SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (Gateway) will be appointing a new Regional Director to be based in Sault Ste. Marie. The Regional Director will manage the operational performance of gaming facilities in OLG’s (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s) North Gaming Bundle after Gateway takes over day-to-day operations, expected to take place in the coming weeks. The Regional Director will work closely with the general managers of each gaming facility in the North to ensure high-performing gaming operations in each of the host communities.

“Gateway is looking forward to expanding our footprint in the North and working closely with our new OLG colleagues in Sault Ste. Marie,” said Keith Andrews, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Ontario at Gateway. “Up to this point we’ve been working very hard to transition the properties and the employees, but very shortly our focus will turn to being on the ground in the Sault, talking to local decision makers, and benefitting from the depth of experience in Ontario gaming operations found in the Sault.”

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Gateway is expected to sign a 20-year Casino Operating and Services Agreement (COSA) with OLG in the coming weeks, after which Gateway will be responsible for the day-to-day gaming operations of the North Gaming Bundle which includes Casino Sault Ste. Marie, Casino Thunder Bay, OLG Slots at Sudbury Downs, as well as planned new builds in North Bay and Kenora.

“Partnerships with the private sector, like Gateway, will help ensure the best possible gaming experience for customers and will leverage our gaming expertise in the Province, headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie,” said Greg McKenzie, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at OLG. “We are pleased that Gateway has chosen to locate this strategic position in Sault Ste. Marie, which will help set up the North Bundle for success now and in the future.”

Gateway also operates the gaming facilities in the Southwest Gaming Bundle which includes Gateway Casinos in Clinton, Dresden, Hanover, London, Point Edward and Woodstock.

About Gateway Casinos & Entertainment

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (“Gateway”) is the largest and most diversified gaming company in Canada. Operating in British Columbia, Edmonton and Southwestern Ontario, Gateway has over 5,200 employees and operates 23 gaming properties with 248 tables, over 8,400 slots, 54 restaurants and bars and 272 hotel rooms. As the selected service provider in Northern Ontario, Gateway will add an additional three properties and two new planned builds to the portfolio when fully transitioned and developed. Gateway is undertaking an ambitious growth strategy to dramatically improve the customer experience and attract new customers. This includes the development of proprietary food and beverage brands like Match Eatery & Public House and Atlas Steak + Fish. This year Gateway is celebrating 25 years in the business of gaming and entertainment in Canada. Further information is available at www.gatewaycasinos.com.

OLG is the Ontario government agency that delivers gaming entertainment in a socially responsible manner. OLG conducts and manages gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, PlayOLG Internet gaming, the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres and is helping to build a more sustainable horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $44 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. These payments to the province support the operation of hospitals, amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program, local and provincial charities and problem gambling prevention, treatment and research.

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is a Canadian gaming and entertainment operator. It operates 23 casinos in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The corporate offices of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment are located in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is owned by The Catalyst Capital Group Inc., a private equity investment firm founded in 2002.^[1]

History[edit]

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Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited is one of the largest casino and entertainment companies in Western Canada and has grown from 2 facilities with 150 employees to 12 facilities with over 3,000 employees.

Properties include The Grand Villa Casino & Convention Centre Burnaby, Starlight Casino New Westminster, Cascades Resort Casino Langley, The Lake City Casinos (Vernon, Kamloops, Kelowna & Penticton) in the Okanagan, The Baccarat and Palace Casinos in Edmonton, the Chances Community Gaming Centres in Squamish, Mission, Kamloops and Newton Bingo in Surrey.

Starting in 1992, Gateway Casinos has provided operational services for casinos in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia. In April 1992, Gateway Casinos acquired two casino operations in the Vancouver area: a 5,000 square foot facility on the second floor of the Mandarin Centre in Vancouver’s Chinatown and a smaller 4,000 square foot operation on the top floor of the Royal Towers Hotel in New Westminster, BC.

