TORONTO – A city council vote on whether or not to approve a casino in downtown Toronto has been delayed until May.
The mayor’s executive committee was supposed to get a staff report on the casino next week and then recommend a council vote for April.
However, reports say the timing was changed because city staff are still compiling information, while other reports suggest the eventual council vote is too close to call.
OLG chairman Paul Godfrey told The Globe and Mail that he thinks the casino vote will pass or fail by only a vote or two — either way.
The delay means council won’t get around to the first vote now until at least May. That vote will only be to consider whether the city should have a casino. The details of who would build it and where would be considered in further council session.
Meanwhile, deputy mayor Doug Holyday thinks council should wait until there is political certainty at Queen’s Park.
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Just heard that Paul Godfrey plans to make the hosting fee so attractive that City Council will find it difficult to turn down,,,,,isn’t this the same clown who tried to destroy the lives of 60,000 families when trying to remove the casinos from race tracks stating that the 20% hosting fee was too high??
The same clown who wants the slot machines in the Bingo Halls (owned by his Liberal friends)instead… but doesn’t call them slot machines…LOL
I have just one question…..Why isn’t Paul Godfrey in jail?
Not a good idea. Downtown Toronto is already too congested.
Ever wonder why big casino’s are in the desert, Niagara Falls or outside of big cities? There are good reasons for this. No one in their right mind would want to live in a Casino city. The social ramifications should alarm all Torontonians. Looking at the big picture, a casino may bring in jobs, but at what cost? Just by sheer nature of the beast, casino’s attract criminal behaviour, greed, addictions, and a huge strain our the already broken infrastructure. Bad idea. Worst idea ever.
I think a casino in Toronto wold be good. It would bring in needed revenue to the city. It would also provide jobs. City council should take this into consideration. “Revenue and Jobs” Two things that the city is in great need of.