries, respectively. In 1970, Asian countries like India started offering this game in their casinos. By 2009 there were thousands of casinos offering this game in their respective casinos. Now let’s talk about rules for playing Roulette. After betting on color, particular number, number range, and odd or even number. The dealer will rotate the wheel with the bowl inside them. And after winning, Dealer announced Number and colors. Also, the Dealer's place dolly (a type of marker) on the Roulette table. And the most interesting thing is that when the dealer places a marker on the table then no player can withdraw their bets, change their bets and collect their bets. At last, the dealer removes all losing bets by rake and will determine all payouts remaining outside and inside winning bets. And after finishing all collections of payouts, the marker is removed and collecting betting, changing betting starts once again. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Indian Rummy The Indian Rummy is the second most popular casino game not only in India but all over the Indian subcontinent. Indian rummy is most played among all Indian casino games. It is because Indian rummy is a variation of gin rummy and rummy 500 both. If you ever play rummy outside India. Then you can easily spot the difference between original rummy and Indian rummy. Unlike other casino games, in Indian rummy, only 2 to 6 players can participate. As mentioned above, Indian rummy is very similar to the original rummy. The only difference is that you will find several cards dealt. For over 2 players the dealer makes 3 desks, whereas for 2 players the dealer makes 2 desks. Indian rummy is a discard based game, where each player has to pick a card from the open pile on his or her turn. After picking a card from the open pile, now the player has to discard one card from his or her collection to the open pile. As always, the most interesting thing is that. In Indian rummy, you can use the joker card. A joker card can be used as a substitute to form a combination. In India, each card carry’s specific point. Face cards included Jacks’ card, Queen card, King card and aces carry 10 points. Whereas number cards carry points equal to their face value. And the joker card carries zero points. And the player who scores zero first wins the game. According to Indian Rummy rules, there should be 2 runs. And from 2 runs one should be pure. That means one run should not contain any joker in it. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Fortunately, India rummy is one of the India casino games that you can play online and offline too. Online casino games realm may promote lots of offers for a casino promotion that makes your gambling experience worthwhile. With this casino promotion offer, you can win a lot of cash. But before applying to this casino promotion offer, please read all terms and conditions. Slot machine Another most-played casino game is the slot machine. People call slot machines as the Poker machine in Australian and Canadian English, fruit machines in British English, piggy in Scottish English, the slot in American English. Indian casino game lovers must play this game in their life. This machine creates chances to win for its customers. According to historians, Pitt and Sittman from New York developed the first slot machine in 1891. The slot machine contains 5 drums that hold 50 cards. Back in 1891, the player had to insert a nickel coin. After inserting Nickel coin, a player has to pull the lever. Pulled levers spin drums and cards. In 1891, there was no payout mechanism in the slot machines. And according to a historian, slot machines at that time worked on revolving mechanical reels to determine and display results. And the original machine of 1891 works on 5 reels, which is not only reliable but also it was simple and easy to use. However, nowadays the slot machines work purely on digital. Slot machines are generally programmed to pay out as winning 85% to 95% of the money bet by players. People called this payout the return of player (ROP) or theoretical percentage (TP). However, the theoretical percentage varies from country to country. Just like the theoretical percentage of Nevada is approx 75% and the theoretical percentage of New York is approx 83%. By using computers at the time of software writing, manufacturers set the theoretical percentage of slots machines. Be aware. Many investigations conclude that the dealer of a slot machine uses a digital machine or any fraud and cheating device. These types of dealers can steal your money by any unfair use. Blackjack Our fourth most playing casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is Blackjack. Blackjack is an American version of popular games known as Twenty-one. In blackjack players don’t have to compete with each other. They play blackjack with one or more decks of 52 cards. Blackjack is the most played game among all Indian casino games in India. Although blackjack has no specific history. But according to historians, they find the first reference of blackjack in Don Quixote (a Spanish novel) written by Miguel de Cervantes. Many gambling houses in the USA were offered bonus payouts to generate interest in the twenty-one game. Now let’s talk about rules for playing Blackjack. At the time of playing. The dealer has to face five to seven playing positions on a semicircular table. 