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 The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) issued the fourth-quarter (January to March, 2015) non-tax gaming revenue payment of $320,647 to the City of Sault Ste. Marie for hosting OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie. To date, Sault Ste. Marie has received more than $24.1 million in non-tax gaming revenue.

“Revenues from OLG gaming sites allow host municipalities, such as Sault Ste. Marie, to directly invest in and upgrade their infrastructure and support various community organizations and initiatives,” said David Orazietti, MPP. “Additionally, all Ontarians benefit from gaming revenues through provincial investments in key public services like health care and education.”

These payments are made under an equitable formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement that determines the funds municipalities receive for hosting an OLG gaming facility and are based on an escalating scale of gaming revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario.

At approximately $2 billion annually, OLG provides the Ontario government with its largest source of non-tax revenue. Modernization will help OLG provide more money to Ontario for hospitals and other government priorities.

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