In March 1994, Gateway Casinos purchased a third casino, located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia with the intention of relocation in the future, which ultimately became Gateway’s Burnaby Casino.

June 1994 saw the Gateway relocation of the Vancouver casino from the small premises on the second floor of the Mandarin Centre to newly renovated premises in the same building. At this time, Mandarin Centre was the largest casino in British Columbia. In January 1996, Gateway Casinos relocated its operation in New Westminster from the top floor to expanded premises within the hotel.

Gateway Casinos ceased operating the casino in Maple Ridge in November 1996. The new operation was opened on the second floor of the parkade across from the now Grand Villa Casino in Burnaby, British Columbia.

November 1999 saw the Gateway acquisition of the Palace Casino (now Starlight Casino) in Edmonton, Alberta where an extensive renovation which more than doubled the size of the facility, was substantially completed in October 2001.

The year 2002 was pivotal for Gateway due to the acquisition of the Baccarat Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, in June^[2] and the August purchase of the Lake City Casinos in Penticton, Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon.

In May 2005 Gateway Casinos opened the Cascades Casino in the heart of Langley, British Columbia^[3] which brought about a new era of gaming for the company, boasting over 60,000 square feet of gaming space, 77-room hotel and more than 25,000 square feet of convention space operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts Limited.

The Starlight Casino and Grand Villa Casino were opened in 2007 and 2008 respectively and are currently operating as Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited’s flagship properties.In 2011 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited purchased three existing Community Gaming Centres located in Squamish, Mission and the Newton Surrey area. In April 2015 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment revealed its plans to build brand new casino located in the Edmonton Arena District.^[4]

In December 2015 Gateway casinos bought Playtime Gaming Inc.^[5] expanding their properties with 4 new CGC (community gaming centers) and 2 commercial bingo halls making them the largest casino company in British Columbia.

In December 2016, Gateway casinos purchased 11 Casinos from OLG in Ontario ranging from Thunder Bay to London with rights to build in Kenora and North Bay hereby now employing 6000+ people and making its way into the Ontario market.

In March 2018, Gateway was selected as the service provider for OLG's Central Gaming Bundle, which includes management of Casino Rama and slot operations at Georgian Downs, and the rights to build a new casino in Collingwood or Wasaga Beach.^[6][7]

Properties[edit]

Western Canada

• Baccarat Casino (Edmonton) closed 2016
• Cascades Casino, Hotel and Convention Centre (Langley City)
• Grand Villa Casino (Burnaby)
• Grand Villa Casino Edmonton (Edmonton)
• Playtime Casino (Kelowna)
• Lake City Casinos
  • Kamloops Casino (Kamloops)
  • Penticton Casino (Penticton)
  • Vernon Casino (Vernon)
• Starlight Casino former Palace Casino (Edmonton)
• Starlight Casino (New Westminster)
• Chances Mission (Mission)
• Chances Squamish (Squamish)
• Newton Community Gaming Centre (Surrey)
• Chances Abbotsford
• Chances Campbell River
• Chances Courtney
• Langley Bingo
• Chances Kamloops

Eastern Canada

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• Thunder Bay
• Sudbury
• London
• Point Edward
• Woodstock
• Dresden closed
• Clinton
• Hanover
• Innisfil
• Chatham (opened 2019)

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References[edit]

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1. ^'About Us'. Gateway Casinos and Entertainment.
2. ^'Baccarat Casino to be replaced by upscale entertainment and gaming facility'. Edmonton Journal. April 14, 2015.
3. ^'Cascades Casino Resort Celebrates its 10th Anniversary'. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited. April 29, 2015.
4. ^Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Plans a Premier Casino in the EAD
5. ^'Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited Acquires Playtime Gaming'. newswire.ca. Dec 23, 2015.
6. ^Ian Adams (March 15, 2018). 'OLG picks operator for casinos in Innisfil, Casino Rama'. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
7. ^'OLG selects service provider for Central Gaming Bundle (Press release)'. Business Insider. March 15, 2018.

External links[edit]

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