Gateway said the $34.3-million project will create 140 new jobs for Wasaga Beach. In July 2022, the company announced it was holding a job fair for the new casino. The site is at 88 Lyons Court in the west end. In October 2018, it was determined that Gateway would situate its casino in Wasaga Beach.Ĭonstruction started in the fall of 2021 and the work continues. to operate as the local service provider for the gaming and entertainment facility in the South Georgian Bay (Zone C7). In March 2018, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) selected Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. OLG would pay a portion of its slot revenue to host communities in addition to other community benefits including jobs, purchases from local vendors and corporate sponsorships for local community events. OLG and the Ontario government have both indicated that a gaming facility will only be put in a willing host municipality. The area is called Zone C7. If all of the municipalities located within Zone C7 say 'no' to hosting a gaming facility within the zone, the OLG would not locate a gaming facility within the identified zone. The Town of Wasaga Beach, the Town of Collingwood, Clearview Township, and Springwater Township were identified by the OLG as a potential location for a single gaming facility with up to 300 slot machines (See OLG PowerPoint Presentation).

Renew OLG's role in oversight of lottery and gaming in Ontario.

Expand regulated private sector delivery of lottery and gaming and.

OLG's plan for modernizing its lottery and gaming operations aimed to:

In late May of 2012, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), who are the steward for gambling in Ontario, announced its intention to expand private sector gaming in Ontario by establishing five (5) new gaming facilities in the province. Details will be added as the project progresses. This project page is intended to provide information on this up-and-coming project.

The Town of Wasaga Beach is proud to be the selected home for a new Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd.

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