Author Archives: Natasha Akerman

GREAT CANADIAN GAMING TO REPORT SECOND QUARTER 2018 RESULTS ON AUGUST 14

July 25, 2018 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Gaming Corporation [TSX:GC] (“the Company”) announced that it will release its financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2018 (the “second quarter”) after market close on August 14, 2018. The Company will also host a conference call on that day at 2:00 PM Pacific, at which time management will both review the financial results and discuss the progress of the business.

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HARD ROCK CASINO VANCOUVER TEAM TO RETURN TO WORK ON JULY 25, 2018

July 23, 2018 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Gaming Corporation [TSX:GC] (“Great Canadian” or “the Company”) announced today that Hard Rock Casino Vancouver team members represented by the B.C. Government and Services Employees’ Union (BCGEU) have voted in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement, and the full team will be returning to work on Wednesday, July 25th, 2018.

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GREAT CANADIAN GAMING ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR RETIREMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER HART

July 13, 2018 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Gaming Corporation [TSX:GC] (“Great Canadian” or the “Company”) announced today the retirement of Neil W. Baker from the Board of Directors of the Company, and the appointment of Christopher (Chris) Hart to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Baker’s retirement.

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CASINO WOODBINE SCHEDULED TO HOST SECOND ROUND OF CAREER FAIRS

Toronto, ON (July 11, 2018): Casino Woodbine is getting ready for the second round of career fairs scheduled to take place during the month of July.

“Earlier this year, through our career fair efforts, we were able to attract and hire a number of local candidates to fill a variety of full time and part time positions – the turnout was remarkable. This round of career fairs will allow us the opportunity to continue with the process and fulfill the remainder of available positions,” said Spencer Parazader, General Manager, Casino Woodbine.

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GREAT CANADIAN GAMING ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID

June 28, 2018 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Gaming Corporation [TSX:GC] (“Great Canadian” or “the Company”) announced today its intention to renew a normal course issuer bid for up to 4,108,074 of its common shares, representing approximately 10% of the Company’s common shares in the public float. Purchases will be made subject to opportunities within the market.

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GREAT CANADIAN GAMING CORPORATION WELCOMES REVIEW OF MONEY LAUNDERING IN LOWER MAINLAND CASINOS CONDUCTED FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

Richmond, BC (June 27, 2018): Great Canadian Gaming Corporation [TSX:GC] (“Great Canadian,” or “the Company”) today welcomed the release of the independent review of money laundering in Lower Mainland casinos conducted for the Attorney General of British Columbia.

Said Rod N. Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Canadian:

“Dr. German’s report is a comprehensive review of anti-money laundering policies and practices, and represents an important milestone for the gaming industry in BC and Canada. He has done a valuable service in examining the issues carefully and recommending practical improvements to the anti-money laundering (“AML”) regime that address valid security concerns while also facilitating casino play that benefits our province. We commend Minister Eby for his appointment of Dr. German to undertake this important work.

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NEW OPERATING AGREEMENTS EXECUTED WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA LOTTERY CORPORATION

June 5, 2018 – Coquitlam, BC– Great Canadian Gaming Corporation [TSX: GC] (the “Company”) is pleased to announce today that it has signed new operational services agreements (the “Agreements”) with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (“BCLC”), in respect of its gaming facilities in British Columbia. The Agreements are for terms of 20 years and include the provision for appropriate investments in the Company’s properties as well as the delivery of annual business plans. “I want to thank the BCLC for working with Great Canadian and other service providers to update and enhance the industry’s operational agreements that originated in the late 1990’s. These agreements ensure alignment between the BCLC and Great Canadian on business planning and capital and operational investments, and with these agreements executed, Great Canadian now has long term operating contracts of 20 years or more for almost all of its Canadian properties,” stated Rod Baker, President and CEO, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.

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CASINO WOODBINE SEEKS LOCAL TALENT TO FILL MORE THAN 500 POSITIONS

Toronto, ON (May 15, 2018): During the month of May, Casino Woodbine will host a series of career fairs to begin filling more than 500 table games positions. Casino Woodbine is embarking on this important initiative with a focus on hiring local talent from surrounding neighbourhoods, in keeping with its commitment to community benefits.

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GREAT CANADIAN GAMING AND BROOKFIELD AWARDED GTA BUNDLE IN ONTARIO GAMING MODERNIZATION PROCESS

August 8, 2017 –Coquitlam, BC and Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX:GC) (“Great Canadian”) and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) (TSX:BBU.UN) (“Brookfield Business Partners”) together with its institutional partners (collectively, “Brookfield”), announce today that they have been selected as the successful proponent by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (“OLG”) to operate certain gaming facilities in the Greater Toronto Area (the “GTA Bundle”)

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