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Toronto-area casino, lotto tickets online and at checkouts coming to Ontario
Cash-strapped Ontario is placing its bets on a plan to boost gambling revenues that would see a new casino in the Toronto area and lottery tickets sold online and at the local Wal-Mart within five years.  Toronto Casino5/17/2013
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Councillors planning special casino meeting
(Toronto) -- Toronto councillors have collected the 23 required signatures to hold a casino special meeting Tuesday, after the mayor cancelled the planned council...
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Ex-OLG chief Godfrey maintains Toronto deserves higher cut of casino revenue
(Toronto) -- The ousted chairman of Ontario’s lottery corporation says Toronto deserved more money to play host to a casino because “Toronto is the centre of...
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Toronto casino project that drew Nevada interest appears dead
(Toronto) -- A downtown Toronto resort complex that attracted the interest of Nevada’s largest casino operators appears dead Friday after the city’s mayor...
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Toronto councillors will vote on casino despite Ford declaring deal ‘dead’
(Toronto) -- Toronto councillors are going ahead with a special meeting to vote on a downtown casino, overruling Mayor Rob Ford for the second time in two weeks –...
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Toronto’s Casino Debate is Back On
(Toronto) -- It was only yesterday that Mayor Rob Ford proclaimed proposals for a Toronto casino “dead.” In the wake of the province’s foot-dragging on...
5/16/2013
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Rob Ford Proclaims Toronto Casino “Dead”
(Toronto) -- Breaking with just about every precedent of his mayoralty thus far, Rob Ford has decided to call it quits on an issue he’s championed rather than...
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Toronto casino: City’s new take would be $53.7 million, sources say
(Toronto) -- The long hard push by Ontario’s gambling agency, deep-pocketed Nevada-based casino giants and Mayor Rob Ford to build a massive casino resort on...
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Toronto would get $53.7-million to host casino; Mayor says deal 'dead' unless it's $100-million
(Toronto) -- Plans to build a casino in downtown Toronto have lost all signs of life, with the province preparing to give the city about half the revenue it was...
5/15/2013
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Scarborough councillor joins group opposing casino in downtown Toronto
(Toronto) -- Scarborough councillor Michelle Berardinetti is adding her voice to the growing number of Toronto politicians who oppose a downtown casino, leaving Mayor...
5/8/2013
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Casino opposition backs off from plans for special meeting
(Toronto) -- A group of anti-casino city councillors have backed off – at least for now – on plans to put the controversial question of whether Toronto wants...
5/6/2013
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Toronto casino hosting fee a 'bribe': Tim Hudak
(Toronto) -- The Ontario Liberal government seems determined to “bribe” Toronto into accepting a casino, PC Leader Tim Hudak says.
5/4/2013
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Toronto’s matter of convention
(Toronto) -- When Janet Skorepa visited Toronto a couple of years ago, she had visions of bringing the American Urological Association’s annual meeting – a...
5/3/2013
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$100-million casino fee for Toronto unlikely, sources say
(Toronto) -- The Ontario government appears to be leaning away from offering Toronto a $100-million annual take from a prospective casino.
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Globe Editorial: Don’t wager on the casino
(Toronto) -- Large casinos do not sit comfortably in the centres of major cities. In greater Vancouver, the River Rock Casino is in Richmond – looking over the...
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OLG proposes $100M for Toronto to host casino
(Toronto) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has come up with a revised funding formula for any casino in downtown Toronto — and sources tell CBC News...
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OLG recommends $100-million hosting fee for Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- OLG is ready to give Toronto $100-million a year to host a downtown casino. That according to a report from the CBC. They say a re-jigged funding scheme and...
5/2/2013
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Special meeting for Toronto casino debate scheduled for May 21
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford is setting aside a day for council to debate the casino question, calling a special meeting of Toronto city council May 21, a move that will...
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Toronto casino: Exhibition Place chair expensed drinks at bars in Las Vegas
(Toronto) -- The Exhibition Place chairman’s taxpayer-funded Las Vegas trip cost more than reported and included drinks at casino bars, documents show.
5/1/2013
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Debate delayed: City council to tackle casino issue May 21
(Toronto) -- Toronto city councillors will hold a special meeting to debate the potential development of a casino in the city.
4/30/2013
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Mayor Ford seeks special council meeting on casino
(Toronto) -- Toronto city councillors may have to wait to cast their votes on a downtown casino if Mayor Rob Ford follows through with his plans to call a special...
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Special council meeting planned to settle casino issue
(Toronto) -- Toronto’s casino debate is going to last a little longer now that Mayor Rob Ford has requested a special meeting to decide the controversial question.
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Toronto casino: Ford yanks item from agenda, delaying vote
(Toronto) -- Facing the likely death of his downtown casino dream, Mayor Rob Ford has yanked the item from next week’s council meeting in hopes he can muster more...
4/29/2013
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Casino could bring ‘grievous suffering’: Archbishop of Toronto
(Toronto) -- In my years of pastoral ministry as priest and bishop, I have become sadly aware of the grievous suffering experienced by individuals and families because...
