The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has received its first payment of the fiscal year for hosting Cascades Casino in Chatham.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) paid the municipality $423,773 for the first quarter period from April 1 to June 30.
Since Cascades Casino opened in April 2001, Chatham-Kent has received $14,877,704.
Last fiscal year alone, the municipality was paid a total of $921,281 in gaming revenue.