Yeah my bad...Scaborough would be a part of the vote as well.

No, just Toronto. The other municipalities don't need one. They have leaders who are actually in tune with whats going on and open to haearing out the benefits and potential drawbacks a casino may have. Toronto's councillors make rash judgements before they've even received all of the data to...

Plus, the province is going to foot the bill for the referendum, not the city.

^^ If it has so little impact, why all the fuss then? You can't have it both ways to suit your arguements...previosly you have stated that a casino could have a big impact and now it won't???

^^ I don't get it...why would you oppose a vote, a democratic institution? Or you don't have faith in people or you'd rather put the decision to one or a few?

Well there is going to be a referendum on this, so we'll let the residents of Toronto decide on whether or not a casino is a good idea. I'm all for that! The last time the people (70%) dissaproved, so we'll see if that has changed sunce 97. If Torontonians decide Nay, I'm sure a surrounding...

^^ I agree...wholeheartedly!

I don't know...all I know is that we have the second lowest profit in all of Canada. Why would that be? How are we different than all of the other provinces and why are they so much more profitable than we are? Are there more gamblers there? No. The only conclusion that I can come up with is...

I never mentioned that casinos could fund transit whatsover, I said that the province needs to do something to raise our per capita profit for gaming. Status quo is unnaceptable. Funding for transportation could come as a spin-off from the new casinos which could come from many different sources...

Here's a couple of numbers. Ontario has the second lowest per capita net profit from gaming out of all the provinces. Manitoba had a $266 net profit per capita whereas Ontario only had $149 per capita, which translates to about $1.8 billion total for Ontario. Restructuring and adding new casinos...

I agree with you freshcut...you don't put all of your eggs in one basket. Unfortunately Niagara Falls didn't have much choice in the matter, with a fledgling economy, no industry and high un employment they had to make that move. The consequences would have been a U.S. style NF where real estate...

Aahhh, hotels, restaurants, foot traffic, tourists, thousands of jobs... Yeah who needs all of that. I think people are sometimes naive and believe what others merely tell them. The two casinos in Niagara wouldn't be up in arms if it didn't mean that much to that city and it's residents.

Oh yeah... And Ontario Place, The Ex and Woodbine are all buzzing with activity...dream on Adam. The Holier than Thou persona does suit you though haha...

^^ I agree with the transit issue, sometimes a catalyst is exactly what is needed to bring such ideas to reality. There is no easy solution but a casino is 4 or 5 years away...so we still have some time. I think peak times at casinos are from 10 pm to 2 am and weekends way busier than weekdays...

Great news Flyers! It's about time. Has anyone gone to see the progress of the ammenities, pool, gym, etc.? Are they working on those areas every day? Would be nice to be able to use the facilities some time soon :).

Sorry, I didn't say our city needed them...I simply said that it was the next logical step in the evolution of our city. You can whine all you want about it, it doesn't change the fact that we are growing as a city...in every aspect, right before our eyes. It's an exciting time to be living in...

It's ok to be afraid...everyone is afraid of the unknown. A casino in Toronto will not cause mayhem and is not the coming of the anti-Christ. Your comments remind me of people in the 40's and 50's that thought rock and roll was devil music and alcohol was perceived as the devils drink during...

Please check your facts before spreading misinformation. Google L.A. Casinos and Chicago casinos and you will see 6 of them in L.A. And 7 in Chicago. New York city just gave approval to a constitutional ammendnent that will allow seven non-Indian casinos to be built. Next time do a little...

Maximum mortgage ammortization is 30 years. Nobody is offering 35 and 40 years any longer. It's been like that for quite some time too.