Ontario Casinos Archive

Despite the additional revenue pouring in from slots facilities, horse tracks continue to cost government millions of dollars each year. Now, with the racing season about to kick off in Fraserville, proving the viability of the horse racing agenda has become vital to the property's survival....

Fallsview Resort gets my vote as best casino vacation in Canada. I’ve personally visited a lot of casinos throughout Canada and beyond. I’ve had a lot of great experiences, and some not-so-great ones. For all the good resorts out there, I’m sorry to say there are twice as many that don’t deserve your business....

Five good reasons you’re better off living close to a casino. Month after month, we hear media stories telling us about some city where a corporation wants to build a casino. The aura surrounding the report tends to be a negative one. All of the usual phobias and consequences are listed long before any...

Just hours after the budget was published, the CGA issued a press release commending the government of Ontario for its intended actions. The CGA has long been a supporter of iGaming deregulation. The organization is also backing the coinciding push for legal single-event sports betting in Canada....

Union guarantees future of  nearly 50 stalwart employees of Kawartha Shorelines Slots in Fraserville, Ontario. Since October of 2018, employees of the slot machine parlor at Ontario’s Kawartha Downs have been through the ringer; so the saying goes. The facilities slot machines were sent to Peterborough to accommodate the new Shorelines Slots parlor. Employees...

How and how much do slot machines pay in Ontario casinos? This is a question you might expect to be answered by a seasoned slot machine guru who’s played so long—studied the games so relentlessly—that he (or she) comprehends all there is to know about these unpredictable games of chance. Indeed, many such self-proclaimed...

Ontario gambling execs to host casino information panel at Wasaga Beach Town Hall on February 21. Talk of a new casino in the lakeside community of southeastern Ontario’s tourism-driven Wasaga Beach has been going on for far too many years now. City Council chose four potential locations for a gambling facility in 2012. They...

Is your computer, mobile device and online casino secure? In 2019, internet security is crucial. There are more hackers today than ever before, and they’re getting smarter with each passing year. Security software can only do so much. Laws stand to protect us from unsolicited data distribution, but cannot protect us from ourselves. More...

Appeals Court will hear case of ALC’s arguably unfair Video Lottery Terminals. In major gambling destinations—Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, all the casinos of Southern Ontario—slot machines are the norm. They are the most commonly played gambling devices in North America. Aisle after aisle, bank after bank, slot machines line the floors of casinos...

Is North Bay City Council blinded by bonus casino revenue? Last night, the North Bay City Council convened for a special committee meeting. A crowd of locals came out to attend, eager to hear whether a $31 million casino is in their future. It’s a very old discussion, by most standards; one that’s been...