It’s big, really big. Canada’s newest — and largest — casino takes up 33 acres: a space that could accommodate BMO Field, Scotiabank and the Rogers Centre, home to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team.
There are 3,800 parking spots in the multi-level garage; an attached 400-room hotel will soon open here; and a 5,000-seat live entertainment auditorium is expected to be complete within months.
But gamblers, who began arriving to put down their money mere hours after the official opening event, are here to wager. They have a lot of choice.
Besides 145 table games, there are an astonishing 4,800 slot machines at the casino situated in north Etobicoke, right beside the Woodbine Racetrack.
