Woodbine Casino Expansion Date

  
On Tuesday, Toronto City Council voted by a count of 24-20 to support a motion introduced by Councillor Mike Layton to oppose expanding the current gaming offerings at Woodbine Racetrack.

City council rejects new downtown casino, Woodbine expansion Chris Fox cp24.com Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:22AM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:53PM EDT. On January 3, 2020 posted by Admin in Baccarat, Blackjack, Blog, Casino Games, Casino War, Craps, Horse Racing, Latest News, Live Dealer, Mississippi Stud, Poker, Roulette, Slot Machines, Specialty Betting, Video Poker No Comments Future of Woodbine Casino in Toronto: Expansion to include everything from live dealer tables childcare services. It's predicted that once the casino is in operation, the amount could rise to between $26 million and $31 million per year. And the major Woodbine casino item as amended is APPROVED by Toronto City. And, essentially, the decision by Council today rejected the expansion of gaming at Woodbine, which has been happening for the last 57 years in terms of horse racing, the past 14 years in terms of. Woodbine Casino Expansion Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is a longstanding and valued client of HH Angus, dating back to the late 1980s. Through successful projects at Woodbine over the years, and the development of a strong relationship, we are privileged to serve as a trusted advisor.

Woodbine Entertainment Group issued the following statement: Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is disappointed with today's vote by Toronto City Council against expanded gaming at Woodbine, which threatens the province's entire horse racing industry. Now, WEG is looking forward to working with the Premier, her staff, the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel and the new Acting Chair of the OLG to seek a solution.
'We are shocked and disappointed by Toronto City Council's actions, which have put thousands of jobs at risk. Despite the fact that a majority of Torontonians supported expanded gaming at Woodbine, council rejected an opportunity to protect 7500 existing jobs in Toronto and tens of thousands more throughout the province,” said Nick Eaves, President and CEO of WEG. 'Now, with all those jobs in jeopardy, we need to get this right and look forward to continuing the dialogue with Premier Wynne to ensure they are not lost.”

Woodbine Casino Expansion Date Codes

Since the province's cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks Program and throughout the Toronto casino debate, WEG has consistently warned that without the long-term, sustainable revenue offered by expansion of the existing gaming facility at Woodbine, its horse racing operations – and, by extension, the entire sector – would be at risk.

'Woodbine is vital to the horse racing industry and thousands of people in communities across Ontario whose livelihoods depend on it,” Eaves said. 'We are deeply concerned that Council's decision may open the door for a competing casino in a neighbouring municipality, which could be devastating to our operations, to our core business and to horse racing in Ontario.

'Premier Wynne, who is also the Minister of Agriculture, has indicated that horse racing will be part of Ontario's new gaming strategy going forward. With this in mind, we want to work with her to ensure that horse racing and the 55,000 jobs it supports across this province have a viable, sustainable future.”

Woodbine Racetrack will still be able to offer both live horse racing and the gambling offerings which currently take place within its OLG-operated gaming area. Although, Toronto Council will not support the recommendation of Mayor Rob Ford's Executive Committee that called for expanded gaming at the location in the form of table gaming with live dealers.
The Tuesday meeting/vote was not expected to even take place, as Mayor Ford tried to cancel the meeting late last week. Although, 24 city councillors reversed Mayor Ford's decision to cancel the scheduled meeting/vote by signing a petition that forced the meeting to take place as initially planned. The petition was filed with the City Clerk's office on Sunday, May 19.

Woodbine Casino Expansion Date Today

According to a report by The Globe and Mail, the list of councillors that signed the petition are as follows: Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailao, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baermaeker, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Mike Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, John Parker, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam.

In addition to voting on the topic of casino expansion at Woodbine Racetrack, City Council on Tuesday, Council also voted on the issue of casino expansion in downtown Toronto. Councillor Layton (Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina) had introduced a pair of motions during the meeting. His first motion, 2A, opposed the establishment of any new gaming facilities within Toronto's borders, and that motion was carried by a vote of 40-4. Councillor Layton's second motion, 2B, was particularly in regard to the expansion of gaming at Woodbine. Motion 2B was carried by the aforementioned 24-20 vote.

A potential downtown Toronto casino would have been located in the 'C1' gaming zone under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernization plan. Woodbine Racetrack is located within the 'C2' gaming zone. Therefore, Toronto City Council could have voted against a downtown casino, yet still vote for expanding gambling at Woodbine due to the fact that the locations are in different gaming zones.

While addressing Council just after 11:00 a.m., Mayor Ford had introduced a motion for the City of Toronto to not support a new downtown casino in the C1 Zone, but to support gaming expansion at Woodbine Racetrack, located within the C2 zone.

Citing the Province of Ontario's refusal to ensure that the City of Toronto would receive $100 million annually in hosting fees for a downtown casino, Mayor Ford said, 'I will not support a casino that is not in the best interests of Toronto.'

Ford, who was previously a driving force in support of downtown casino expansion, stated that the City of Toronto and the private sector would be the entities taking the risk in making a downtown Toronto casino a reality, not the Province of Ontario. In his address to Council, Mayor Ford added that, 'The province wants money for nothing.'

Mayor Ford's motion endorsed casino gaming expansion at Woodbine Racetrack. He stated, 'There should be (gaming) tables at Woodbine' and that 'There should be a full casino at Woodbine.'

Mayor Ford went on to say, 'I know many councillors are concerned about Woodbine. There is no one more concerned than I am. I represented the area for 10 years. I fought hard for them, and I continue to fight for the great people of Woodbine.'

On April 16, councillors that help make up Mayor Ford's Executive Committee voted 9-4 in favor of allowing expanding gambling at Woodbine Racetrack in the form of table gaming with live dealers.

Woodbine Casino Expansion Date 2020

Woodbine casino expansion date codes

Woodbine Casino Expansion Date 2019

The C2 zone includes the nearby City of Vaughan, in addition to surrounding areas in northwestern Toronto and northeastern Mississauga. (Standardbred Canada)