The most Gateway Casino Sarnia popular casino games have always been roulette, blackjack Gateway Casino Sarnia and slot machines and this hasn't changed with online casinos either. Players also love some of the newer casino games too like casino Hold'em along with some of the classical favorites like baccarat. January 30, 2020, Sarnia, ON – Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited ('Gateway') announced today it will be returning slots to Hiawatha Horse Park, at 1730 London Line in Sarnia. Gateway Casinos Sarnia officially opened today with 150 new slots and the creation of more than 60 new jobs in the community. Featuring 150 slots and games Check back soon for exciting new games coming to Gateway Casinos Sarnia!Enjoy classics and favourites such as Lightning Link, Dancing Drums, Cleopatra Gold, Buffalo Gold, Tarzan, Quick Hits, Blazing 7s and Wheel of Fortune! As host municipality, Sarnia will receive a percentage of the slots revenue through an agreement Bradley helped negotiate with OLG in 2000. The city is estimating the slots will mean another $400,000 a year in revenue Sarnia plans to use for capital projects, Bradley said. Henderson said it felt good to see the slots operation open again. The return of slot machines to Sarnia is expected to provide city hall with additional funding, thanks to a revenue-sharing agreement between host municipalities and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming.
The return of slot machines to Hiawatha Horse Park is happening Jan. 30.
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, set to operate the incoming 150 slot machines as Gateway Casinos Sarnia, is applying the finishing touches after recent renovations to the 6,700 square-metre (22,000 square-foot) gaming floor and other amenities at the racetrack casino, Gateway spokesperson Rob Mitchell said.
'We're in the home stretch,' he said Wednesday, noting Gateway takes possession Friday of the space formerly occupied by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) at Hiawatha. Plans are to start installing the machines and acclimatize the roughly 60 staff before opening.
Gateway, Mitchell said, is leasing from Hiawatha Horse Park owner Jim Henderson, who called the return of slots to the racetrack 'very exciting.' Four-hundred and fifty slot machines were removed in 2012 under the previous Ontario government.
In late 2018, Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey announced 150 slot machines would be returning to the Sarnia track. Last May, Sarnia city council officially backed the plan.
The city has budgeted about $400,000 in slots revenue for 2020, based on the five per cent revenue-sharing agreement with municipalities.
Renovations, with undisclosed costs split between Gateway and OLG, have included installing surveillance cameras, infrastructure for attendants, food and beverage refrigeration and amenities, and heating and cooling systems, said Mitchell.
'Basically it's a complete remodel,' he said. 'The site has been vacant for eight years.'
Grand-opening festivities are also being planned, he said, but details haven't been worked out yet.
The return of slot machines to Hiawatha Horse Park is happening Jan. 30.
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, set to operate the incoming 150 slot machines as Gateway Casinos Sarnia, is applying the finishing touches after recent renovations to the 6,700 square-metre (22,000 square-foot) gaming floor and other amenities at the racetrack casino, Gateway spokesperson Rob Mitchell said.
'We're in the home stretch,' he said Wednesday, noting Gateway takes possession Friday of the space formerly occupied by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) at Hiawatha. Plans are to start installing the machines and acclimatize the roughly 60 staff before opening.
Gateway, Mitchell said, is leasing from Hiawatha Horse Park owner Jim Henderson, who called the return of slots to the racetrack 'very exciting.' Four-hundred and fifty slot machines were removed in 2012 under the previous Ontario government.
In late 2018, Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey announced 150 slot machines would be returning to the Sarnia track. Last May, Sarnia city council officially backed the plan.
The city has budgeted about $400,000 in slots revenue for 2020, based on the five per cent revenue-sharing agreement with municipalities.
Renovations, with undisclosed costs split between Gateway and OLG, have included installing surveillance cameras, infrastructure for attendants, food and beverage refrigeration and amenities, and heating and cooling systems, said Mitchell.
'Basically it's a complete remodel,' he said. 'The site has been vacant for eight years.'
Grand-opening festivities are also being planned, he said, but details haven't been worked out yet.
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Last-minute work includes installing IT systems, adding draft taps and refrigerators, as well as sinks and plumbing needed for the Express bar, a 'signature' brand cocktail lounge also at some other Gateway casinos, and decorative finishings, Mitchell said.
The casino will be open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., he said.
Gateway in 2016 won the right to run casino gambling sites in Southwestern and northern Ontario, including the Starlight Casino in Point Edward.
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The Sarnia site was not part of the original bid Gateway made for the 'Southwest Gaming Bundle,' as it wasn't a casino gaming facility at the time, Mitchell said.
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