Big OLG payout for Niagara Falls

From Niagara This Week: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued its first-quarter non-tax gaming revenue payment of $6,433,923 to the City of Niagara Falls for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. “It’s about time,” said Mayor Jim Diodati. “We’ve been fighting for this for a long, long time. There were racinos…

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Disney reportedly considered Falls park

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Walt Disney considered putting his second theme park in Niagara Falls. The Niagara News reports that when Walt Disney was exploring locations for a second “Disneyland” after the success of his park in California, he considered Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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Sand sculpture exhibition to open Aug. 9 in Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: After making some changes in management, the International Sand Sculpture Exhibition in Niagara Falls is finally ready for business. Friday, Aug. 9 is the date that was given on Tuesday after Alexey Glukhov, president of V2 Niagara Inc., stopped in for a brief visit at the Centre St. exhibition to check…

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