Windsor got $1.8M last quarter for hosting Caesars Windsor

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation paid Windsor more than $1.8 million for hosting Caesars Windsor in the city.

The non-tax gaming revenue payment of $1,896,549 to the City of Windsor was a fourth-quarter payment, covering January to March, 2015.

These payments are made under an equitable formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement that determines the fee municipalities receive for hosting an OLG gaming facility and are based on an escalating scale of gaming revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario.

To date, Windsor has received more than $17.8 million in non-tax gaming revenue.

"Revenues from OLG gaming sites allow host municipalities to invest in and upgrade their infrastructure and support various community organizations and initiatives," Minister of Finance Charles Sousa said in a media release. "The people of Ontario benefit from these gaming revenues through provincial investment in key public services like health care and education."