52 cards decks are shuffled together between one and eight standards. At the starting of each round, up to three players can place their bets in the betting box. That means three players at each position at a table allowing to bet. The player who has to bet on the front of the betting box considers having control over the position. Even the dealer has to consult the controlling player for playing decisions. Any player is independent to control in as many boxes at a single table. However, in the USA rules are a little different from the Indian casino game's rules. In the USA casinos, players are limited to playing over two and less than 4 positions at a table. But according to rules, the player can’t play over one table at the same time and in the same place. Just a piece of advice for you. Using electrical devices like mobile phones, cameras, smartwatch, iPad is strictly prohibited in the casino. The only things which Indian casinos allowed are cigarettes, your drink, money and player chips. Poker Our fifth most-played casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is poker. Poker is another card game in which the player has to bet on cards. Poker games always vary in desk configuration. But often in poker games, the dealer uses a standard 52-card deck. According to historians. Casino lovers introduced this poker game back in the 19th century in the United States Of America. And that time people love this game not only in the US but also in India. At the beginning of 20th-century poker successfully fed their name on the list of best India casino games. In the 1990s, gaming historian David Parlett challenged the notion. Which states that poker is a direct derivative of As- Nas. And finally, in the 1970s, these developments in poker make this game more popular than it is ever. The World Series of Poker started by the casino lovers in the United States makes poker more famous in India as well. Guess what is an interesting thing in poker? In 2013, researchers of Carnegie Mellon University, University of Alberta, and the University of Auckland developed a computer poker player. This computer poker player thinks like a human. You may wonder why they developed a computer poker player? Right? The reason they develop computer poker is to play this game against humans. If you have no human opponent out there, you can still play poker games against this computer program. Online casino games realm may promote lots of offers for a casino promotion that makes your gambling experience worthwhile. With this casino promotion offer, you can win a lot of cash. But before applying to this casino promotion offer, please read all terms and conditions. Baccarat Our sixth most-played casino game on the list of casino games that are popular in India is Baccarat. Baccarat is another comparing card game played between player and banker. Each round of Baccarat has three possibilities. The first player has the highest score, the second possibility is when a banker has the highest score, and the third possibility is when a tied match between player and banker occurs. Some sources claim the first reference of this game in the 19th century. Some source claims that Italian soldiers introduced this game in France during the France-Italian war in the 15th century. During the Napoleon era, people loved this casino game. Before legalization, people play this game in private game rooms. Now let’s talk about the rules of this game. Player rule: In case when the player has an initial 0-5 then they draw a third card. And if a player has an initial total of 6 or 7 then they stand. Banker rule: If the player has only 2 cards, then the banker acts according to the same rule as a player. Final thoughts. To sum it up, all the above casino games are widely popular in Indian casinos. Casino games lovers shared the above games. That’s why here we mentioned all the games, according to their ratings and personal experience. We all know every casino game has its different rules. And who knows sooner or later, we add more variety to this list. If you have anything you’d like to add in this list, then let us know in the comments section below. I hope that you gained additional knowledge by reading this article. https://preview.redd.it/0q1qzli5cfr41.png?width=940&format=png&auto=webp&s=f7431fb239c6a69dea6de92e105a155c4aed196a
Does Bill-22 change the revenue stream from casinos to charitable organizations?
A friend who usually has his facts correct posted this on FB recently. He said that the money generated by casinos for charities is now going to go to the government. Is there any truth to this? I skimmed the bill for AGLC, charity, or a few other relevant terms with no results. OF course if it's contained in a clause that was deleted, I'd have to read the previous text. Anyways, just curious. Edit: An update As ddogwood points out, this came in bill 20. It says that the Alberta lottery fund revenue will now be dumped into general revenue, rather than being managed separately. This money is a portion of the profits from VLTs, lotteries, and pull tickets. However, it does not appear to include casino (i.e. table game) revenue. The UCP has said that this is just a way of $13M through efficiency (out of a profit of over $1.2B!) and that they will continue to allocate the money to charities the same as before. That's what they say.