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Mammoliti calls for property tax freeze with casino approval
(Toronto) -- Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti wants to put a five-year property tax freeze on the table if the city approves a downtown casino. “That’s really...
4/25/2013
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Archbishop warns Roman Catholics, Toronto of negative impacts of casino plans
(Toronto) -- With city council preparing to debate whether or not Toronto should get a casino, the Archbishop of Toronto has penned a letter to Roman Catholics across...
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Toronto casino: Catholic church condemns
(Toronto) -- The Archbishop of Toronto has joined a chorus of more than 265 religious leaders who have spoken out against a bringing a casino to this city.
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Bill Rutsey: The facts support a Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- David Frum was certainly correct in his column last Saturday — Toronto does face a hugely important issue about its future. The decision the city is...
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LETTER: Ford’s gambling remark hurtful
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford has dismissed arguments bringing forward the reality of gambling addictions, saying that “they just don’t exist,” and...
4/23/2013
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OP/ED: On casino question, let the people decide
(Toronto) -- The public can say “No” only so many times before succumbing to the weight of history and the press of those advocating for change, good or bad.
4/22/2013
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Council’s power to put strings on Toronto casino approval questioned Add to ...
(Toronto) -- A Toronto real estate company fighting plans for a casino at Exhibition Place is questioning whether city council has the legal ability to put strings on...
4/20/2013
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FRUM: Two Huge Choices for Toronto's Future
(Toronto) -- My National Post column deals with the two big questions facing Toronto: a proposed casino, and whether to expand the city's airport.
4/19/2013
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Another casino would be a mistake: Perkins
(Toronto) -- The answer? Put sportsbooks in existing casinos and racetracks, peel a little off the top for the landlords and a bit more to fund Canada’s Olympians...
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Toronto casino: In 2001 crime was a concern at Woodbine. Has anything changed?
(Toronto) -- Slot machines had been operating less than a year at Woodbine racetrack when Toronto police asked city council to fund an extra 18 officers to handle the...
4/18/2013
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Casino bid passes hurdle with executive committee approval, but ‘no’ votes grow as proposal heads to council
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford successfully won the approval of the executive committee Tuesday for a downtown casino complex, but he faces a tough fight when the proposal...
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Councillor Grimes says taxpayer-funded Vegas trip was not for casino meetings
(Toronto) -- Councillor Mark Grimes says the taxpayer-funded trip he took to Las Vegas last July was not for the purpose of meeting with casino operators MGM and Caesars...
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Toronto casino passes first test, but still faces uphill battle
(Toronto) -- A committee of Toronto City Council members Wednesday approved a single casino-resort complex to be located in Canada’s largest city, but the proposal...
4/17/2013
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Council Scorecard Projection: Downtown casino now a dead issue walking
(Toronto) -- The downtown Toronto casino is not happening. The debate is done. It’s really, really done. There are so many gambling clichés that I could use to...
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Executive Committee Recommends Aggressive Casino Expansion
(Toronto) -- City council’s executive committee, composed of many of Rob Ford’s closest allies, has endorsed a strong pro-casino stance at the end of a two-...
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Executive committee votes in favour of downtown casino
(Toronto) -- Toronto is one step closer to getting a downtown casino, but the biggest hurdle is yet to come. The mayor's executive committee voted today in favour of...
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Toronto Casino nearing approval for Cadillac Fairview and MGM
(Toronto) -- Cadillac Fairview Corp and MGM Resorts International are very near to building its casino in Toronto after the mayor's executive committee voted in...
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BLOG: Casinos Ruin Cities
(Toronto) -- The debate over a casino in downtown Toronto is coming to a head. Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee of Toronto City Council voted 9-4 in favour of a...
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Column: Casinos are for losers, and Toronto is a winner
(Toronto) -- There are really only two good reasons for a city to overlook all the ills that flow from gambling and welcome a casino: one, because the city is so...
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Column: Do the research before saying ‘yes’
(Toronto) -- Some big spenders want to build a casino in Toronto. They’ve spent thousands of dollars lobbying city representatives, most notably the mayor and his...
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Jimmy Kimmel makes fun of Rob Ford’s collision with a TV camera on Tuesday night show
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s face plant into a television camera and associated cursing has made it to U.S. late night TV. A clip of the “unfortunate...
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Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Rob Ford's Camera Smash (VIDEO)
(Toronto) -- Rob Ford’s latest gaffe has gone international. The Toronto mayor’s collision with a TV cameraman — and subsequent ‘F-bomb’...
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Rob Ford featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live after walking into a TV camera
(Toronto) -- The antics of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford are, once again, fodder for comedy, with late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel taking notice of the mayor on his show...
4/16/2013
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Ford vows to take casino debate to the polls if proposal voted down
(Toronto) -- Faced with growing odds against a win at city council, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is vowing to take the fight for a downtown casino to the polls next year...
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Ford’s executive votes to accept downtown casino with conditions
(Toronto) -- Plans for a waterfront casino have cleared their first hurdle, but the odds of a massive gambling facility in downtown Toronto are far from a sure thing.
