Ontario Opens Niagara Casino Market to New Operators, Targets $3B Investment

The Ontario government and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) have unveiled the first phase of an investment strategy for the Niagara Region, centered on land-based casino development. Yesterday’s (Oct. 28) Call for Investment is aimed at attracting more than CA$3bn ($2.1bn) in direct gaming investment and more than CA$600m ($429m) in additional private sector investment across different components of the province’s Destination Niagara Strategy over the next 20 years. The government projects more than 10,000 construction jobs from the gaming expansion.