Gateway expects Delta casino resolution

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. gaming company is expecting a final resolution by the government.

Canada.- As Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd, an international gaming company, presented a casino proposal to develop a new project in Ladner, Delta, the Council demanded feedback after it analysed the project. The company has recently submitted an application to the Canadian city to expand the industry.

“We must do our due diligence to determine the appropriate gaming device count and product mix for any proposed new facility,” BCLC vice president of casino and community gaming Brad Desmarais wrote in a letter to the mayor. And added: “Accordingly, BCLC may conclude the appropriate number of games for the proposed Delta facility varies from the number noted in Gateway’s initial draft development plans.”

Gateway’s casino would be a five stories hotel with 116 rooms, meeting facilities and several restaurants at the Delta Town and Country Inn site in Ladner. Furthermore, the project sets a proposal to operate 600 slot machines and 24 gaming tables, but the B.C. Lottery Corporation says those numbers are flexible.

Meanwhile, Mayor Lois Jackson says it’s still early in the process and council will need to hear feedback from residents before any decisions are made. “There’s a lot of consultation that’s required,” she said. “We’re standing down, of course, as a council and as a city until all of that process has been completed.”