Good news for the City of Pickering, which pocketed nearly $3.8 million in third-quarter hosting revenue for Pickering Casino & Resort, is not being celebrated on the nearby Scugog Island First Nation which continues to express “deep concern and frustration” for what it describes as “violations” of legally binding revenue-sharing agreements by the province.
“The revenue that Pickering and iGaming generate for the Province of Ontario comes at the direct expense of MSIFN and economic reconciliation,” said Chief Kelly LaRocca. “Gaming revenue allows MSIFN to build infrastructure, fund essential public services, and contribute to the local economy. Instead of supporting Indigenous self-governance and reconciliation, the government has chosen to empower national and international corporations to profit at the expense of public good.”
