About 46 jobs will be affected by the planned shutdown of Sarnia’s casino , a spokesperson with the operator says.

Robert Mitchell said Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, which also runs casinos in Point Edward, Chatham-Kent, London and other Ontario communities, learned of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) decision last week.

The closing is the result of an Optional Slots at Racetracks Program (OSARP) sunset clause taking effect March 31, 2026, OLG officials said this week .

Sarnia’s 150-slot-machine casino at Hiawatha Horse Park was one of a handful of sites in Ontario opened about 2019 ,under the program to help eligible racetracks where slots previously had existed but were shut down – or queued for relocation – by the end of the provincial slots at racetracks program i

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