proposed Slots and Bingo Hall in rockwood mall ??
have your say........
Delta Bingo is proposing to open a hall in Rockwood Mall, according to notices in the Mississauga News.
Technically, Delta is asking to move from their current industrial location on Mattawa Ave. (off Dundas, across from The Brick). Their target location is in a mall in a residential area: our neighbourhood, our Rockwood Mall. This is the perfect location for a Bingo Hall. Rockwood has a large senior population, many within walking distance, a relatively safe area with lots of parking and transit options. The Mattawa Avenue location needs a facelift, but otherwise, there are no problems, no liquor licence and no slot machines--just Bingo. It is a place where local charities take an active part in the operation and in return earn money to fund their causes. Some of the charities include hockey clubs, the Knights of Columbus, women’s shelters and the arts. Even the RHA, as a not-for-profit association, could be a charity partner.
Delta Bingo and Gaming currently operates many halls in the province. Many of their halls offer another form of gaming – slot machines. Along with the slot machines most serve alcohol. Over time, as the profits from the machines appears to be higher, the overall space allotted to Bingo shrinks to allow for more slot machines. As OLG runs the slot business, we can assume that this money is not shared with the local charities, or at least not in the same manner as with the Bingo profits. However, in the case of the Rockwood Mall location, the now vacant Rona property, is relatively small compared to other facilities. Therefore, the option for slots may not be viable. Unfortunately, we have not seen the proposal, and until we do, we can only make suppositions as to the intended use.
The potential for slot machines in our mall is a concern. A relatively ugly secret is that the Dixie/Bloor community has the highest social risk index in all of Peel Region. Most halls that offer slot gaming stay open well after midnight, which is much later than the Bingo games end. Allowing slot gaming would make our neighbourhood vulnerable to potentially undesirable exposure during the early morning hours.
Allowing the hall on Mattawa Avenue to move to Rockwood with the existing restriction (just Bingo) would be a source of entertainment for the community. This could even be considered the adult version of Chuck E. Cheese with benefits to some local charities. However, allowing anything more than this should be considered a potential risk. If the Council feels that Pot Shops should not be a part of our neighbourhood, certainly they will agree that we should not have slot gaming in them either.
Please access the survey where indicated. The results will be tabulated and delivered, along with our comments, to the two office locations provided. The question is do we want a Bingo Hall in Rockwood and if so, should it be with or without restrictions?
Delta Bingo is proposing to open a hall in Rockwood Mall, according to notices in the Mississauga News.
Technically, Delta is asking to move from their current industrial location on Mattawa Ave. (off Dundas, across from The Brick). Their target location is in a mall in a residential area: our neighbourhood, our Rockwood Mall. This is the perfect location for a Bingo Hall. Rockwood has a large senior population, many within walking distance, a relatively safe area with lots of parking and transit options. The Mattawa Avenue location needs a facelift, but otherwise, there are no problems, no liquor licence and no slot machines--just Bingo. It is a place where local charities take an active part in the operation and in return earn money to fund their causes. Some of the charities include hockey clubs, the Knights of Columbus, women’s shelters and the arts. Even the RHA, as a not-for-profit association, could be a charity partner.
Delta Bingo and Gaming currently operates many halls in the province. Many of their halls offer another form of gaming – slot machines. Along with the slot machines most serve alcohol. Over time, as the profits from the machines appears to be higher, the overall space allotted to Bingo shrinks to allow for more slot machines. As OLG runs the slot business, we can assume that this money is not shared with the local charities, or at least not in the same manner as with the Bingo profits. However, in the case of the Rockwood Mall location, the now vacant Rona property, is relatively small compared to other facilities. Therefore, the option for slots may not be viable. Unfortunately, we have not seen the proposal, and until we do, we can only make suppositions as to the intended use.
The potential for slot machines in our mall is a concern. A relatively ugly secret is that the Dixie/Bloor community has the highest social risk index in all of Peel Region. Most halls that offer slot gaming stay open well after midnight, which is much later than the Bingo games end. Allowing slot gaming would make our neighbourhood vulnerable to potentially undesirable exposure during the early morning hours.
Allowing the hall on Mattawa Avenue to move to Rockwood with the existing restriction (just Bingo) would be a source of entertainment for the community. This could even be considered the adult version of Chuck E. Cheese with benefits to some local charities. However, allowing anything more than this should be considered a potential risk. If the Council feels that Pot Shops should not be a part of our neighbourhood, certainly they will agree that we should not have slot gaming in them either.
Please access the survey where indicated. The results will be tabulated and delivered, along with our comments, to the two office locations provided. The question is do we want a Bingo Hall in Rockwood and if so, should it be with or without restrictions?
You may also send your response to RHA.helps@gmail.com and we will print and deliver your individual comments along with the community survey response.