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To heighten the effect, they should model the bottom of the scoreboard like a giant boot tread… Oilers and Oil Kings would get used to it -- visiting teams would take heed! Then at home team scoring sessions they could blare Nancy Sinatra's "These boots are made for walking' (one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you)" over the P.A. system. You know of course that I am only joking (sorta ;-)) "Start walkin'!"
 
Grand Villa Casino tour:
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Second-floor private dining room for parties such as visiting NHL teams at Grand Villa casino.
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Gateway Casinos shows off nearly complete Grand Villa Edmonton in Ice District
One after another, the first Ice District projects to reach the final stages of construction have opened their doors for sneak peeks.

In May, Edmonton Tower held a topping off ceremony to mark the completion of the office highrise’s final floor, followed a few days later by Rogers Place holding a media tour of the nearly finished arena.

On Wednesday, Gateway Casinos and Entertainment gave a first look inside Grand Villa Edmonton, a $32-million casino scheduled to open by September in the four-storey building beside the arena.

The new casino is about 75-per-cent complete, with construction still busily underway during the tour. Workers have yet to install upscale furniture, fixtures and equipment such as a feature bar on the gaming floor and an opulent staircase.
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Full Story (Edmonton Journal)
 
New casino aims to be more about entertainment than gambling
The head of Edmonton’s newest casino says the downtown facility will be a less about gaming and more of an entertainment destination when it replaces the aging Baccarat Casino in September.

Tony Santo, CEO of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, toured the construction site for the Grand Villa Edmonton adjacent to Rogers Place on Wednesday.

He said the company expects to open the casino in September.
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WATCH: Tour Edmonton’s new casino under construction in ICE District
It’s out with the old and in with the new in downtown Edmonton, where work is furiously underway to get the new Grand Villa Casino ready to open in the fall.

Members of the media were given a tour of the new facility Wednesday, which is under construction just west of the old Baccarat Casino on 104 Avenue.

“It’s obviously going to be much more of a luxury-oriented, high-end casino with a lot of options for eating and dining,” Ward 6 city councillor Scott McKeen said.
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Edmonton council to borrow $32 million to fill Rogers Place funding gap
With Rogers Place just months away from its grand opening, the sliver of hope that the province would step in and cover the $32-million hole in the budget is gone.

It appears it is now time for the city to eat the cost.

City council had hoped since 2013, when the arena was first approved, that the province would eventually come up with the missing funds. Since then, the province has had four premiers, and each has said "no."

On Tuesday, council will vote on a bylaw to borrow an additional $31.5 million to fund the project, which will be paid back from the downtown community revitalization levy (CRL).
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Full Story (CBC Edmonton)
 
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Reference ID: Job No 223299908-001
Description: To install (6) Fascia On-Premises Signs (Edmonton Downtown Arena)
Location: 10220 - 104 AVENUE NW
Plan 1425251 Blk 9E Lot 5
Applicant: PCL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Status: In Development Review
Create Date: 6/6/2016 4:19:54 PM
Neighbourhood: DOWNTOWN

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Reference ID: Job No 223298983-001
Description: To install (2) On-Premises Fascia Signs (Edmonton Downtown Community Rink).
Location: 10220 - 104 AVENUE NW
Plan 1425251 Blk 9E Lot 5
Applicant: PCL - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC.
Status: In Plans Examination
Create Date: 6/6/2016 4:10:57 PM
Neighbourhood: DOWNTOWN
 
Overall cost of Edmonton’s downtown arena goes up $7M; Katz to foot bill
When the deal for Rogers Place was signed several years ago, the city posted the all-in cost as $606.5 million. A recent update on the city’s website pegged the price tag at $613.7 million.

The city stresses the cost difference – $7.2 million – will not be paid for by taxpayers.

It explained there were changes to the project’s scope: improvements to the Community Rink (being paid for by MacEwan University, which will be using the rink) and improved connections between the casino building and the hotel (being paid for by the Katz Group.)

Since the work is happening at the same time as the arena construction, the costs are being included in the overall price tag.
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Full Story (Global Edmonton)
 
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