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Mayor Rob Ford’s executive backs casino but No votes
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee has officially opened the door to a massive casino resort near the downtown waterfront — if almost 50...
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Mayor’s executive votes to accept downtown casino with conditions
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee has given a qualified yes to a new downtown casino – the first hurdle to the city welcoming a new gambling...
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MGM Resorts Step Closer to Toronto Casino
(Toronto) -- MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Cadillac Fairview Corp. are a step closer to building a casino in Toronto after the mayor’s executive committee...
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Moralizers push me into the casino camp: DiManno
(Toronto) -- There was a rapping 90-year-old pistol, though her rhyming may have been unintentional: “No.” There was another elderly woman — I...
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No Clear Case for a Casino, Public Tells Councillors
(Toronto) -- For 11 hours at City Hall on Monday members of the public, as well as representatives from various organizations and industry groups, went before city...
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Poised to fail? Majority of councillors oppose Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- The issue of a Toronto casino is poised to fail after an informal poll by CityNews shows a majority of councillors plan to vote against hosting a gaming...
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Rob Ford stands with pro-casino union workers, promises to make it an election issue
(Toronto) -- After ten hours of deputations on the controversial topic of a casino in downtown Toronto, members of Mayor Rob Ford’s executive say they still have...
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Rob Ford’s executive approves downtown casino
(Toronto) -- A controversial proposal to build a casino in downtown Toronto is headed to council, after being approved by Rob Ford’s executive on Tuesday.
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Toronto casino: Mayor Rob Ford says he won’t stop pushing for resort
(Toronto) -- Ford promises he won’t let up on promoting a casino, despite hearing pleas against the project at an executive committee meeting Monday.
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Toronto Casino: Ontario has 300,000 problem gamblers, CAMH says
(Toronto) -- About 300,000 Ontarians have a moderate to severe gambling problem, which in turn affects the lives of those closest to them—about 3 million people,...
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Toronto’s executive committee supports downtown casino
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee has voted 9-4 to go for a casino in downtown Toronto, and expanded gaming at the Woodbine racetrack in north...
4/15/2013
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Casino meeting draws 200 speakers
(Toronto) -- More the 200 people have signed up to appear before Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee on Monday to speak about the controversial issue of...
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Executive committee debates downtown Toronto casino 105
(Toronto) -- Politics does make strange bedfellows. Right-wing Mayor Rob Ford came out to a pro-casino union rally Monday minutes before his executive committee jumped...
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Executive committee debating potential Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford is ratcheting up the pressure on undecided city councillors as his 12-member executive committee sits down to debate the merits of a...
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Ford vows to take casino debate to the polls if proposal voted down
(Toronto) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is vowing to take the casino question to the polls if councillors vote against the gaming facility. The mayor’s cabinet-like...
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Public speaking to council about Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- The city’s executive committee will hear from nearly 200 people on the divisive casino debate Monday, before it makes a decision on whether to pass...
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Rob Ford stands with pro-casino union workers, promises to make it an election issue
(Toronto) -- On Monday at city hall, Mayor Rob Ford stood alongside pro-casino union workers, vowed to make the construction of a gambling facility an election issue,...
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The Rob Ford Radio Recap: “Found Money”
(Toronto) -- Welcome to another installment of the Rob Ford Radio Recap, dear Raccoon Nation. Who knows what wild shenanigans we’ll get up to this week?
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Toronto Casino: Mayor Rob Ford urges unions to accept downtown casino
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford is adamant that Toronto must get a downtown casino despite getting an earful from Torontonians opposed to the controversial plan.
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Writing on the wall for Ford’s casino gamble?
(Toronto) -- All eyes will be on the mayor’s executive this morning as it convenes to digest city manager Joe Pennachetti’s casino report – and what a...
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CUPE says NO casino...again
(Toronto) -- The union president representing Toronto's inside city workers is reminding Council today that City workers have said no to a new casino in Toronto.
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Mammoliti makes surprise appearance at city hall
(Toronto) -- A Toronto city councillor who underwent emergency brain surgery earlier this month made a surprise appearance at city hall to voice his support for a...
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Niagara Falls Mayor says casino brought jobs, development to his city
(Toronto) -- As Toronto ponders a casino, the Mayor of Niagara Falls says a casino brought jobs and much-needed development to his city. “There’s the biggest...
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Parkdale-High Park MPP hosts community meeting to discuss potential casino
(Toronto) -- Parkdale-High Park MPP Cheri DiNovo is hosting a community meeting to discuss the proposed casino complex at the Exhibition Place.
4/13/2013
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Anti-casino lobby ramps up campaign
(Toronto) -- No Casino Toronto, the grassroots group started by three women around a dining room table in Etobicoke, says it has the backing of at least half a million...
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Casino proposal to be front and centre at City Hall next week
(Toronto) -- Toronto City Hall will be a busy place next week, with the topic of a casino development being put front and centre once again. City Manager Joe Pennachetti...
