Ottawa mayor has come under a lot of fire after he turned
down his own words and decision when it came to having a new casino in Ottawa.
Owner of Ottawa senators argued that if the city decided to have only a new
casino at the raceway, it could put the NFL franchise at risk.
There have been reports that there are a group of people
in the community who were speaking about the negative aspects of gambling and
perhaps this is the reason for the Mayor’s changed decision.
The Mayor announced that the Rideau Carleton Raceway will
be the only place that has been selected for expanding the different gaming
facilities. Further, the amount of gaming tables along with the hours during
which the casinos can operate has been cut down as well. Definitely, a lot of white label casino providers are not
happy with this decision.
Last month, Jim Watson, Ottawa mayor was eager to build
two new casinos because not only are casinos a good way to attract tourists but
they are an efficient form of entertainment and at the same time, it increase
the revenues for the government as well. However, in less than a month, he has
changed his decision and the owners of Ottawa senators are not happy with it.
They were vocal about their discontentment as they were
stating how much they do for the community and they are not getting back their
due share. A formal presentation as made by the entertainment group to convince
the need for greater gaming facilities but to no avail.
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