CTV – Windsor West MP Brian Masse renews calls for federal Senate to pass Bill C-290 in second session. Masse questioned why the Senate continues to delay the passage of Bill C-290 after pressuring the senators to pass the bill since the last session of Parliament. “There should be no controversy on passing Bill C-290, as it went through the House of Commons without a single dissenting voice” The official opposition MP went on to highlight the well rounded support for the Bill. “Bill C-290 has significant support from political parties, provincial governments, gaming associations, the Canadian Labour Congress and…

From iGaming Business In Canada, a trio of chamber of commerce organizations have joined forces in order to lobby for the legalization of single event sportsbetting under the proposed Bill C-290 legislation currently before the nation’s Senate. Introduced into the House of Commons as a Private Member’s Bill in February of 2011 by Joe Comartin, a member of the left-leaning New Democratic Party and the representative for the Windsor-Tecumseh electoral district, Bill C-290 would, if passed, delete section 207(4)(b) of the nation’s Criminal Code prohibiting provinces from permitting wagering on ‘any race or fight, or on a single sports event…