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Exhibition Place board backs city manager’s report on casino
(Toronto) -- A conversation on casino concerns preceeded the motion, but the Board of Governors at Exhibition Place voted by a slim margin on Friday, April 12 to endorse...
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Next move in downtown casino up to Ford's executive 166
(Toronto) -- The odds of Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee taking the next step in approving a Toronto casino weren’t clear Friday. While the Exhibition...
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Public deputations on casino plan to be limited at executive committee meeting
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee intends to cut public deputations on the casino report short Monday, April 15 — curtailing speaking time...
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UPDATE Ex board backs city manager's casino report
(Toronto) -- In a 4-3 vote, the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place has endorsed in principle the city manager's report on a possible Toronto casino.
4/12/2013
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Commentary: Crime-casino links should alarm Toronto and Ontario pro-gambling forces
(Toronto) -- If anyone were to suggest to a casino promoter that there is a relationship between organized crime, corruption and the big corporate casinos, the denials...
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Commentary: Research report without research contributes nothing to Toronto casino debate
(Toronto) -- I have studied the casino industry for 18 years and that includes analyzing the actual impacts of casinos in gaming jurisdictions throughout the United...
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OP/ED: Rob Ford notwithstanding, downtown casino a bad bet: Hume
(Toronto) -- To some, all the world’s a sucker. Just ask Toronto mayor Rob Ford, OLG chair Paul Godfrey or any of the many casino proponents now hovering around...
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Proposed Casino Will Negatively Impact Toronto's Most Vulnerable People
(Toronto) -- As the largest non-governmental provider of direct social services in Canada, The Salvation Army is deeply concerned about the devastating impact a new...
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Salvation Army urges Toronto council to vote against casino
(Toronto) -- The Salvation Army has joined the campaign against building a multi-billion dollar resort and casino complex in downtown Toronto.
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Toronto Casino: Exhibition Place board votes to keep talks open
(Toronto) -- The board that governs Exhibition Place has voted 4-3 to keep the door open to hosting a massive casino resort on the grounds.
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Toronto’s downtown casino: Would it help or hurt the city?
(Toronto) -- A Vegas-style casino could create as much as $148 million in annual revenues for the city of Toronto, but critics say it would increase crime and social...
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Dan Gilbert pitching casino for downtown Toronto
(Detroit) -- Dan Gilbert and partners in Caesars Entertainment will pitch plans for a downtown casino in Toronto to city officials there next week, the Cleveland Plain...
4/11/2013
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Casino approval becoming a long shot
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s push for a downtown casino is in jeopardy even before it reaches a council vote, with some members of his executive committee saying...
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Casino fixers stack the deck
(Toronto) -- The long-anticipated city manager’s report on a Toronto casino dropped with a thud Monday morning, April 8. Anyone who bothered to read the city...
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Commentary: Dead man’s hand: Just say no to casinos
(Toronto) -- What could be better than a big casino in downtown Toronto? Why, it’s practically free money! Just pull the lever and hit the jackpot. Jobs and...
4/10/2013
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Casino approval becoming a long shot
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford’s push for a downtown casino is in jeopardy even before it reaches a council vote, with some members of his executive committee saying...
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Casino Toronto: What’s in it for Rob Ford?
(Toronto) -- After months and months of tedious debate, staff at City Hall released their report on the subject of a Toronto casino on Monday. It’s a big document...
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Early council reaction to Mayor Rob Ford’s casino letter
(Toronto) -- Rob Ford has officially reinforced his support of the proposed Toronto casino. Mayor Ford released a letter Monday morning around the same time as the City...
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The definitive guide to the supporters and opponents of a Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- The definitive guide to the supporters and opponents of a Toronto casinoAfter more than a year of debate, Toronto’s still-hypothetical casino will...
4/9/2013
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Casino report: Where the chips will fall on the city’s decision
(Toronto) -- A hotly awaited Toronto city staff report stopped short of recommending council open the door to a downtown casino. It does, however, weigh the opportunity...
4/8/2013
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City report calls for restrictions on casino
(Toronto) -- A Toronto city report recommends that any casino built in downtown Toronto must include more convention and retail space than originally envisioned by the...
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More convention, less gambling: Key report makes downtown casino recommendations, finds majority of Toronto opposes project
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford and city officials shifted the focus of Toronto’s divisive casino debate to the prospect of gaining more convention space, as a highly...
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Plenty of uncertainty in city casino report
(Toronto) -- The city manager released his much-anticipated casino report on Monday, but it does little to clear up confusion over how much Toronto would benefit from a...
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Staff won't support stand-alone casino: Report
(Toronto) -- Any new casino in the downtown core must be part of a larger “entertainment complex” and not a standalone facility, a report from City Manager...
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Toronto casino could hinge on unique revenue deal
(Toronto) -- Hours after Mayor Rob Ford released an open letter calling a casino a “golden opportunity” for Toronto, the city manager’s released a...
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Toronto casino proposal seeks bigger share of revenues
(Toronto) -- Ontario’s share of gambling revenues would shrink dramatically under a proposal calling for the city of Toronto to receive at least $100-million a...
