Niagara Falls wants say in next casino operator

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls wants its voice heard as Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. seeks a service provider to run the day-to-day operations of the city’s two casinos. “We’re very supportive of separately managed properties, so that we can utilize the benefits of competition,” said Coun. Victor Pietrangelo. “We’d like to see…

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Niagara Falls receives latest OLG payout

From Niagara This Week: More than $7 million has been added to City coffers after The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) its first-quarter share of casino revenues The City received a non-tax gaming revenue payment of $7,153,022 for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. Since December 1996, Niagara Falls has received more than…

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Niagara Casinos generate record gaming revenue

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Casinos enjoyed a record-earning year in 2015 with nearly $700 million generated in gross gaming revenue. “We’ve been working towards this for some time,” said Niagara Casinos president Art Frank. “Our winning mix included the right number of great associates working together to deliver superior customer service, a suite…

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Bids set to open for casino theatre

From the Niagara Falls Review: Those who want to develop a new entertainment complex attached to Fallsview Casino will be able to make their bids starting this fall, according to Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. Diodati said he was told by Ontario Lottery and Gaming that the provincial Crown corporation plans to open up the…

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Former Niagara Falls, Ont. mayor offers advice to NY side

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Wayne Thomson can remember exactly where he was when he heard the province of Ontario was considering a law to allow casino gambling at two border towns. “At first I was skeptical,” the former mayor and current councillor of Niagara Falls, Ont. said. The Canadian resort city was eventually…

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Lesson from Falls: Casinos are a gamble

From the Buffalo News: Cha-ching! That was the jubilant sound from across the state last week as politicians began counting up casino cash they hope will soon roll in. The Catskills rejoiced at hitting the jackpot. The Southern Tier was shocked to lose out, and struggling Atlantic City breathed a sigh of relief that New…

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