Sandler, Spade and Schneider bring the funny to Niagara Falls tweets

From the Buffalo News: What happens when three legendary “Saturday Night Live” alums descend on Niagara Falls? Funny tweets, of course. Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, David Spade – along with comedian and Nick Swardson – stopped in Niagara Falls, Ont., Saturday night as part of their “Netflix Presents: Here Comes the Funny” tour. They performed…

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Proposed Woodbine gaming expansion could impact Niagara Falls, Ont. operations

From Buffalo Business First: A vote by the Toronto City Council to support a massive gambling expansion at the Woodbine Racetrack could have a chilling economic impact on a pair of casinos in Niagara Falls, Ont. and effectively wipe out any hope of slots returning to Fort Erie Racetrack. The council vote is one of…

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Fallsview Casino installs huge, high-definition LED billboard

From the Buffalo News: A high-definition LED sign 13 stories tall now drapes off the side of Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont. The three-sided digital billboard is purported to be the largest of its kind in Canada. The new sign, which went into operation in mid-May, is roughly as tall as the static…

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Bieber and Co. leave Falls casino after pal denied entry

From the Toronto Sun: Pop star Justin Bieber and his entourage hit the Niagara Fallsview Casino on Saturday night, but it appears they didn’t get very far. Fallsview Casino spokesman Greg Medulun said Bieber and “a number of others in his company” arrived at the casino around midnight by limo. When one of the people…

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Ontario casinos offering buyouts to 92

This is kind of old news, but WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo reported on some changes at Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino: Casinos in Niagara Falls, Ontario have offered buyouts to all 92 slot attendants. That includes workers at both Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino. Workers have until Tuesday, Feb. 5 to decide whether…

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Casino Niagara to remain open

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls will be home to two casinos for the foreseeable future. That’s according to Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor, who said the 16-year-old gaming facilty — the city’s first — will remain open. And not only will the casino remain in operation, Craitor said the government and the Falls Management…

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Cirque becoming a tradition

This article was on the Review web site a few days ago and then was pulled. It’s live again today… From the Niagara Falls Review: For years, you could count on the Shrine Circus coming to the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena every summer. But with the arena closing this summer, there’s a new circus in…

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Labour Board holding casino union drive ballot boxes

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian Auto Workers union is hoping the fifth time’s the charm. Management with the two Niagara Falls casinos hope this latest disruption is over. Both sides have done this dance before, and now comes the waiting game after thousands of employees cast ballots this week in the CAW’s latest…

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N.F., Ont. adds Margaritaville chain

As Chuck mentioned… From Buffalo Business First: Margaritaville Canada Ltd. has signed a lease with the owners of the Skylon Tower to open the 14,000-square-foot, two-story restaurant on Fallsview Avenue, across from the Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort. Margaritaville is scheduled to open by late spring or early summer, said George Davidson, Margaritaville Canada president…

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