Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited officially opened the Cascades Casino North Bay in North Bay, Ontario on April 21.
Cascades features 300 slots, six table games and 10 virtual tables as well as Gateway’s signature restaurant brand, MATCH Eatery & Public House. The new casino represents an investment of $41 million in North Bay and the creation of 200 new jobs.
The latest property to be unveiled by Gateway features proprietary casino and restaurant brands. Gateway has successful Cascades properties in Chatham, Ontario and Langley, Kamloops and Penticton, British Columbia.
The signature restaurant brand MATCH Eatery & Public House offers the experience of a neighborhood pub with the high energy of a sports bar, plus live entertainment. MATCH will welcome families with children, featuring cuisine to suit every taste. The spacious outdoor patio also offers a three-season dining experience starting through the spring, summer and fall with cooling mist for hot summer days and outdoor firepit heaters when the temperatures drop.
“This is a great day for North Bay and Gateway Casinos,” said Gateway CEO Tony Santo. “I am proud to say, despite the challenges of Covid over the last two years, we finally reached the finish line. This new attraction is testimony to the resiliency and determination of a great many people who kept their focus and worked hard together to create a state-of-the-art entertainment destination for the city of North Bay. It really is a wonderful achievement.”
Joining Jamie Papp, Gateway senior vice president of casino operations for the grand opening were Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Jobs and Trade and local MPP Vic Fedeli, North Bay Mayor Al McDonald and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) CEO Duncan Hannay.
“We’d like to congratulate Gateway Casinos on their grand opening and this exciting new investment in our community,” said Fedeli. “This incredible $41 million investment in North Bay will have a significant impact on the whole regional economy, especially as we recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic. This new entertainment destination will mean hundreds of new, local jobs, enhance our vibrant tourism sector and become a regional landmark for generations to come.”
“I would like to congratulate Gateway on the grand opening of its new North Bay casino. Cascades represents an investment of tens of millions of dollars in our city and the creation of approximately 200 new jobs,” said McDonald. “Not only that, the addition of a casino to North Bay will help support tourism and spur even more new development in the south end of the city.”
“OLG is proud to partner with local communities across the province where we, together with our service providers, create jobs, deliver capital development and offer world-class entertainment in a safe and secure environment,” said OLG’s Hannay. “We are excited about the new Cascades Casino North Bay and to share in its continued success with our newest host community, the city of North Bay. It’s yet another way that we ‘Play for Ontario.’”
