The Torontoās waterfront redevelopment plans which have been shared by Premier Doug Ford have provoked local gambling industryās interest and hopes have emerged that a downtown casino could be brought to consideration as part of Ontario Placeās remodeling. The Globe and Mail revealed that two unnamed people familiar with the […]
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Aurora City Council to Vote on VGT Legislation Exemption
The City of Aurora has taken into consideration an exemption to its recently-enacted video gambling legislation for a new restaurant venue situated in close proximity to Fox Valley Mall. If finalized, this would be the first exemption given under the new gambling law which Aurora City Council brought to action […]
Delta Casino Opponents Insist on Including the Issue on October Election Ballot
Despite the fact that it has already received approval by Delta City Council earlier this summer, some opponents of the planned casino complex in Ladner believe the project must be put as a question on the upcoming municipal election ballot in October. Some people who protested against the casino expansion […]
Sudbury City Council Backs Kingsway Entertainment District Project Once Again
The latest meeting of the Sudbury City Council ended up with a vote backing the Councilās 2017 decision regarding the Kingsway Entertainment District. Councillor Gerry Montpellier has brought a formal question on the Councilās agenda, with the Kingsway Entertainment District, and more specifically, the proposed casino project, being involved in […]
Former Baccarat Dealer Confesses to Being Part of Fraudulent Scheme That Drained US$1 Million from Maryland Casino
A former Maryland-based casino employee who used to work as a baccarat dealer pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of assisting players defraud the casino. The fraudulent scheme drained assets amounting to more than US$1 million from the casino situated near Washington D.C., and the baccarat dealer got a portion […]
Gateway Casinos Eyes Two Alternative Locations for London Casino Project
The Canadian gaming and entertainment operator Gateway Casinos revealed that it is considering two alternative locations for its multi-million casino project. The company shared that it might be forced to pick a new spot for the CA$140-million London casino development as its negotiations with the Western Fair District have been […]
OLG Chooses US-Based MGE to Operate Niagara Falls Casinos
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) revealed that Niagaraās casino, resort and entertainment venue is to be run by a US gambling operator over the next two decades. As revealed by the OLG, the so-called āNiagara Gaming Bundleā which comprises of the Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre and […]
Labor Day Marks Start of Atlantic City Seasonal Employee Layoffs
Atlantic City will see layoffs of seasonal employees start after Labor Day, with the nine hotel and casino properties in the resort also to shed some jobs with the summer coming to an end. Only a couple of months after the casino industry of Atlantic City reported employing over 30,000 […]
Deep South Casinos See Ground-Breaking Start of Legal Sports Betting
The Deep South has already seen legalized sports betting services, with the first college football Saturday already passed. Historically, the Deep South has been a region where gambling on sports has been illegal for about a century. Now, thanks to the US Supreme Courtās decision to allow betting on sports, […]
River Rock Casino Employees May Have Destroyed Records of Large Money Transactions, Reports Say
According to some newly-emerged source interviews and documents, the managers of the River Rock Casino in Richmond have been allegedly warned that the venueās employees were destroying paper records of massive cash transactions. The shredded documents could have hinted of the possibility that high-roller gamblers were bypassing scrutiny from the […]