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Toronto casino report calls for $100M in annual revenue, among 43 conditions
(Toronto) -- The city manager has released a highly-anticipated report on a proposed casino development that comes with a long list of conditions, including a minimum...
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Toronto casino: City needs final plan approval and at least $100M a year, report says
(Toronto) -- If city council opens the door to a downtown Toronto casino resort, it should insist on final approval of the project and an annual hosting fee from the...
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Toronto could score up to a $148M hosting fee for casino
(Toronto) -- Despite the fact they've yet to hammer out a hosting fee agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, city staff estimate Toronto could...
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Toronto should get half of casino hosting fees before approving project: report
(Toronto) -- Toronto should get half of the hosting fees generated from any casino built in the city before it approves the controversial project, a new report...
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Toronto should get half of revenues from casino, report says
(Toronto) -- Toronto should get half the revenues generated by a new casino and convention centre if it approves the controversial project, a new report by municipal...
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Wynne shoots down Toronto’s proposal for two-tiered casino revenue scheme
(Toronto) -- Toronto should only say yes to a downtown casino complex if the province guarantees to give the city a minimum $100-million annually along with an even...
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Ford letter says new casino is a 'golden opportunity'
(Toronto) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has released an open letter calling a downtown casino resort a "golden opportunity" his city can't pass up. Ford's...
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Full text: Rob Ford pens open letter in support of Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- Dear Friends, Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of talk about hosting a new casino in Toronto. I’ve always said I would support a...
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Faith leaders unite to oppose Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- The Toronto Board of Rabbis, along with other groups of GTA faith leaders, has spoken out against the proposed Toronto casino.
4/7/2013
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Mayor’s letter touts benefits of casino, scooping city’s staff report
(Toronto) -- Mayor Rob Ford has circulated an “open letter” to media outlets throughout the city, highlighting the many ways a downtown casino would benefit...
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Self-made real estate developer backs Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- In 1971, Steve Gupta arrived here from India with $125 in his pocket. He’s now building $500-million condo towers, and mini-Yorkville-style retail...
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UPDATE: Restaurant owners come out in support of Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- While a large group of religious leaders has come forward strongly opposing a casino in Toronto, another group has come out in support of a complex.
4/6/2013
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‘Casinos are highly sophisticated examples of social engineering meant to separate people from their money’
(Toronto) -- To help raise public awareness, No Casino Toronto, the impromptu citizens’ coalition formed to fight plans for a Toronto casino, is screening Owning...
4/5/2013
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GTA faith leaders oppose building new casinos in region
(Toronto) -- Leaders representing Toronto's interfaith community have joined together to urge city councillors to vote against accepting any new casinos.
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Listen: Religious Leaders Oppose Toronto Casino
(Toronto) -- Earlier this week it was the city's inside workers (CUPE Local 79) that came out against a Toronto casino and Thursday at city hall another group said...
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Religious leaders join forces against Toronto casino proposal
(Toronto) -- Talk of a new casino in Toronto is moving from the political arena to the pulpit, with a coalition of faith leaders urging city council to reject plans to...
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Casino: A place where losses far outnumber the gains
(Toronto) -- Last week’s visit to a casino in GTA along with friends brought two aspects of it to the fore; that gamblers are drawn to a casino like a magnet and...
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Contemplating a Toronto Casino - An Open Letter to Members of Toronto City Council
(Toronto) -- Members of Toronto City Council: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Corporation has determined that a casino will be installed in the GTA as a result of...
4/4/2013
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Betting on the farm
(Toronto) -- For casino foes, there was an important vote in the legislature Thursday afternoon, March 28 – that is, if you believe in symbolic gestures.
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Toronto casino: GTA faith leaders line up against proposal
(Toronto) -- More than 265 GTA faith leaders are sending a strong, unified message to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, city council and the Ontario government — say no to a...
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OP/ED: Rob Ford rolls the dice on casinos and gambles on gridlock: Cohn
(Toronto) -- Rob Ford, you are not alone. Nor is your love of casinos. True, you have few friends at the Toronto Star. Columnists lampoon you. Editorialists excoriate...
4/2/2013
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City union opposes Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- The union representing the city’s inside workers is against the proposed Toronto casino, arguing the casino would “overwhelm” the city...
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City workers union speaks out against casino
(Toronto) -- A union representing about 20,000 city workers is speaking out against building a casino in Toronto.
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Toronto inside workers ask city to reject downtown casino
(Toronto) -- The union representing City of Toronto inside workers is strongly urging city council to reject calls for a downtown casino. In a statement released Monday...
3/29/2013
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In Toronto casino debate, it’s time to walk away from the table: Olive
(Toronto) -- The turning point in the interminable debate over a new casino resort in downtown Toronto will be, one hopes, the astonishing report released March 12 by...
3/27/2013
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Toronto casino: OLG CEO admits search for GTA host could be fruitless
(Toronto) -- Ontario’s gambling agency could finish its GTA casino-site search without finding a community willing to host a controversial money-maker, the agency...
