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Casino workers, who have been off the job since June 29, will begin heading back to work over the weekend as operations resume to pre-strike levels. The union members work at Playtime Casino in Kelowna, Lake City Casino in Vernon, and Cascades Casinos in Kamloops and Penticton. Lake City Casino Vernon. Lake City Casino Vernon remains open from 9:00 a.m. To 2:00 am which makes it the longest open casino. There is more of everything to be found out here at Lake City Casino Vernon that includes gaming, entertainment and dining and drinks. At Lake City Casino Vernon you will be able to enjoy four hundred of the latest. Visit Hollywood Casino Columbus When you play at Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio, you’ll win. The area’s only Vegas-style casino offers unparalleled amenities, from fabulous dining to magnificent nightlife. Roll into the hottest gaming action featuring over 2,100 blockbuster slots, over 60 world-class table games, and 36 tables of live.
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Smith says some members feel the company could have offered more.
https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/679/files/2018/11/Stephanie-Smith.mp3“The margin on the vote was extremely narrow which I think is a strong message our members still feel that the employer could have done more for them,” says Smith.
Smith says the “strength and solidarity of their members,” and their willingness to stay on the line, was a key part of getting the new deal.
“There were a number of pressure points. I think the community support of our members really played a large part in it as well.”
Smith says the wage increases are complex due to the number of classifications, and where people are on the grid.
“What I can tell you is that the smallest percentage increase we were able to achieve was over 8 percent, and the largest was over 34 percent.”
Smith says, for example, a new security person in the former deal would have started off with wage of just over $14 an hour.
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“Now a probationary security officer will be starting at over $16 an hour, so we were able to make significant wage gains in this round of bargaining.”
Smith says the picket lines came down Thursday night.
“We are starting the return to work progress now and over the weekend.”
Smith was not aware of the impact the strike had on Gateway, but says now everyone who supported their picket line can come back to the casinos, and build the business.
The company has so far not responded to our request for comment.
A statement from Gateway Casinos says the new agreement includes immediate wage increases for every employee and a robust compensation package over the term of the agreement that is accompanied by a wide array of non-monetary benefits.
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“We are pleased with the outcome of the vote and thank the bargaining committees that worked tirelessly to design an agreement that would fairly reward our employees while remaining reasonable for the businesses we operate in these communities,” says Tanya Gabara, Director, Public Relations.
Gabara says the past few months have been challenging for all involved and they thank their customers for their patience and loyalty throughout the labour disruption.
“We now turn our full attention back to our business and are committed to a smooth return to regular business over the coming weeks.”
Sites will continue to operate the same hours as during the labour disruption through this weekend, but beginning next week, sites will start to resume regular operating hours and over the coming weeks they will gradually expand the operation with the opening of additional amenities, including food and beverage outlets and table games, as they are ready and business levels warrant them.
Kelowna:
12pm to 2am until Sunday with normal operating hours of 9am to 2am Sunday to Thursday and 9am to 3am Friday and Saturday starting on Wednesday the 14th.
Match: Starting on Wednesday, November 14 – 4pm-11pm Sun-Thur; 4pm-12am Fri/Sat
Vernon:
Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 12am, closed on Monday and Tuesday, open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 12pm to 10pm
Match: Starting on Wednesday, November 14 – 4pm-9pm Sun-Wed; 4pm-12am Thur-Sat
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A more than four month long strike at casinos in the Thompson Okanagan is over.
About 700 members of the BCGEU who work for Gateway Casinos in Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton and Kamloops have ratified a new contract.
“I am so impressed by the solidarity and courage of our members” says Stephanie Smith, president of the BCGEU. “They should be proud of what they achieved by sticking together throughout the bargaining process, especially over the past 19 weeks on the picket line.”
The four-year deal includes an average 23.5% wage increase over the life of the agreement and improved benefits – particularly for part-time workers.
“Our members are going back to work, which is great news,” says Smith. “But the ratification vote was close, which means there is more work to be done in all four of these workplaces. That work starts as soon as the picket lines come down.”
Casino workers, who have been off the job since June 29, will begin heading back to work over the weekend as operations resume to pre-strike levels.
The union members work at Playtime Casino in Kelowna, Lake City
Casino in Vernon, and Cascades Casinos in Kamloops and Penticton.
Positions include slot attendants, game table attendants, cashiers, kitchen, security, guest services and maintenance.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Gaming |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992; 28 years ago |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Products | Entertainment, Gambling, Food and Beverage, Hotel |
| Revenue | Over $200.0 million[citation needed] |
Number of employees | 3,000 |
| Website | gatewaycasinos.com |
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is a Canadian gaming and entertainment operator. It operates 23 casinos in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The corporate offices of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment are located in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is owned by The Catalyst Capital Group Inc., a private equity investment firm founded in 2002.[1]
History[edit]
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited is one of the largest casino and entertainment companies in Western Canada and has grown from 2 facilities with 150 employees to 12 facilities with over 3,000 employees.
