{"id":15598,"date":"2025-02-10T18:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/saskatchewan-casinos-being-used-in-online-ad-scam\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T18:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:31:23","slug":"saskatchewan-casinos-being-used-in-online-ad-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/saskatchewan-casinos-being-used-in-online-ad-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan casinos being used in online ad scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br 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fake casino ads on social media.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see a Facebook or other social media ad for an online version of Dakota Dunes Casino, Casino Regina, or any other land-based casino in Saskatchewan, don\u2019t click on it,\u201d the province said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>The ads show a new online option for the casinos and are generally used to steal credit card information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNone of the land-based casinos in Saskatchewan have a legitimate online version, and people who see these types of ads on their social media channels are strongly advised not to click on them,\u201d Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) vice- president of Gaming Steve Tunison said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaskatchewan people who wish to gamble online can do so safely and securely on PlayNow.com, which is the only legal online gaming platform in our province.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a 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