3/26/2013
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Casino firm pushes Toronto to make up its mind
(Toronto) -- The casino company pushing to build a mega-resort at Toronto’s Exhibition Place wants city council to decide once and for all this spring if it wants...
3/25/2013
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Official: 'You're Not Going To Drop Into The Deepest Depths Of Hell' If Casino Comes To Toronto
(Toronto) -- A casino complex in downtown Toronto faces long odds, but still has a chance, according to the most recent reports circulating the Internet. MGM Resorts...
3/23/2013
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Casino community meeting held Saturday afternoon in Scarborough
(Toronto) -- Fresh off news that OLG would consider a Vaughan casino should Toronto fall through, another community casino meeting took place in Scarborough Saturday...
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Casino would bring neither redemption nor downfall to Toronto, Brantford mayor says
(Toronto) -- Redemption or downfall? A multibillion-dollar downtown casino resort would be neither for Toronto, the mayor of Brantford says.
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In Case Toronto Declines, GTA Can Still Own a Casino
(Toronto) -- While the Toronto city reconciles to decide the benefits and losses of constructing a casino in downtown Toronto, other municipalities within north and west...
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Paul Godfrey still looking for ways to put Toronto on map
(Toronto) -- Paul Godfrey likes to quote his mother, who once told him — among many philosophical pearls — that it’s better to be lucky than smart.
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Public consultation weighs both sides of casino debate
(Toronto) -- Residents, community activists, OLG representatives and politicians attended a consultation about a proposed Toronto casino Saturday.
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Scarborough residents hear pros and cons of casino
(Toronto) -- Dozens of Toronto residents attended a public consultation Saturday to hear the pros and cons of a casino, as the city wrestles with the idea of allowing a...
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WATCH: 'Casino convert' weighs in at Scarborough forum
(Toronto) -- A politician who was initially against having a casino in his city explained why he changed his mind, as the latest round of Toronto's casino debate...
3/22/2013
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Community meeting to be held on proposed Toronto casino, while Mayor Ford worries about losing project to 905
(Toronto) -- City residents who aren’t sure what to think about the possibility of a casino within Toronto’s borders have their opportunity to speak their...
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Mixed reactions as OLG adds Vaughan to list of possible casino sites
(Toronto) -- The decision to add Vaughan to the mix of cities that could vie for a casino alongside downtown Toronto shows the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation...
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Toronto casino: OLG could sweeten deal by boosting the take for all municipalities
(Toronto) -- Toronto’s downtown casino resort might not be so dead after all. Ontario government and casino industry sources are surprisingly optimistic Ontario...
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Vaughan not alerted to OLG listing it as possible casino site, says city's mayor
(Toronto) -- A move by the province’s lottery agency to add a new site in Vaughan to its map of possible casino locations was done without alerting local leaders,...
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Vaughan – 'City above Toronto' – added as possible casino site
(Toronto) -- The province’s lottery agency has redrawn the map for a proposed casino in the Toronto area, adding a new site in Vaughan in a move that increases its...
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OLG considering Vaughan casino
(Ontario) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) has added Vaughan to its list of possible casino sites as Toronto city council grapples with allowing a gambling...
3/21/2013
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Casino odds just got longer: James
(Toronto) -- So, explain this to us again. Premier Kathleen Wynne, a Toronto resident, avowed lover of the city, representative of a riding that could use some cash,...
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Is the Toronto casino dead? Politicos weigh in
(Toronto) -- The chances of a splashy Toronto casino slimmed significantly yesterday when premier Kathleen Wynne nixed a plan to give the city a better deal (read:...
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Toronto casino debate has prompted the city to re-examine what it wants from Exhibition Place
(Toronto) -- The Princes’ Gates, the regal arches that tower above Strachan Ave. at Lake Shore Blvd., are among the recognizable totems of Toronto: parades march...
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Toronto casino odds slim after premier's edict, councillors say
(Toronto) -- A casino in Toronto may be a longshot prospect now that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has said the city won’t get a sweeter deal than casinos in...
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Toronto casino still a cash cow: Premier
(Toronto) -- Premier Kathleen Wynne says the sheer size of a Toronto casino project would mean plenty of cash for the city despite her insistence that the sharing...
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Toronto May Beat Casino Hosting Fee Odds
(Toronto) -- The premier maintains a casino in Toronto will still mean big bucks when it comes to hosting fees. The statement comes after a day after meeting with OLG...
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‘The chances are slim’ for a Toronto casino, councillors suggest
(Toronto) -- After Premier Kathleen Wynne directed the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to offer a deal on a casino “the same for all municipalities,”...
3/20/2013
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Casino controversy: Did Toronto ever have a ‘sweetheart’ deal?
(Toronto) -- Questions and answers about developments in the Toronto casino debate.
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Downtown casino “probably dead”
(Toronto) -- The odds of a casino coming to downtown Toronto just got a lot worse. On Wednesday, Premier Kathleen Wynne directed the Ontario Lottery and Gaming...
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Ford says Toronto deserves special casino deal, despite Premier's call for fairness
(Toronto) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said a new revenue sharing deal does not mean the push for a downtown Toronto casino is over, and continued to argue the city should...
