BlackburnNews.com file photo of Caesars Windsor. (Photo by Jason Viau)BlackburnNews.com file photo of Caesars Windsor. (Photo by Jason Viau)
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Casino gamblers keep helping Windsor taxpayers

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has made another payment to the City of Windsor for hosting the casino at Caesars Windsor.

The OLG issued a third-quarter payment of more than $2.3 million for the period between October 1 and December 31. So far, Windsor has received just over $7 million from the OLG for the fiscal year from April 1 to March 31. The OLG said since May 1994, Windsor has received more than $55.3 million in non-tax gaming revenue.

“OLG provides municipal partners and local charities with significant funds to enable investments in communities across the province," said Ontario Minister of Finance Vic Fedeli. "The people of Ontario benefit through key public services like health care, education and community infrastructure.”

The OLG provides the Ontario government with its largest source of non-tax revenue at more than $2.49 billion annually.

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