{"id":8046,"date":"2012-04-17T14:34:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T14:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=8046"},"modified":"2012-04-17T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T14:34:41","slug":"canadian-sin-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/canadian-sin-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Sin City?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/archives\/6846\/las-vegas-strip\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6849\" title=\"las-vegas-strip\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/las-vegas-strip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a>MGM Resorts International is eyeing up Toronto in setting up base for a luxurious entertainment complex, including a casino and hotel. In a move forward in making this a reality, the MGM resort group has already started lobbying city hall for the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0MGM Resorts International&#8217;s development staff recently visited Toronto and has hired a local firm, Sussex Strategy Group, to make its case at city hall, according to a report in Tuesday&#8217;s <em>Globe and Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At a meeting last week, MGM associates had information discussions about a casino with Mayor Rob Ford&#8217;s staff, a dozen councillors and political aides, with the company exploring a $2 billion to $6 billion investment in the city, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s an amazing market, it&#8217;s an amazing city,&#8221; Alan Feldman, MGM&#8217;s senior vice-president of public affairs, told the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em>. &#8220;We&#8217;d be prepared to invest an awful lot in the development of the concept.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0The gambling part could be just ten percent of a multi-billion-dollar investment by MGM resorts international.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MGM Resorts International is eyeing up Toronto in setting up base for a luxurious entertainment complex, including a casino and hotel. 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