Properties include The Grand Villa Casino & Convention Centre Burnaby, Starlight Casino New Westminster, Cascades Resort Casino Langley, The Lake City Casinos (Vernon, Kamloops, Kelowna & Penticton) in the Okanagan, The Baccarat and Palace Casinos in Edmonton, the Chances Community Gaming Centres in Squamish, Mission, Kamloops and Newton Bingo in Surrey.
Starting in 1992, Gateway Casinos has provided operational services for casinos in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia. In April 1992, Gateway Casinos acquired two casino operations in the Vancouver area: a 5,000 square foot facility on the second floor of the Mandarin Centre in Vancouver’s Chinatown and a smaller 4,000 square foot operation on the top floor of the Royal Towers Hotel in New Westminster, BC.
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In March 1994, Gateway Casinos purchased a third casino, located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia with the intention of relocation in the future, which ultimately became Gateway’s Burnaby Casino.
June 1994 saw the Gateway relocation of the Vancouver casino from the small premises on the second floor of the Mandarin Centre to newly renovated premises in the same building. At this time, Mandarin Centre was the largest casino in British Columbia. In January 1996, Gateway Casinos relocated its operation in New Westminster from the top floor to expanded premises within the hotel.
Gateway Casinos ceased operating the casino in Maple Ridge in November 1996. The new operation was opened on the second floor of the parkade across from the now Grand Villa Casino in Burnaby, British Columbia.
November 1999 saw the Gateway acquisition of the Palace Casino (now Starlight Casino) in Edmonton, Alberta where an extensive renovation which more than doubled the size of the facility, was substantially completed in October 2001.
The year 2002 was pivotal for Gateway due to the acquisition of the Baccarat Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, in June[2] and the August purchase of the Lake City Casinos in Penticton, Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon.
In May 2005 Gateway Casinos opened the Cascades Casino in the heart of Langley, British Columbia[3] which brought about a new era of gaming for the company, boasting over 60,000 square feet of gaming space, 77-room hotel and more than 25,000 square feet of convention space operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts Limited.
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The Starlight Casino and Grand Villa Casino were opened in 2007 and 2008 respectively and are currently operating as Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited’s flagship properties.In 2011 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited purchased three existing Community Gaming Centres located in Squamish, Mission and the Newton Surrey area. In April 2015 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment revealed its plans to build brand new casino located in the Edmonton Arena District.[4]
In December 2015 Gateway casinos bought Playtime Gaming Inc.[5] expanding their properties with 4 new CGC (community gaming centers) and 2 commercial bingo halls making them the largest casino company in British Columbia.
In December 2016, Gateway casinos purchased 11 Casinos from OLG in Ontario ranging from Thunder Bay to London with rights to build in Kenora and North Bay hereby now employing 6000+ people and making its way into the Ontario market.
In March 2018, Gateway was selected as the service provider for OLG's Central Gaming Bundle, which includes management of Casino Rama and slot operations at Georgian Downs, and the rights to build a new casino in Collingwood or Wasaga Beach.[6][7]
Properties[edit]
Western Canada
- Baccarat Casino (Edmonton) closed 2016
- Cascades Casino, Hotel and Convention Centre (Langley City)
- Grand Villa Casino (Burnaby)
- Grand Villa Casino Edmonton (Edmonton)
- Playtime Casino (Kelowna)
- Lake City Casinos
- Kamloops Casino (Kamloops)
- Penticton Casino (Penticton)
- Vernon Casino (Vernon)
- Starlight Casino former Palace Casino (Edmonton)
- Starlight Casino (New Westminster)
- Chances Mission (Mission)
- Chances Squamish (Squamish)
- Newton Community Gaming Centre (Surrey)
- Chances Abbotsford
- Chances Campbell River
- Chances Courtney
- Langley Bingo
- Chances Kamloops
Eastern Canada
- Thunder Bay
- Sudbury
- London
- Point Edward
- Woodstock
- Dresden closed
- Clinton
- Hanover
- Innisfil
- Chatham (opened 2019)
References[edit]
- ^'About Us'. Gateway Casinos and Entertainment.
- ^'Baccarat Casino to be replaced by upscale entertainment and gaming facility'. Edmonton Journal. April 14, 2015.
- ^'Cascades Casino Resort Celebrates its 10th Anniversary'. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited. April 29, 2015.
- ^Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Plans a Premier Casino in the EAD
- ^'Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited Acquires Playtime Gaming'. newswire.ca. Dec 23, 2015.
- ^Ian Adams (March 15, 2018). 'OLG picks operator for casinos in Innisfil, Casino Rama'. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^'OLG selects service provider for Central Gaming Bundle (Press release)'. Business Insider. March 15, 2018.