Vancouver Observer articles on the Edgewater Casino
Posted: November 4, 2010 Filed under: Edgewater Casino | Tags: BC Place Stadium, city limits, Edgewater Casino, Emily Barca, gambling, gaming expansion, Linda Solomon, opposition, Paragon Gaming, PavCo, Sam Sullivan, Spencer Chandra Herbert, Vancouver Observer 2 Comments
The Vancouver Observer has undertaken an excellent series of articles on the proposed Edgewater Casino expansion, irregularities in the process, the problem with a massive casino in a downtown core, and other related issues and questions.
Here are the articles, in chronological order, and the Observer says there are more to come:
August 26 New Edgewater Casino at BC Place will doubling gambling in the city: does it have to happen?
Sept 15 Vancouver to have one last chance to weigh in on proposal for BC’s largest casino
October 14 Provincial-backed casino requires City approval, but can City say no?
October 14 Community service and arts groups ask City to intervene in gaming development
Nov 4 BC Place casino proposal: lack of independent fairness advisor raises questions
Nov 7 Isn’t it kind of strange that Vancouver would have a super-sized casino downtown? by Emily Barca and Linda Solomon
Dec 1 Casino expansion at B.C. Place may lead to increase in organized crime activity, sources say by Emily Barca
Dec 2 Will B.C. casinos’ bad record on money laundering get worse at B.C. Place casino?
Dec 3 False Creek Residents Association votes against BC Place casino
Feb 7, 2011 Inside Edgewater Casino by Emily Barca
Feb 9, Paragon of Haste by Ian Reid
Vancouver, not Vegas! 
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