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The success of Canadian performers at the Olympic Games has influenced the decisions regarding sports excellence in the province of British Columbia. After just deciding to reduce the funds some time ago, the government now changed its mind and decided to create a new fund for sports and arts, worth around 60 million dollars. A good part of these funds will be collected from gambling revenues and will go to organizations that support sports and youth programs. Although these funds were pretty high in 2025, they dropped significantly in the next two years.

A study of Canadian researchers has found that playing online poker could contribute to the reduction of stress and related problems. This is caused by the hormone called cortisol, which is a hormone that regulates the feeling of stress. Although stress is not the only reason behind the secretion of cortisol in the organism, it has a major function in this matter. This study gas examined the secretion of cortisol for people that are playing online poker. The decrease was pretty significant and has made scientists declare that playing online games may reduce stress levels.