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Toronto casino: How councillors reacted to Wynne’s casino decision
(Toronto) -- Here’s a sample of Toronto councillors’ reactions to Wednesday’s news that Premier Kathleen Wynne has ordered the Ontario Lottery and...
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Toronto casino: No special deal means proposal may be dead
(Toronto) -- The long-shot bid for a downtown Toronto casino resort appears to be all but dead, say city councillors of various stripes.
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Toronto casino: No special deal, OLG chair says
(Toronto) -- Premier Kathleen Wynne told Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation executives Wednesday to come up with a casino profit-sharing formula that is fair to all...
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Wynne tells OLG to equalize casino funding formula for all cities
(Toronto) -- Premier Kathleen Wynne has ordered Ontario’s gaming agency to craft a single formula to calculate what municipalities will receive for hosting a...
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Premier Wynne's intervention changes the odds on Toronto casino
(Ontario) -- Ontario’s new Premier has sent lottery executives back to the drawing board, forcing them to drop a promise of up to $100-million a year in hosting...
3/19/2013
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Casinos shuffle job options for students
(Toronto) -- Casino wars are raging in Toronto and industry executives are bringing the battle to Ryerson.
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Liberty Village lands on No Casino side of debate
(Toronto) -- Residents and businesses in Liberty Village want a clear vision for the future of Exhibition Place, but one that doesn’t include a casino.
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Province Might Be Able To Control Any Toronto Casino Deal
(Toronto) -- According to a report, the Province of Ontario may ultimately have the final say over any Toronto decision regarding casino expansion in the city.
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Three bidders for Toronto casino scrutinized over dealings in Macau
(Toronto) -- Three Las Vegas casino corporations that are interested in expanding into Toronto have been the subject of allegations of corruption and bribery involving...
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Toronto casino vote hinges on preferential hosting fees
(Toronto) -- Plans for a Toronto waterfront casino are facing a fresh challenge as undecided city councillors say they cannot support a new gaming facility without the...
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Wynne to meet with OLG heads
(Toronto) -- Premier Kathleen Wynne will meet with the heads of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Wednesday to spike any plan to offer Toronto council a...
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BLOG: This creeping weirdness in the casino story
(Ottawa) -- Here’s the official statement from Premier Kathleen Wynne last week, promising Toronto isn’t getting specials treatment in the casino sweepstakes:
3/18/2013
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Premier nixes Toronto casino sweetheart deal
(Toronto) -- Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis said he’s pleased to hear Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is promising no sweetheart deal for Toronto should that city...
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Toronto casino advocates are using misleading numbers: Editorial
(Toronto) -- Toronto’s casino debate has already involved more smoke and mirrors than a second-rate Las Vegas magic act. This sad fact is confirmed in a new think-...
3/17/2013
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MGM raises the lobbying ante with a “career showcase” to sell its casino resort
(Toronto) -- Ed called MGM Toronto’s bluff Saturday when he stopped by its “Career Showcase.” The mega gaming resort, which MGM and Cadillac Fairview...
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Stakes of downtown casino still unknown
(Toronto) -- Imagine this. You walk onto a casino floor and approach a card dealer. “You should play,” the dealer says, pointing at the green felt table in...
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Toronto casino deal might be changed by Ontario Municipal Board
(Toronto) -- Toronto’s ability to dictate the size, location and other features of a downtown casino resort could potentially be undone by an old foe — the...
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Toronto casino-hosting terms leave other cities complaining
(Toronto) -- If you doubt Ontario politicians are addicted to gambling, just look at the scramble over anticipated fees for a Toronto casino project that is years away...
3/16/2013
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Casino advocates angle to curse us with one
(Toronto) -- The City Manager's report on a proposal for a Toronto casino has been delayed. We had anticipated the report to be issued this week, in advance of the...
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Sweet casino deal for Toronto has other cities fuming
(Toronto) -- The special funding deal Ontario’s lottery corporation has promised Toronto if councillors approve a downtown casino has sparked anger among mayors of...
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MGM holds 'career showcase' despite no casino approval
(Toronto) -- Toronto’s city council hasn’t decided whether to roll the dice on a casino, but that isn’t stopping one of the world’s largest...
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MGM holds job fair for proposed Toronto casino
(Toronto) -- MGM Resorts International put its proverbial chips on the table ahead of a city council vote on its proposed casino. The vote on whether to allow a casino...
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MGM pitches future casino jobs
(Toronto) -- Casino giant MGM held a job information session in Toronto on Saturday — part of its pitch to build and run a casino on the Toronto waterfront.
3/15/2013
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Casino lobbyists include brother of pro-casino city councillor
(Toronto) -- Lobbyists bending councillors’ ears on the casino issue include the brother of Councillor Frances Nunziata, a pro-casino member of the Mayor Rob Ford...
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Opinion: Toronto casino pitch makes OLG look desperate
(Toronto) -- Ontario’s Liberal government is desperate to convince Toronto to say yes to a casino – a move that would hurt Niagara Falls – and they...
