NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued a second-quarter (July 1 to Sept. 30, 2019) non-tax gaming revenue payment of $748,721 to the Township of Centre Wellington for hosting Elements Casino Grand River.
Since December 2003, Centre Wellington has received more than $32.9 million in non-tax gaming revenue.
“Revenues generated at local gaming sites directly contribute to better quality of life for Ontarians,” said Rod Phillips, Ontario Minister of Finance. “Projects to improve local infrastructure like roads and public transit as well as community programs and services all benefit from OLG’s tremendous partnerships with host municipalities.”
These payments are made under an equitable formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement that determines the funds municipalities receive for hosting a gaming facility and are based on a graduated scale of gaming revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario.
OLG provides the Ontario government with its largest source of non-tax revenue from Government Business Enterprises. In 2018-2019, this amounted to $2.47 billion.
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