In May, Great Canadian completes the sale of the four gaming properties in Great American Gaming Corporation
In October, Chances Chilliwack adds live-dealer table games and rebrands to Elements Casino Chilliwack
- Presentation of the Elements Casino Grand River Elora. The Elements Casino Grand River Elora is located on the South Boulder Highway in Wellington, Ontario, Canada, in the Grand River Racetrack. The establishment offers slots and electronic games.
- Winning slots operator will likely have loophole to move from Flamboro OLG looking for gaming operators for Hamilton area The OLG, meanwhile, announced a modernization process and offered Hamilton.
- Elements Casino Flamboro: STAY AWAY FAR AWAY!!!!! - See 10 traveler reviews, candid photos, and great deals for Hamilton, Canada, at Tripadvisor.
Known as the “telephone city” and birthplace of Wayne Gretzky, this thriving city is home to a boutique casino featuring a diverse mix of Slot Machines, table games, poker room and restaurant. No need to travel to a resort when you’re this close to excitement! BOOK A PLAY SESSION! The Elements Casino Flamboro is a casino situated in Dundas. Several machines and table games are available. If you are a bit hungry, you can head to the restaurant.
In January, Great Canadian acquires the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Gaming Bundle, which includes Casino Ajax, Casino Woodbine, and Great Blue Heron Casino
In May, Great Canadian acquires the West GTA Gaming Bundle, which includes Casino Brantford, Slots at Mohawk Racetrack, Slots at Flamboro Downs, and Slots at Grand River Raceway. These properties were rebranded as Elements Casino Brantford, Elements Casino Mohawk, Elements Casino Flamboro and Elements Casino Grand River
On May 5, Elements Casino Victoria launches, replacing View Royal Casino after a multimillion dollar redevelopment that includes new table games, slots, dining amenities, and a 500-person multipurpose entertainment venue
In October, Great Canadian opens to the doors to Shorelines Casino Peterborough, the second gaming property built by Great Canadian in the province of Ontario
- Shorelines Casino Belleville opens its doors as Great Canadian’s 21st property and the first gaming facility to be built in the Province of Ontario since 2006
- Great Canadian receives official approval to build Shorelines Casino Belleville
- Great Canadian acquires Bingo Esquimalt, its first commercial bingo hall and third property on Vancouver Island, BC
| 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|
|
|
- Canada’s one and only Hard Rock Casino Vancouver opens its doors on December 20, 2013, following a multimillion dollar renovation and rebranding of Boulevard Casino
- Maple Ridge Community Gaming Centre relocates to a beautiful new location and becomes Chances Maple Ridge
| 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|
| ■ River Rock Casino Resort adds a third, four diamond, hotel tower in Richmond, BC | ■ Maple Ridge Community Gaming Centre launches, replacing Haney Bingo Plex, with the addition of 100 slot machines |
| ■Casino Nanaimo rebrands and renovates their 15,000 square foot gaming space | ■ Great Canadian acquires Chilliwack Bingo |
- River Rock Casino Resort welcomes the Canada Line, Vancouver’s newest mass transit system that delivers 15,000 extra visitors a week to River Rock
- View Royal Casino expands adding a parkade and additional gaming space on Vancouver Island
- Georgian Downs adds gaming capacity
Great Canadian acquires Haney Bingo Plex in Maple Ridge, BC
Great Canadian completes the redevelopment of Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, adding a 600-slot permanent gaming facility – modernizing and improving the entertainment value of Hastings while creating new patronage
| 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|
| ■ Fraser Downs adds table games to its facility in Surrey | ■ Chances Dawson Creek launches, replacing Bear Mountain Community Gaming Centre, after moving to a new location |
- Great Canadian expands across the country, acquiring Casino Nova Scotia Sydney and Halifax, Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs in Ontario and Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino in British Columbia
- River Rock Casino Resort becomes Great Canadian’s first flagship property, adding a Four Diamond Hotel with two towers, 204 suites and 1,000 seat show theatre
- Boulevard Casino launches, replacing the Coquitlam Casino after undergoing a significant redevelopment that tripled its size
Great Canadian is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Great Canadian opens the doors to River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, establishing a new standard for entertainment in British Columbia
Great Canadian enters into the horse-racing industry, acquiring the historic Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver
Great Canadian procures Bear Mountain Community Gaming Centre in Dawson Creek
Great Canadian obtains 100% control of Great American Gaming Corporation and their four casinos in Tukwila, Everett, Kent, and Lakewood, in Washington State.
Great American acquired outstanding interest in POD.
