The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) issued the a third quarter (October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) non-tax gaming revenue payment of $326,705 to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent for hosting Cascades Casino Chatham.
OLG officials say since April 2001, Chatham-Kent has received more than $14.1-million in non-tax gaming revenue.
OLG makes payments to host communities under the Municipality Contribution Agreements, using a prescribed formula consistently applied across all sites in Ontario that is based on a graduated scale of gaming revenue at the hosted site or sites.
“We are happy that host gaming municipalities received payments this past quarter through Municipality Contribution Agreements,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, in a press release.
“Once public safety restrictions are lifted again, land-based casinos will continue to play a vital role in the economic recovery of our communities.”
All gaming sites were opened throughout the third quarter with rigorous public health and workplace safety measures.
Despite capacity restrictions being lifted on October 25, the continued spread of COVID-19 had an impact on gaming revenues, OLG officials say.
As a result of new time-limited provincial health measures, gaming sites were temporarily closed to the public on Wednesday, January 5 at 12:01 a.m.
This closure is expected to remain in effect until at least January 26, 2022.
The health and safety of customers, employees and host gaming communities remains a priority for OLG and its service providers.
Life to date, host communities have received almost $1.8 billion in non-tax gaming revenue, OLG officials added.
