All things Niagara Falls tourism…
Address:
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
6380 Fallsview Blvd
Niagara Falls ON L2G 7X5
Tel: 888-325-5788
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From the Niagara Falls Review:
“My instructions are pretty simple - get a deal.” Premier Dalton McGuinty, October 2007
Ayear later there is still no deal to ensure the long-term survival of Casino Niagara and people are starting to talk. Merchants in the area want assurances the casino will continue to operate. It’s important to their livelihood. The city wants to know, too - and to be made aware if Ontario Lottery and Gaming is looking for another site to work out of. Canadian Niagara Hotels would also like to know what’s happening - it owns the Casino Niagara property, and leases it to the OLG.
So, if they all want a deal done for the casino, as does Premier McGuinty, the question remains: What is the plan for Casino Niagara?
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Talks to keep Casino Niagara at its Falls Avenue location are still ongoing – more than a year after Premier Dalton McGuinty told Ontario Lottery and Gaming to make a deal to extend the casino’s lease.
Behind the scenes, the landlord Canadian Niagara Hotels has offered what it calls a “substantial” rent reduction, OLG is “engaged” in the talks but “exploring a number of options,” and Mayor Ted Salci says the uncertainty prevents both city and private-sector projects in the Clifton Hill area from going ahead.
“We are not panicking, by any means. We are concerned,” Salci said last week.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Texas Hold’em competitors are priming their poker faces as they battle to see who will qualify for the upcoming North American Poker Championship at the Fallsview Casino Resort.
Now in its third year, the event promises big prize purses, with the jackpot estimated at just over $1 million.
“Canada is a real hotbed for professional poker talent, which is why they really wanted to host the event here,” said Fallsview’s Kevin Harding.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
A former Hamilton lodging home manager is suing two Niagara casinos, claiming their operators wined and dined him and fed his addiction until he gambled away $1.3 million of his and his mother’s money.
Paul Isaacs and his mother, Olive Isaacs, who formerly owned St. Paul’s Lodging Home, have filed a $3-million negligence suit against Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and Falls Management Company, which operates Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.
“This lawsuit is about a breach of duty of care by the casinos toward a person who suffers from a pathological gambling illness,” said their lawyer Roger Yachetti.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Deep below the flashing lights and ringing bells of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort’s gaming floor is a community unto itself.
Snaking hallways lead to cavernous rooms where thousands of pounds of laundry is washed and dishes are cleaned.
At the epicentre of it all is the kitchen, a sprawling mass of a room done up in gleaming chrome where men and women in white jackets work feverishly for hours on end, chopping, grinding, slicing and dicing through hundreds of pounds of food each day so patrons -and staff -can eat.
It’s a massive undertaking, says Ray Taylor, executive chef for Niagara Casinos.
As I was out for my walk today, I was going up Murray Hill and there were several police cars. As I got to Fallsview Blvd, I noticed there was a very large demonstration in front of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. There were dozens of people blowing whistles and holding up various signs. Some of the read:
There was also a pickup truck with a very large blow-up rat.
The new smoking room at the Fallsview Casino looks to be complete. I don’t know if it is open for use yet or not.
Someone named Lisa recently came to Niagara Falls and blogged about it:
We arrived in Niagara Falls around 5:00 p.m. on Friday night and stayed until Sunday morning, where we left and headed over to Lilydale and from there over to Geneva to visit Don’s cousin Ron.
We went to both Casinos while in Niagara Falls and didnt win anything, but didnt lose much either. It was just fun to play on $20.00 for awhile.
While in Niagara Falls, of course we went to see the Falls, both the Canandian and the American. We also took a drive over to Goat Island which is on the American side. We had a couple of nice dinners at a place called Kelseys which is at the top of Clifton Hill.
Apparently there is an addition being built at Al Macs
What’s up with the blue paint at Cantina Charlies?!
The new “smoke room” at the Fallsview Casino is still under construction
The Domino’s on Clifton Hill is undergoing some renovations inside
There are still no replacements signs for the removed Marvel signs
The shell of the old Pilgrim Restaurant building
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