The New Cascades Casino opened up officially last night, with a cheque presentation of $884,000 for the share of gaming revenue from the Dresden Casino.
GM Steve Rowbotham says the transition wasn’t without mixed feelings.
“I think what was challenging was they had built a really good relation ship in Dresden, they had a lot of regular customers, I remember on the last day of the casino in Dresden there were some tears. Some customers didn’t want to leave, they wanted to be the last ones in the casino,” says Rowbotham. “We have seen such engagement in the community. I can go to any store in the city and talk to them about the casino and they know somebody who works here, or somebody associated with the build, I think it’s something that’s brought this community together.”
He adds that after those regulars saw the new facility in Chatham, it was a really positive reaction.
