Caesars Windsor, April 17, 2024. WindsorNewsToday.ca file photo.Caesars Windsor, April 17, 2024. WindsorNewsToday.ca file photo.
Windsor

OLG hands over Windsor's cheque for hosting casino

It continues to pay to host Caesars Windsor.

The City of Windsor received $2,009,289 from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. That's its share for the fourth quarter.

The money can be used to support local programming and projects.

The payments are based on a formula consistently applied across all municipalities that host casinos, using a graduated scale of gaming revenue.

Since the casino opened in 1994, Windsor has received $131,345,929 in gaming revenue. This year alone, it was awarded $9,514,363.

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Province providing Family Service Kent $586K

The funding will be used to expand the organization's Senior Trustee Program, which provides trusted, practical financial support to seniors experiencing cognitive decline, isolation, or financial vulnerability.

Detail blue line with puck on ice hockey rink. © Can Stock Photo / fotoduki

Scoreboard, Nov. 14

Loads of local hockey action, and Canada punched a ticket to the semis of the IIHF Women's World Championship.