Gateway Casino Restaurant Sault Ste Marie

Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie Re-Opening Information

1. GATEWAY CASINOS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED Rise & Shine Breakfast Menu available Friday to Wednesday from 9AM - 12PM BREAKFAST ALL DAY BREAKFAST Two eggs, home fries and choice of bacon, sausage or country smoked ham.
2. Gateway Casinos SSM wrapped up their October Furry Friends Fundraiser by dropping of bags goodies to Northern Critters in Need. The team was able to support The Animal Assistance Group with a cheque to support their on-going vet expenses.

Due to 50-customer capacity limitations, we are only able to re-open our doors to our My Club Rewards members by invitation only at this time. This invite only access will begin on Saturday, October 10 at 9am. We want to thank our customers and employees for your support and patience during these challenging times as we work diligently to safely return to operations.

Gateway Casino Sault Ste. Marie Just minutes from the U.S. Border, at the eastern tip of Lake Superior, in the heart of the Algoma region, Gateway Casino Sault Ste. Marie is an exciting trip for northern adventurers. Over 450 exciting slot machines ranging from 1.

The health and safety of our employees and customers is always our highest priority at Gateway. We are collaborating with provincial health officials and consultants to ensure we have enhanced sanitation and safe-distancing measures in place, along with work procedures, practices and equipment appropriate for our industry.

Maintaining a clean environment is a year-round priority and it is regular practice to clean all hard surfaces, such as doors and tables. Under the current environment, we are being hyper-vigilant in our cleaning protocols throughout our properties to prevent the spread of transmittable illnesses, including COVID-19.

Things may look and feel a little different around the property, but we remain committed to making your visit enjoyable. Here are some changes you can expect:

The health and wellbeing of our guests and employees is our top priority

• Casinos will reduce seating capacities at all available games in order to comply with public health guidelines for safe distancing and allow for minimum of six feet between guests.
• Our facilities continue to operate with the highest health & safety standards and will follow all public health officials’ guidelines to ensure that our facilities are clean, safe and healthy.
• New training given to employees to ensure their own health and safety as well as others.
• All hard surfaces and high touch areas are sanitized frequently throughout the day.
• Employee wellness will be checked at the beginning of each shift and no employee is allowed in the facility with any flu-like symptoms.
• Our team are washing their hands frequently with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand rub for at least 20 seconds.
• All areas will be deep cleaned and sanitized at least once per day with continuous cleaning throughout the day.
• We have clearly marked areas where guests queue with floor decals for your safety and convenience.
• We have added Plexiglas barriers at players club desks, guest services, cashiers, and other areas throughout the property, to protect guests and employees alike.
• We have eliminated hand-to-hand contact with guests and co-workers (no handshakes, fist bumps, high-fives, etc.)
• We will continue to consult with the public health officials to ensure the health and wellbeing of our guests and employees.

• ADVANCED RESERVATIONS: We are requiring reservations to ensure entry to the site at a specific time. Details for reservations will be provided directly to invited guests.

• VIRTUAL QUEUEING: Invited guests are requested to have a valid cell phone to enter the virtual line up, even with reservations.
• All guests will be asked to stay in their car until time to enter the building.

• Entry is limited to invited My Club Rewards members and one guest only.
• Guests will enter through the main casino entrance only.
• Casino occupancy will be 50-person maximum at any one time.
• Self-provided face masks are required.
• Plexiglas barriers will be at security.

• All promotions are suspended while we are operating at a 50-person maximum capacity.

Sault Ste Marie Casino Hotel

• All machines will be disinfected regularly, including attendants offering to sanitize machines for guests as they play.
• Congregations or crowds of guests will be dispersed in order to follow social distancing guidelines.
• Hand sanitizer stations are readily available throughout the gaming floor.

• If you had a slot ticket that expired during the closure, it is redeemable at the cashier.
• We have rearranged banks and available slot machines to allow for social distancing. We will be removing chairs to create distance when appropriate.

• Due to provincial requirements, live table games will not be offered, but electronic table games are available with appropriate distancing of terminals.