Ontario & BC Speak Out About Cannabis Legalization - satire
Queen’s Park, Ontario/Victoria, British Columbia Reg Hearsay/Canadian Press A nationwide uproar has emerged over the monopolies provinces are creating around the impending legalization of cannabis. Bill C-45, drafted by the federal Liberal government, will permit citizens to buy, possess, and grow their own marijuana. Passage is expected in late summer of 2018. Many are accusing governments across the nation of rushing to cash in on a revenue opportunity few expect will be seen again in their lifetimes. The Premiere of Ontario - Ms. Kathleen Wynne - hastily called a news conference to decry to the suggestion that the Ontario government was using the legalization of cannabis as a ‘major tax grab’. What she described as ‘blatant partisanship’, she dismissed concerns about monopolizing cannabis distribution by the province. “This is not simply about keeping children safe. Because we always keep children safe. Honest. This is about cannabis being treated the same as alcohol and gambling. Making profits from people choosing to pursue individual activities is in the interest of public policy. And the most profitable of those activities are in our interests. So, we will keep those revenues, and keep ensuring your children are safe.” She bristled at the suggestion that cannabis - and by extension, that ‘sin’ taxes on alcohol and gambling - are viewed as a cash cow by governments. “If it wasn’t for us delivering the services that Ontarian’s demand, we’d have to raise taxes, or let the people do it themselves. How in the world do you expect us to balance a budget without those revenues?” “Why would you want your grandmother doing her own dialysis? Why do you suggest that?” Premiere Wynne added before leaving the podium, holding up a triacta ticket she’d purchased on the way to the news conference. On the West coast, British Columbia's Premier John Horgan faced his own line of questioning in the lobby of the Legislative Assembly in Victoria. When asked about the low payout rates of the BCLCB (Liquor and Gaming Commission) on games of chance and how cannabis sales are expected to follow the same trajectory, Horgan said “It’s in the interests of all British Columbians to come together and support the government, whether through voluntary or involuntary means.” “Our monopolies create jobs in Victoria and allow us to pay licensing fees to foreign corporations that would otherwise be paid by businesses. There’s no need for that. We do it all. And you’re welcome.” A reporter who stated that if the current payout ratios from Keno and the province wide poker game - available in convenience stores and gas stations across the province - were offered in Nevada, a casino license holder would be subject to racketeering laws and felony charges of gangsterism - was blackjacked and forcibly removed by security. Our fact checkers have verified these claims . This reporter attempted to query the Alberta government on their reliance on liquor and gaming revenues - but was unsuccessful in obtaining a response by press time. Alberta’s notorious ‘VLT’s’ (video lottery terminals) have an average payout of 92%, 4 percentage points lower than Nevada’s minimum for acquiring a casino license on slot machines. Premier Rachel Notley’s office did not reply to questions from reporters, but she was spotted drinking a tequila Cesear in Nixx Pub on Edmonton Trail in Calgary. Ms. Notley had spent spent several hours playing ’Magic Sparkle Moonbeams’ on a VLT machine for $0.20 a spin, selecting 4 lines. Ms. Notley constantly encouraged the lady next to her to ‘go for broke’ and ‘hit it big’ by betting the maximum $5 per spin - or $0.25 on all 20 lines available. The VLT's have an average of 3 seconds per spin, and betting the maximum, one can gamble more than $6,000 per hour on these machines. That's the equivalent of betting $75 per hand on a blackjack table, with loss ratios almost twice that of the popular card game. A representative of the bar refused to divulge any further information about Ms. Notley's visit other than to say ‘We’re out of pickled beans and celery"....paused, and then added: "We're out of tequila now too. But we have plenty of Worcestershire sauce left." John Horgan walked away from the podium after the physical altercation with the journalist by encouraging attendees to visit the Parliamentary Gift Shop on the way out, which provides the only exit possible from the Assembly. Access to the back door is restricted to MLA's and their officials and delegates only. Other premiers have not responded to our emails as of time of writing. The Irving family was asked about their plans and their instructions to the Premiers of Atlantic Canada, but simply issued a terse statement through a spokesperson that they had 'No comment on the size of the pie slices yet'. The spokesperson added: "We'll tell our people when they need to know".
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