GAGC acquires outstanding interest in O’Aces in Kent, WA
Grand Central Casino, Inc. (GCCI) is incorporated
Grand Central Casino Lakewood and Tukwila become Great American Casinos
The Richmond Casino and the Renaissance Casino close, transferring their licenses and operations to River Rock Casino Resort
| 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|
|
|
- Great American acquires a 50% ownership in Evergreen Entertainment Corporation in Washington State
| 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|
| ■ British Columbia Lottery Corporation assumes oversight of all casinos in the province | ■ Great American Gaming Corporation is incorporated |
Gaming in British Columbia is expanded to include longer hours, a wider variety of table games, and for the first time – slot machines
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is created on March 15, 1997
Great Canadian Casinos Inc. is incorporated July 9, 1997
- The Renaissance Casino in Vancouver opens
- The Newton Casino launches, replacing the Guildford Casino
| 1992 | 1988 |
|---|---|
| ■ Mayfair Casino opens in Victoria. ■ Great Canadian trades on the TSX-V | ■ The Guildford Casino opens in Surrey, BC |
- Great Canadian proudly hires its first team members on May 1, 1987 (some of them still work here today)
- British Columbia Gaming Commission is formed
- The Red Lion Casino opens in Victoria
- The Richmond Casino opens
- The Langley Casino opens
Great Canadian proudly opens its first permanent location, The Casino at the Holiday Inn on Broadway in Vancouver
Great Canadian opens Nanaimo Casino, the first permanent casino on Vancouver Island
- Great Canadian Casino Company Ltd. is formed and begins operating charity casinos in a variety of locations, training team members onsite and operating the PNE’s casino and midway games
This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, please go to:www.TorontoStarReprints.com
The slot machines won’t be pulled out of Flamboro Downs this month after all.
A new five-year deal between the racetrack and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation — announced Saturday — will replace their existing lease agreement, which expires on March 31.
“The end of this month was the deadline and so this gives not only our staff comfort, but also our guests and our corporation and investors, to know we’ll be continuing operating,” said Howard Blank, spokesperson for the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, operator of Flamboro Downs.
Flamboro Casino How Many Slots
RELATED: Deals with more racetracks for 2013 season despite loss of slots
The news follows an announcement made by Premier Kathleen Wynne on Friday that horse racing will resume this year at six tracks across the province, thanks to secured transition funding agreements.
The future of horse racing is still up in the air at Flamboro Downs, which has not yet secured a transition agreement with the province.
But Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla said he believes it’s only a matter of time before that happens.
The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation said in a statement Saturday that it believes the confirmed continuation of OLG slots at the tracks will be helpful in further discussions with the province to secure the horse racing funding.
TOPIC: The casino debate
Georgian Downs, another track operated by Great Canadian Gaming, has also entered into an agreement in principle with the OLG to continue their slots program.
It has been a tumultuous time for the horse racing industry after the Dalton McGuinty government announced last year it planned to cancel the $345-million-a-year share of slot machine revenues that went to tracks.
Flamborough MPP Ted McMeekin conceded recently that the budget announcement created “doom and gloom” about the horse racing industry.
But Flamborough Councillor Robert Pasuta said this latest news is encouraging for the local rural community.
Pasuta also said the announcement “makes Flamboro officially viable” for a casino.
Council declared Flamboro Downs the preferred location for a casino (should the city get one) in February, unless it could be proved unviable.
The OLG announcement “supports our vision,” Pasuta said. “It shows right now that everyone is supporting our first choice: Flamboro Downs and the Flamboro slots.”
OLG spokesperson Tony Bitonti said Sunday that this agreement does “not necessarily” rule out the possibility of a downtown casino.
Loading...
That decision will depend on the Request for Proposal process to secure a private sector operator.
“All this does mean that we (the slots) are legally there past March 31, 2013,” Bitonti said.
For now, Councillor Sam Merulla said he “applauds the OLG for endorsing our original position.”
“From my perspective, it (the casino debate) should be over and I look forward to it being over,” he said.
Despite this weekend’s good news, the local horse racing industry will still be shrinking.
Flamboro Casino Slots Poker
“The reality is, the industry is going to be smaller than it was and we’ve said that all along … but there’s room in Ontario for horse racing and health care and education,” Wynne said Friday.
Pasuta said he expects about two-thirds of the horse racing industry will survive.
MORE: City has options if slot revenues were to disappear
905-526-3214
Flamboro Casino Slots Slot Machines
Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or distribution of this content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to:www.TorontoStarReprints.com