• Food and beverage will not be available at this site upon opening.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsequent to the publication of this article, lawyers for Gateway Casinos and Entertainment told OrilliaMatters that MP Pierre Poilievre’s statement included a number of inaccuracies such as “the company was just downgraded to junk status and its parent company lost 95 per cent of its value on the stock market before being delisted altogether,” which is false. Lawyers for Gateway advised further that Gateway is a private company and has not been listed on a public exchange and has not lost 95% of its value on any stock market

A long-time Conservative MP says Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, which operates Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie and many other gambling facilities, “swindled a naive prime minister out of $200 million” of taxpayers’ money.

During an animated exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday in the House of Commons, Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre says Gateway is a “failing casino firm” and he chided Trudeau for “throwing away our money in this jackpot for casino insiders.”

Gambling on a casino bailout. pic.twitter.com/eG4ZNhIzNU

Sault Ste Marie Restaurant Guide

— pierrepoilievre (@PierrePoilievre) October 7, 2020

Poilievre is referring to the news that Gateway was provided a loan from the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corp. under its Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF).

The agreement, announced in late September, provides Gateway with access to $200 million of liquidity.

“These funds will provide us with capital to support restarting our operations and returning people back to work when it is safe and viable to do so,” Gateway CEO Tony Santo said in an email to employees.

But Poilievre said the company is not deserving of the funding.

“The company was just downgraded to junk status and its parent company lost 95 per cent of its value on the stock market before being delisted altogether,” Poilievre said Wednesday.

“In fact, financial experts in Toronto say the company vastly overvalues its assets. But there is someone who would invest other people’s money in it - the casino just got the jackpot of $200 million from this government,” said the former cabinet minister in Stephen Harper’s government.

“Would the financial genius over there who invested $200 million of our tax dollars in this failing casino firm please stand up.”

Trudeau stood up and provided the following response.

“While the Conservatives play silly political games, we recognize the extraordinary situation Canadians are facing,” said Trudeau, who noted Canadians are “worried” about “how they’re going to make it through this pandemic.'

Sault Ste Marie Hotels

Robert Mitchell, director of communications and public affairs for Gateway, said the MP’s statement contained inaccuracies.

“Mr. Poilievre’s comments contained a number of factual errors which have since been corrected with his office,” Mitchell told OrilliaMatters.

He also said the casino company’s LEEF application “had the support from MPs across the political spectrum … including Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton and 10 other Conservative MPs who wrote letters of support on behalf of Gateway and our 8,000 employees across Canada.”

He also stressed the LEEFF funding will be repaid by Gateway.

“The LEEFF program is a loan that will be repaid,” said Mitchell. “We will use the funds to help re-open our businesses and get people back to work as soon as it is safe and viable to do so.”

He noted Gateway is “excited to welcome back many employees this week as we re-open a number of facilities today and Saturday, including our Innisfil site.”

Tshweu Moleme of Orillia, a Unifor rep at Casino Rama, a Gateway-owned site that will stay closed as others in the province reopen, said he “can understand some of the concerns raised by the Opposition, especially given the size of the ($200-million) LEEFF loan.”

Poilievre “is doing what he’s in Parliament for - to hold both the government and the borrower accountable,” said Moleme

“He can help the government in making sure that the money (is) used as intended - to help revive a business and to keep jobs,” he said.

Moleme applauded the Liberals’ support.

“The government has done its part, ensuring that Gateway employees can still have jobs to return to. It's now Gateway's turn to keep their word … This is about saving jobs and helping Canadian families,” he said.

Now is not “the time for partisan jabs. Canadians would like to see MPs work together, making sure that we get through this pandemic and come back strong. The entire parliament should be on the side of workers.”

Gateway Casino Restaurant Sault Ste Marie Osmond

He urges Gateway to use this “much needed financial oxygen” to reopen Casino Rama.

“With such a significant loan, a world-class facility like Casino Rama should be coming back strong,” Moleme said. “I believe that's what parliamentarians, workers, and communities would also like to see happen.”

Sault Ste Marie Ontario Casino

– OrilliaMatters