Pickering Casino Resort
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Pickering Casino Resort | |
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Entertainment Complex | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′22″N 79°03′15″W / 43.839309°N 79.054092°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Pickering |
| Website | www |
The Pickering Casino Resort is a casino, resort, and entertainment venue that is currently under development in the Canadian city of Pickering, Ontario. During its planning, it was branded as Durham Live.
History[edit]
The plan received approval for development in 2017.[1][2] It is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the city of Pickering ranging from entry level to senior managerial positions.[3] It is also expected to contribute $600 million in tax revenue and $1 billion towards Pickering's GDP and represents the largest private investment in Pickering's history.[4] 60% of Pickering residents voted in favor of the development.[5] According to Universal City Condominiums, a condo developer near the resort development site, Pickering Casino Resort will include "A World-Class Casino, Year-Round Indoor Waterpark, A Giant Amphitheatre (capacity of 16,000), State-of-the-Art Cinemas and Film Studio, A Five Star Restaurant Strip, Three Luxury Hotels, Shopping Mall, A Fitness Centre and Spa, a Botanical Garden..."[6] It will also include Canada's first and North America's third Porsche Experience Center.[7] The facility was expected to be operational in the fall of 2019 or by late 2019. Construction of the structures are in the advanced stages.[8] The building permit for the city of Pickering to go ahead with this development has cost $1.6 million.
The City of Pickering, the Durham Region and Toronto governing authorities are actively involved in this project due to the magnitude of investment and effects on zoning bylaws.[9]
The first phase of the development, the casino, was opened to the general public on July 26, 2021.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Calis, Kristen (2017-07-19). "Ontario Municipal Board OK's plans for Durham Live in Pickering". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "DLive". DLive. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Construction of massive 'Vegas-style' entertainment venue well underway in Pickering". Global News. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "The Apostolopoulos family's plan to Vegas-ify Pickering, Ont". www.canadianbusiness.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Ajax and Pickering Ontario Fight Over Casino | Gaming Post CA". GamingPost.ca - Your source for Canadian Gaming News. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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- ^ Canada, Porsche Cars. "Announcing the future Porsche Experience Centre Toronto". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Construction of massive 'Vegas-style' entertainment venue well underway in Pickering". Global News. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ Calis, Kristen (2018-10-10). "Pickering lifts restrictions, Durham Live can move ahead". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Great Canadian Gaming's Pickering casino opens today in Ontario".