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Anyone remember the video game SIM CITY? Remember when the game would reward you by giving you an amusement park or a casino to place in your city. How many of you would place that casino in a part of the city that was already developed? That would have been retarded. The strategy used was to...

I couldn't agree with you more..... That is what I have been saying, putting a casino somewhere that is already developed will be disasterous for the surrounding businesses. The monster resort and casino will srive to keep people within the walls of the resort and will encourage them to only...

Anyone who has two eyes and a brain can see all the asians at casinos. Everyone in Markham can see the bus loads that leave here every weekend to go to Rama/Windsor/Niagara..... When the President of OLG says he wants to bring a casino closer to the people who play them....what does he mean by...

Maybe the two are not related from the provinces point of view, but it sure does make a better case for Markham in the public's eyes. The casino and arena would complement each other well and I think many in Markham will see that. Also, as I previously posted, a casino in Markham Centre would...

ALRIGHT HERE WE GO....... Step one: Liberals pass Provincial budget to initiate modernization of OLG - COMPLETE Step two: Approve the proposal by GTA Sports and Entertainment to build new 20,000 seat arena - COMPLETE Step three: Make "official" proposal to OLG to build new GTA casino in Downtown...

I would be extremely PISSED OFF if this gets deferred. I hope the threats being made by some of the councillors is just political positioning. They signed confidentiality agreements so that means they have discussed this before. Did the question of financing not come up then? Why is this such a...

Ya I never really thought of it that way.....I guess it is likely that Rogers and Bell would be in favour of a second team in Toronto. Another good sponsor for the arena would be American Express who has their Canadian head office just down the street from Downtown Markham. ......AMEX...

I have some bad news for all you who want THIS casino in Toronto....... The plan to modernize the OLG is located in the Provincial Liberal budget. If Dalton McGuinty is not able to pass the budget, then it will force an election and the plans for the casino in the GTA would have been...

Why can't you see two casinos in the GTA? The reports are that a monster casino resort on the waterfront would only be 5%-10% casino. How much of that space will be taken up with tourists? Can all the residents of the GTA go play there every saturday night too? The GTA is one of the largest...

I fully support the idea of a casino in Markham AND Toronto. The GTA can more than support two casinos. Markham is ready for this one....Toronto is not. But that doesn't mean that Toronto can't do this right and get all the public input they want, do all the studies they want, and make sure...

I fully support the Mayor and his strategy he has chosen to accomplish the dream of Markham Centre. His actions in general increase the probability that he will succeed at his tasks. His secrecy is to leave competitors in the dark. He is a "get-the-job-done" sort of guy, and I'm glad he's on my...

I'm not saying it is impossible for it to work in Toronto....I am saying that you have to be very careful to do it correctly or else you may end up doing more harm than good. I think that Toronto needs to do some studies and take their time with this and do it right. Don't just have some...

I agree...I don't think an NHL team is coming there any time soon. However, who knows what's in the cards for some NHL teams 5-10 years from now. Let's say that within 10 years, there are 4 NHL teams in the US that want to relocate. Do you think Downtown Markham and Graeme Roustan have at least...

I don't think that GTA Sports and Entertainment is doing this for Markham....I fully acknowledge the fact that Graeme Roustan may intend to purchase an NHL team in the future if the opportunity presents itself. What I think is that MARKHAM is doing this for the benefit of Markham. The people...

I undertand what you are saying.........but it is risky. Can you say for sure that the monster resort's share of the tourist dollar will be equal or less than the marginal increase in the tourist market that will result from the new complex? In other words, let's say the current tourist market...

Thanks! For the most part, people in Markham are not looking to get an NHL team. The purpose of the arena is to accelerate the development of Downtown Markham/Markham Centre. It's the media that is focusing on the fact that there is a possiblity of a new team. If that ends up happening then...

That's okay if the new future NHL team has a Toronto name.......as long as Markham gets all the economic benefit ;)

Coolcanadian..... You mentioned that the casino/resort will include: - Huge convention space - downtown Toronto already has lots of convention space....will they lose business? - 3 luxury hotes - Toronto already has many luxury hotels...will they lose business to resort hotels? - high end...

It wont be the same if built in DTM. In my opinion, if built in DTM, it wont be the monstrosity of a resort that you see in the above pictures. It wont be the enclosed, money-sucking entity that MGM and others are pitching. Instead, it will be built in a way that incorporates the arena, the VIP...