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Management change at a given location could lead to unexpected changes directly affecting the employees. At the end of the day, this might not be an ideal situation, but it aligns with the unique way in which the new management conducts business. It also sets the tone for future operation, eyeing better performance down the road. The beginning of this year saw Gateway Casinos acquire Chances Casino Kamloops and add it to its extensive portfolio. This made the casino operator the sole gaming provider in the area.

Bryce Herman’s Employment Agreement Was Terminated

Up until that point, the casino giant had overseen Cascades Casino Kamloops, a rival gaming property that diversified the field and resulted in healthy competition between the two locations ever since 2015. The change of management at Chances Casino Kamloops spelled the end for Mr. Herman’s extensive career on site of the casino venue.

He had been associated with the casino staff ever since 2002 and his contributions to the premium facility have been unrivaled. In his position of Director of Marketing for Chances Casino, many organized events have come to fruition with stellar results. Such has been the case until July 31, when he saw the end of his career at the casino location.

Mr. Herman claims that his contract was terminated sooner than it was supposed to, eventually violating its conditions. His notice of civil claim was filed in the local registry of the British Columbia Supreme Court and in it, Mr. Herman makes is clear that he considers his rights violated. The new casino management also failed to produce a “reasonable notice of severance in lieu of reasonable notice” of dismissal.

Casino Dismisses All Claims

Prior to his last day at the casino venue, Mr. Herman saw rumors spread around Kamloops about the upcoming end of his employment at Chances Casino. Supposedly, the new general manager Robert Case did all of this. This spring saw Mr. Herman overhear a conversation about his firing, which came as a surprise to him and caused him distress.

The employment agreement Mr. Herman had prior to the firing was a verbal one with the previous owners of the casino venue – Pat and Gary Hart. At the very beginning of his career, he bagged a monthly wager of CA$3,000, ultimately swelling to CA$4,500. It was supposed to come to an end July 31, but instead, it was terminated June 20.

Damages he seeks, reach CA$135,000, but the casino venue stated that Mr. Herman was an independent contractor and the arrangement was not an exclusive one. Moreover, allegedly the previous management never referred to him as an employee in front of Gateway Casinos, but instead as a contractor. The casino also pointed out that earlier this year, Mr. Herman was offered the position of Guest Services Manager, which he declined.

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is a Canadian gaming and entertainment operator. It operates 23 casinos in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The corporate offices of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment are located in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is owned by The Catalyst Capital Group Inc., a private equity investment firm founded in 2002.^[1]

History[edit]

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited is one of the largest casino and entertainment companies in Western Canada and has grown from 2 facilities with 150 employees to 12 facilities with over 3,000 employees.

Properties include The Grand Villa Casino & Convention Centre Burnaby, Starlight Casino New Westminster, Cascades Resort Casino Langley, The Lake City Casinos (Vernon, Kamloops, Kelowna & Penticton) in the Okanagan, The Baccarat and Palace Casinos in Edmonton, the Chances Community Gaming Centres in Squamish, Mission, Kamloops and Newton Bingo in Surrey.

Starting in 1992, Gateway Casinos has provided operational services for casinos in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia. In April 1992, Gateway Casinos acquired two casino operations in the Vancouver area: a 5,000 square foot facility on the second floor of the Mandarin Centre in Vancouver’s Chinatown and a smaller 4,000 square foot operation on the top floor of the Royal Towers Hotel in New Westminster, BC.

In March 1994, Gateway Casinos purchased a third casino, located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia with the intention of relocation in the future, which ultimately became Gateway’s Burnaby Casino.

June 1994 saw the Gateway relocation of the Vancouver casino from the small premises on the second floor of the Mandarin Centre to newly renovated premises in the same building. At this time, Mandarin Centre was the largest casino in British Columbia. In January 1996, Gateway Casinos relocated its operation in New Westminster from the top floor to expanded premises within the hotel.

Gateway Casinos ceased operating the casino in Maple Ridge in November 1996. The new operation was opened on the second floor of the parkade across from the now Grand Villa Casino in Burnaby, British Columbia.

November 1999 saw the Gateway acquisition of the Palace Casino (now Starlight Casino) in Edmonton, Alberta where an extensive renovation which more than doubled the size of the facility, was substantially completed in October 2001.

The year 2002 was pivotal for Gateway due to the acquisition of the Baccarat Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, in June^[2] and the August purchase of the Lake City Casinos in Penticton, Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon.

In May 2005 Gateway Casinos opened the Cascades Casino in the heart of Langley, British Columbia^[3] which brought about a new era of gaming for the company, boasting over 60,000 square feet of gaming space, 77-room hotel and more than 25,000 square feet of convention space operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts Limited.

The Starlight Casino and Grand Villa Casino were opened in 2007 and 2008 respectively and are currently operating as Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited’s flagship properties.In 2011 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited purchased three existing Community Gaming Centres located in Squamish, Mission and the Newton Surrey area. In April 2015 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment revealed its plans to build brand new casino located in the Edmonton Arena District.^[4]

In December 2015 Gateway casinos bought Playtime Gaming Inc.^[5] expanding their properties with 4 new CGC (community gaming centers) and 2 commercial bingo halls making them the largest casino company in British Columbia.

In December 2016, Gateway casinos purchased 11 Casinos from OLG in Ontario ranging from Thunder Bay to London with rights to build in Kenora and North Bay hereby now employing 6000+ people and making its way into the Ontario market.

Chances Casino Kamloops Entertainment Casino

In March 2018, Gateway was selected as the service provider for OLG's Central Gaming Bundle, which includes management of Casino Rama and slot operations at Georgian Downs, and the rights to build a new casino in Collingwood or Wasaga Beach.^[6][7]

Properties[edit]

Western Canada

• Baccarat Casino (Edmonton) closed 2016
• Cascades Casino, Hotel and Convention Centre (Langley City)
• Grand Villa Casino (Burnaby)
• Grand Villa Casino Edmonton (Edmonton)
• Playtime Casino (Kelowna)
• Lake City Casinos
  • Kamloops Casino (Kamloops)
  • Penticton Casino (Penticton)
  • Vernon Casino (Vernon)
• Starlight Casino former Palace Casino (Edmonton)
• Starlight Casino (New Westminster)
• Chances Mission (Mission)
• Chances Squamish (Squamish)
• Newton Community Gaming Centre (Surrey)
• Chances Abbotsford
• Chances Campbell River
• Chances Courtney
• Langley Bingo
• Chances Kamloops

Eastern Canada

Chances Casino Kamloops Entertainment Center

• Thunder Bay
• Sudbury
• London
• Point Edward
• Woodstock
• Dresden closed
• Clinton
• Hanover
• Innisfil
• Chatham (opened 2019)

References[edit]

Chances Casino Kamloops Entertainment Schedule

1. ^'About Us'. Gateway Casinos and Entertainment.
2. ^'Baccarat Casino to be replaced by upscale entertainment and gaming facility'. Edmonton Journal. April 14, 2015.
3. ^'Cascades Casino Resort Celebrates its 10th Anniversary'. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited. April 29, 2015.
4. ^Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Plans a Premier Casino in the EAD
5. ^'Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited Acquires Playtime Gaming'. newswire.ca. Dec 23, 2015.
6. ^Ian Adams (March 15, 2018). 'OLG picks operator for casinos in Innisfil, Casino Rama'. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
7. ^'OLG selects service provider for Central Gaming Bundle (Press release)'. Business Insider. March 15, 2018.

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