It is responsible for the province's lotteries, charity and Aboriginal casinos, commercial casinos, and slot machines at horse-racing tracks. It was created in April 2000 when the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC) was merged with the Ontario Casino Corporation (OCC), established in 1994.

In May, Great Canadian completes the sale of the four gaming properties in Great American Gaming Corporation
In October, Chances Chilliwack adds live-dealer table games and rebrands to Elements Casino Chilliwack

1. Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under, and governed by, the laws of the Province of Ontario. Crombie currently owns a.
2. The resort remains the largest single investment ever made by the Government of Ontario in the Niagara region. Fallsview Casino Resort is operated by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and governed by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).
3. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. When you receive more than $1million a year for doing.
4. The guessing game is finally over. The Ontario Gaming and Lottery Corporation (OLG) has named the new operator for its North and Southwest Ontario casinos. As most who followed the story could have predicted, the winning bid came from Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited. It was a long and grueling process that took more than three years to accomplish as numerous operators competed for.

In January, Great Canadian acquires the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Gaming Bundle, which includes Casino Ajax, Casino Woodbine, and Great Blue Heron Casino
In May, Great Canadian acquires the West GTA Gaming Bundle, which includes Casino Brantford, Slots at Mohawk Racetrack, Slots at Flamboro Downs, and Slots at Grand River Raceway. These properties were rebranded as Elements Casino Brantford, Elements Casino Mohawk, Elements Casino Flamboro and Elements Casino Grand River
On May 5, Elements Casino Victoria launches, replacing View Royal Casino after a multimillion dollar redevelopment that includes new table games, slots, dining amenities, and a 500-person multipurpose entertainment venue
In October, Great Canadian opens to the doors to Shorelines Casino Peterborough, the second gaming property built by Great Canadian in the province of Ontario

• Shorelines Casino Belleville opens its doors as Great Canadian’s 21st property and the first gaming facility to be built in the Province of Ontario since 2006

• Great Canadian receives official approval to build Shorelines Casino Belleville
• Great Canadian acquires Bingo Esquimalt, its first commercial bingo hall and third property on Vancouver Island, BC

• Canada’s one and only Hard Rock Casino Vancouver opens its doors on December 20, 2013, following a multimillion dollar renovation and rebranding of Boulevard Casino
• Maple Ridge Community Gaming Centre relocates to a beautiful new location and becomes Chances Maple Ridge

• River Rock Casino Resort welcomes the Canada Line, Vancouver’s newest mass transit system that delivers 15,000 extra visitors a week to River Rock
• View Royal Casino expands adding a parkade and additional gaming space on Vancouver Island
• Georgian Downs adds gaming capacity

Great Canadian acquires Haney Bingo Plex in Maple Ridge, BC
Great Canadian completes the redevelopment of Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, adding a 600-slot permanent gaming facility – modernizing and improving the entertainment value of Hastings while creating new patronage

• Great Canadian expands across the country, acquiring Casino Nova Scotia Sydney and Halifax, Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs in Ontario and Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino in British Columbia
• River Rock Casino Resort becomes Great Canadian’s first flagship property, adding a Four Diamond Hotel with two towers, 204 suites and 1,000 seat show theatre
• Boulevard Casino launches, replacing the Coquitlam Casino after undergoing a significant redevelopment that tripled its size

Great Canadian is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Great Canadian opens the doors to River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, establishing a new standard for entertainment in British Columbia
Great Canadian enters into the horse-racing industry, acquiring the historic Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver
Great Canadian procures Bear Mountain Community Gaming Centre in Dawson Creek
Great Canadian obtains 100% control of Great American Gaming Corporation and their four casinos in Tukwila, Everett, Kent, and Lakewood, in Washington State.
Great American acquired outstanding interest in POD.
GAGC acquires outstanding interest in O’Aces in Kent, WA
Grand Central Casino, Inc. (GCCI) is incorporated
Grand Central Casino Lakewood and Tukwila become Great American Casinos
The Richmond Casino and the Renaissance Casino close, transferring their licenses and operations to River Rock Casino Resort

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• Great American acquires a 50% ownership in Evergreen Entertainment Corporation in Washington State

Gaming in British Columbia is expanded to include longer hours, a wider variety of table games, and for the first time – slot machines
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation is created on March 15, 1997
Great Canadian Casinos Inc. is incorporated July 9, 1997

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• The Renaissance Casino in Vancouver opens
• The Newton Casino launches, replacing the Guildford Casino

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• Great Canadian proudly hires its first team members on May 1, 1987 (some of them still work here today)
• British Columbia Gaming Commission is formed
• The Red Lion Casino opens in Victoria
• The Richmond Casino opens
• The Langley Casino opens

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Great Canadian proudly opens its first permanent location, The Casino at the Holiday Inn on Broadway in Vancouver
Great Canadian opens Nanaimo Casino, the first permanent casino on Vancouver Island

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• Great Canadian Casino Company Ltd. is formed and begins operating charity casinos in a variety of locations, training team members onsite and operating the PNE’s casino and midway games