Author: Daniel Thompson

Last week, Gateway Casinos and Entertainment revealed the design of the proposed casino complex, which is to be built at the Delta Town & Country Inn site in Ladner. The company also announced that the new property would be a Cascades-branded casino. However, the casino needs to receive official approval […]

The City Council of Toronto voted in favour of a community benefits agreement and a rezoning application that allows gambling expansion at the current Rexdale racetrack. On Thursday, councillors approved the massive project of Ontario Gaming GTA designed to turn Woodbines Racetrack, a facility for thoroughbred and standardbred racing, into […]

The proposed $70 million casino and entertainment complex in Delta, British Columbia, is yet to be officially approved by the province and the City Council. However, it has already met opposition from the local community due to social and economic concerns, some of which expressed by the Semiahmoo First Nation […]

The City of London in Ontario, Canada, may soon be home to one of the largest and most diverse gaming facilities in the province as the project for a new casino was finally given the thumbs up at City Hall. On Tuesday, councillors voted 9-5 in favour of gambling expansion […]

The site plan for the proposed Cascades Casino in Chatham was officially approved by City Council on Monday, allowing the construction of approximately 45,000-sq.ft. gaming facility complete with two restaurants and a patio. Gateway Casinos and Entertainment’s project will replace the existing slots in Dresden with a new and larger […]

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation just paid more than CA$23 million in non-tax gaming revenue to different communities across the province. The contribution was made to all 24 municipalities that host gambling facilities and it is for the first quarter of 2018. With annual payments of approximately CA$2 billion, […]

Synonymous with casino gaming, slot machines are known to eat up gamblers’ money quite fast. But they also reward those who have the patience to pull the lever hundreds of times, sometimes playing for hours without winning a thing. And there also those seemingly miraculous instances when you score a […]

Despite the bad weather and the strong opposition from city residents, the Shorelines Casino that is under construction in Peterborough is set to open by the end of the summer. The facility is expected to offer 500 slots and more than 20 gaming tables, which would attract more customers and […]

Results from a new online survey show that the majority of London residents support the proposed casino expansion in the Western Fair District. The newly presented data will be discussed next week by the City Council, which could approve Gateway’s project, taking into account city staff recommendations and public support. […]

After talks broke off on Wednesday, negotiations between Caesars Windsor and the striking workers over their new contract have come to a standstill. The casino has rejected an agreement proposed by Unifor Local 444 without giving an alternative, which means that no resolution to the conflict between the two sides […]