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City council rejects both a new downtown casino, and an expansion of gambling at Woodbine.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Christopher Drost
Mayor cancels special meeting on a potential casino, saying the province is "wasting our time."
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
How one of the world's most conservative cities learned to love its mega-casinos. The trick: put government in charge, not developers.
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Patrick Metzger
Recommendations go beyond staff advice, add Ontario Place and the Port Lands as potential casino locations.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
A majority of Torontonians are in favour, and some strong feelings on both sides.
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Hamutal Dotan
OLG chair says casinos shouldn't go in residential neighbourhoods—which is why it's fine to have one downtown.
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Hamutal Dotan
City launches online public consultation about a potential casino, with some new revenue figures included.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
A year in loose ends.
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Steve Kupferman
Here are the schedule and details for public consultations about the future of gambling in the city.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
Nominated for: making it hard to make a good decision.
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David Fleischer • Illustration by Brian McLachlan
In a speech yesterday the OLG president warned that a casino may net the provincial government even more money if they put it outside Toronto.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew Louis
Still no clarity on how much revenue Toronto might get from hosting a casino, but consultations will proceed in the meantime.
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Hamutal Dotan
City staff to put together comprehensive report on the prospects for and implications of a casino development in Toronto; further debate deferred until October.
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Hamutal Dotan
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Steve Kupferman
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