3/14/2013
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Oxford Properties not lobbying council for casino ‘yes’ vote
(Toronto) -- Toronto’s wrenching casino debate could still be raging a year from now and end with the gambling complex being built outside the city.
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THE CITY: Don’t bet on casino debate, as info is coming slowly
(Toronto) -- As we all struggle to pull our minds from the gutter of (alleged) sleaze, bad behaviour and public lewdness that emerged last week at and around city hall,...
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Tim Hudak: Tories Will Scrap Liberals' Plans For More Casinos, Online Gambling
(Toronto) -- The Progressive Conservatives say they want to scrap the province's plans for more casinos and online gambling. Leader Tim Hudak says the Tories would...
3/13/2013
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Casino executives tout job prospects at Ryerson, George Brown
(Toronto) -- Executives from three rival casino companies visited a Toronto university and college on Tuesday to tout job opportunities in an industry that may or may...
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Is the MGM casino astroturfing its own Facebook page?
(Toronto) -- Maybe the most obnoxious thing about MGM’s continued attempts to bring a casino gambling complex “Integrated Resort” to Toronto is that...
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Oxford Properties not lobbying council for casino “yes” vote
(Toronto) -- As MGM Resorts pitches Toronto hard for a casino resort at Exhibition Place, Oxford Properties Group is — at least publicly — taking a laissez-...
3/12/2013
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Casino developers' ad campaign misleading, CNE head says
(Toronto) -- The Canadian National Exhibition has demanded MGM and Cadillac Fairview stop using images of the annual summer fair in their joint Toronto casino proposal,...
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Casino proposal: CNE Association warns MGM to stop using Ex images to promote its ‘resort’ project
(Toronto) -- In a cease-and-desist letter, Brian Ashton tells MGM Resorts and Cadillac Fairview they are infringing on the Ex’s intellectual property and...
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Delayed staff report puts off city council's casino vote
(Toronto) -- Torontonians will have to wait a little bit longer to find out whether a casino will be setting up shop in the city. According to City of Toronto...
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No casino unless there’s a referendum, says Tim Hudak
(Toronto) -- Provincial Tory leader Tim Hudak says residents should have their say on whether Toronto should get a casino.
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No casino unless there’s a referendum: Hudak
(Toronto) -- Executives from three rival casino companies visited a Toronto university and college on Tuesday to tout job opportunities in an industry that may or may...
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Toronto's CNE tells casino developers to stop ‘misleading’ the public
(Toronto) -- The head of the Canadian National Exhibition is demanding MGM and Cadillac Fairview stop using images of the annual summer fair in their joint Toronto...
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Why the OLG isn't considering a casino in Toronto's suburbs
(Toronto) -- Rod Phillips, CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, and Paul Godfrey, chair of the OLG, join Hannah Sung to discuss the controversy over a...
3/11/2013
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OLG head thinks Toronto casino vote is too close to call
(Toronto) -- When it comes to deciding whether Toronto should be home to a downtown casino, no means no. But yes would only mean maybe, says the chair of the province...
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Toronto casino vote delayed amid behind-the-scenes debate
(Toronto) -- The city council vote on whether to welcome a casino to downtown Toronto is delayed amid behind-the-scenes debate over whether council should hold a...
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Wynn Resorts hops to build high-end Toronto resort and casino
(Toronto) -- A Las Vegas-based gaming company has sent a letter to Toronto's city manager expressing its interest in building a luxury casino-resort.
3/10/2013
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STUTZ: MGM Resorts unveils plans for $3 billion to $4 billion Toronto hotel-casino development
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International laid it out plans last week for a $3 billion to $4 billion investment should the company earn the rights to build a hotel-casino...
3/9/2013
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City Hall pushes off debate on Toronto casino question
(Toronto) -- City Hall wants to do more homework before a debate on Toronto's casino question. The city wants to make sure they're armed with all the details...
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Executive committee casino debate delayed
(Toronto) -- The debate at city hall over the controversial Toronto casino proposal has been delayed. The executive committee was scheduled to debate the issue on Mar....
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It’s a mall world: casino proposal includes a shopping centre
(Toronto) -- If navigating the multiple levels of the Greater Toronto Area’s malls leaves you sore-footed and longing for a GPS device, just wait. A 250,000-square...
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MGM Resorts reveals plan for 3-million square foot casino complex for Exhibition Place
(Toronto) -- In hot pursuit of Toronto’s casino prize, MGM Resorts International and Cadillac Fairview unveiled their vision for a revamped Exhibition Place,...
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Toronto should serve up a casino
(Toronto) -- Any way you slice the Toronto casino argument it bleeds money. Critics say gambling empties the pockets of the very people in society who are least able to...
3/8/2013
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Casino discussion planned for Liberty Village, March 14
(Toronto) -- If a casino were to be built at Exhibition Place, Councillor Mike Layton said his constituents in Liberty Village would be left living in the shadow of it.
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Casino vote now delayed as city seeks more information from lottery agency
(Toronto) -- City councillors will have to wait to cast their votes on a Toronto casino. A highly anticipated report to Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee on the...
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