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CITY Or. •CANADA
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The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
August 13, 2013
No. 35
Moved by Councillor Pietrangelo
Seconded by Councillor Gates
WHEREAS unlike other Ontario municipalities,the City of Niagara Falls and the Municipal Councils
of the day have shown overwhelming majority support for gaming in our community; and
WHEREAS Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara have made Niagara Falls, arguably. the premier
gaming destination in Canada; and
WHEREAS the Niagara's two resort casinos are not included in the Ontario Lottery & Gaming
Corporation's (OLG) modernization framework: and
WHEREAS Niagara Falls City Council and local stakeholders are concerned Niagara's two resort
casinos are at risk of falling behind due to an outdated business model that is not competitive within
OLG's new modernization framework: and
WHEREAS recent experience proves the significant capital and operating changes Niagara's casinos
will need to survive in an era of increased domestic and New York State competition are not possible
with the OLG's existing operating model; and
WHEREAS recent experience shows that Niagara's two resort casinos have failed to maintain
employment and investment levels; and
WHEREAS Niagara Falls City Council believes the best way to ensure Niagara's two casinos retain
their role as significant local/regional employers and restore their traditional role as generators of
provincial revenue and tourism attractors is through the introduction of product diversification, new
investment,such as a new 7000 seat theatre,and distinct and relevant branding differentiating Niagara's
two resort casinos; and
WHEREAS being part of the OLG's modernization framework will allow Niagara's two resort casinos
to realize their true, full potential to become compelling and integral elements in attracting tourists to
the City of Niagara Falls; and
WHEREAS Niagara. being an iconic global brand, should be the Province's premier resort casino
destination, with a goal of permitting additional resort casinos to be established in Niagara Falls:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Niagara Falls. a willing and supportive host of
a minimum of two casinos,respectfully requests the Premier and Minister of Finance to direct OLG to
immediately include Niagara's two resort casinos in its modernization plans by establishing separately
managed, rebranded operations,redevelopment of the two resort casinos and allow additional gaming
sites in Niagara Falls; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Niagara Falls Council respectfully request that the Request for
Proposal for the operation of the Niagara casinos under the new modernization model be issued in this
fiscal year.
Carried Unanimously
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
D'E N 1O I<iA JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLERK MAYOR