Ontario Casinos Archive

In lieu of regulatory updates, Nova Scotia is encouraging all residents to participate in its self-exclusion casino program survey. When it comes to law making, public consultation is generally a limited affair. Politicians, being the (supposedly) highly educated members of society that they are, tend to believe they know what’s best for the people....

Gateway’s plans for new casinos in Canada (4 out of 5 ain’t bad!) In the last two years, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has bulked up a lot, becoming Canada’s largest gambling entertainment company. Much of their growth is due to an accord with Ontario gaming officials. The company has acquired three of Ontario’s regional...

Ontario revisits discussion of new casino in Toronto on the waterfront. The waterfront district of Toronto, Ontario—dubbed Ontario Place—is a prime location for entertainment. The current park, and former theme park, decorating the shoreline of Lake Ontario, has undergone vast renovation. But it’s still missing something. Provincial leaders are discussing whether that something might...

OLG hires Bede Gaming for Ontario online casino makeover. When a house becomes run down, we renovate. If we tire of our look, we get a makeover. When business is flagging, we reevaluate product and market strategies. And when Ontarians get bored with local iGaming services, operators call in a new tech designer to...

Growing impatient with London City Council, Gateway Casinos identifies two other sites for new Ontario casino. It’s been well over a year since Gateway Casinos & Entertainment‘s proposal to turn the small casino at Western Fair District into a full-scale casino resort. All this time, the city of London, Ontario has been mulling over...

As London City Hall processes requisite zoning applications, Gateway’s Western Fair District casino remains tentative. For the last year, negotiations have dragged on over a lease agreement between Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, Western Fair, and London City officials. Gateway, which currently operates the OLG Slots at Western Fair, seeks to build a hotel casino...

Visit The Ex Casino at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition 2018. The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is one of Toronto, Ontario’s most popular attractions. The annual fair is teeming with entertainment; everything from animals to aerial acrobatics, games and rides, parades, musical acts, waterfront park performers and so much more. CNE offers fun for the...

With Caesars Windsor open and call for US boycott, will Canadians still flock to Detroit for casino gambling? Nearly two decades ago, Detroit, Michigan became host city to three major gambling destinations. The MGM Grand Detroit opened its doors in July 1999. It was soon followed by MotorCity Casino in December 1999, then Greektown...

Will Delaware’s $7 million in 20 days be enough to induce a Canada single sports betting law? Sports betting is not illegal in Canada. In fact, we’ve been laying wagers on sporting events for decades. The problem is, we’re limited to ProLine parlays, picking multiple contests and only winning if all of them come...

There are ways to deal with losing at casinos. This is not one of them… Niagara Falls is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all of North America. With spectacular views from both US and Canadian sides of the falls, it’s no wonder so many casinos have chosen to set up shop...