Delta Bingo will close without OLG agreement The reciprocity issues included a liability clause that the Town would assume full operational liability for Oakville Delta Bingo. The motion will come before Town council Monday for approval. "It is for us to decide what are the requirements of this council to protect our community and to insist on them. We should not blink until we have actually had the session with comparable authority from the OLG," said Burton. "My motion has the effect to endorse and allow the modernization of the bingo hall and to adopt the electronic bingo technology, subject to these four basic protections of the Continued from page 1 3 · Friday, April 13, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com community and the town that I believe we need to have." Burton said if he and the Town clerk were unable to secure the desired conditions they would report back to council. "I don't really see any downside from council authorizing us to go after these four items," said Burton. In August 2011, council voted unanimously to endorse the OLG's initiative on charitable bingo and gaming revitalization (e-Bingo) after receiving assurances from the OLG the move would not be a gateway that would see slot machines and other electronic gambling take root here. The item was back this week after Town staff raised numerous concerns about the OLG-developed contract. At the meeting Ron Ko, OLG Bingo Gaming director, explained why the Town is not given a say in the agreement about what gaming systems it will receive. "The OLG has an obligation to the Criminal Code of Canada. The Criminal Code of Canada says only an agency of the Province can run gaming and that agency must control products, control payouts, control game design, control price," said Ko. "For us to put language in the contract that conflicts, that says `I am non-compliant with a law'." Ko said the OLG has attempted to meet the Town halfway by offering to write a non-binding letter, stating no slot machines would be installed in the Oakville Delta Bingo. Councillors have expressed concern about the non-binding nature of this letter. The OLG's stance on the non-negotiable nature of the agreement appeared to soften during the meeting with Ko stating he would look into the Town's request for a slot machine/VLT exclusion to be added to the contract. The delay in getting the OLG initiative approved concerned Oakville Delta Bingo owner Cam Johnstone. Johnstone said a Town decision to decline the OLG agreement would force his business to close as he could not get modern equipment necessary to revive dwindling attendance. "When I say that I will close my doors, Your Worship, I am not trying to threaten, I am being honest." "Our charities made $880,000 last year, but we lost $400,000." Johnstone said the OLG agreement is about modernizing Ontario's bingo halls, said he has no interest in bringing slot machines into his business and offered to enter into a contract with the Town to reject slot machines if the OLG offered them. He also said in the end, he would not be the one who would suffer. "I will survive. I do have six other bingo halls. The 40 staff that I employ will not, the 80 people I intend to employ at the end of this initiative will not, the 34 charities that we represent will not." SATURDAY, SATURDAY, APRIL APRIL 14TH, 16TH, 2012 2011 FREE SKATE Roll into Corbett's for more than your player package. Joshua's Creek Arena 12:00 - 5:00 PM Oakville Arena 12:00 - 2:00 pm Check our website for your time based on age! Sun. April April17th 15th Sun. open to the public DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN means... Reassuring appointments geared to your child's self-esteem and confidence ... THE WHOLE CHILD FIRST Conservative treatment of dental cavities. 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