Casino Debate

• Ontario finance minister does not support creation of 2nd casino site in Ottawa

  Ontario's finance minister has written a letter to Ottawa's mayor saying that the province will not support the creation of a second gaming zone in the city.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2013
  
• New casinos may be in the cards for Ottawa

  Ottawa plans to ask the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to create two new gaming zones in the capital, which would allow construction of new casinos in the city.

  Politics

  Jul 18, 2013
  
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• Vaughan ups the ante in casino bid

  The City of Vaughan has officially declared interest in hosting a casino after council voted in favour of the decision.

  May 29, 2013
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• City council nixes downtown casino, Woodbine expansion

  A debate that Mayor Rob Ford warned would be “divisive” and long lasted just a few hours as city council voted against a downtown casino and any expansion of Woodbine.

  May 21, 2013
• City council to have casino debate on Tuesday

  Despite an attempt by Mayor Rob Ford to cancel a vote on a casino development, city council will have the debate at a special meeting Tuesday.

  May 21, 2013
• Councillors rally to reinstate cancelled casino debate

  City council will debate allowing a casino to be built within Toronto if Councillor Mike Layton gets his way.

  May 17, 2013
• Toronto casino in jeopardy as Mayor Ford demands $100 million hosting fee

  Mayor Rob Ford said Thursday that he has cancelled Tuesday's casino debate

  May 16, 2013
• Finance minister may not release casino formula ahead of Toronto vote

  Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says he has a new formula for casino hosting fees, but won't say whether he'll make it public before Toronto city council makes its decision next week.

  Politics

  May 16, 2013
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• Waterloo votes ‘No’ to casino

  Waterloo city council voted unanimously against being a host city for a possible gaming facility on Monday night.

  Politics

  May 7, 2013
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• Mayor’s executive approves casino, sets up city council debate

  The city’s executive committee has approved the city manager’s report on a casino and in doing so has set the stage for a heated debate at city council in May.

  Apr 16, 2013