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It’s Kelowna’s Turn to Eat, Play, Match
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Change is coming; and Kelowna residents and visitors are going to eat it up. …
STAHN: Casino relocation shows the power we hold
Let’s not fool ourselves about who holds the power when it comes to politics, especially at the municipal level. The casino debate at City Hall recently makes clear it's not city staff, it's not city councillors but you—the vocal voting public—who has the power. On Tuesday, I watched a procession of nearly 30 people take...
Kamloops student from China faces judge for cheating Kelowna casino
KELOWNA – A judge ordered a Thomson Rivers University student to pay back all the…
Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can’t protest on casino property
KELOWNA – Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports…
Gateway casinos and union employees reach tentative agreement
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union has announced publicly they have reached a tentative…
Police looking for failed Vernon casino robbers
VERNON – Police are on the lookout for two would-be thieves after a botched casino…
B.C. judge doesn’t bet on sugar daddy story in $200,000 fraud case
A 29-year-old B.C. mother went bust after a failed attempt to convince a judge that…
From bingo to blackjack, Chances wants to have it all in Kelowna
Best known historically as a bingo hall, Chances in Kelowna wants to expand into table…
Online gambling increases, but not enough to make up for casino closures
More than 10 months after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still no…
Non-binary gambler turned down $7K to settle bathroom dispute with B.C. casino
A non-binary gambler who rejected a $7,000 offer from a B.C. casino following a dispute…
Public invited to check out new casino plans
KAMLOOPS - Gateway Casinos is offering residents a look at the plans for a new casino just off the highway in Aberdeen. Plans to move the Lake City Casino to the old Rona location at 1555 Versatile Dr. are underway and early next week the company will host open houses to show just what the...
Staff against moving downtown casino to Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - Relocating the Lake City Casino out of downtown will potentially weaken the core area and require ‘significant’ improvements to traffic and transportation in the Aberdeen and Pineview areas. “The loss of the casino in the City Centre may have an impact on downtown's social and economic fabric,” Development Director Marvin Kwiatkowski said in...
Traffic, noise top casino concerns
KAMLOOPS - Concerns heard from those who attended the open houses for the proposed Aberdeen casino are much in line with what the company was expecting to hear and was already planning to look in to, according to a company spokesperson. Tanya Gabara, the Director of Public Relations for Gateway Casinos, says attendance has been...
Council goes against staff on casino move
KAMLOOPS - The public will get to voice input on the proposed move of the downtown casino to the former Rona location in Aberdeen after a staff recommendation to deny the application was overturned by council Tuesday. “We need the opportunity to hear from the community, and casino people,” Coun. Tina Lange said. “(We have)...
Mixed feelings about casino relocation
KAMLOOPS - While Gateway Casinos representatives say the people coming out to the information sessions have been mostly supportive of the plan to move the Lake City Casino from downtown to Aberdeen, the opinions in the feedback the city has received so far has been mixed. In advance of the Tuesday night public hearing on...