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Vaughan interested in hosting new GTA casino

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:20AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:49PM EDT

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TORONTO -- The City of Vaughan has declared its interest in hosting a Greater Toronto Area casino after an eight-hour meeting.

The final vote came around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, and Vaughan will now notify the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. of its interest.

Two potential locations have been identified -- one at the Highway 407 subway station and one at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.

Meanwhile, Markham city council voted against reopening a debate over a proposed casino. The motion was rejected by a vote of 9-4.

Both decisions came one week after Toronto city council voted against a downtown casino and against expansion at Woodbine racetrack.

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The City of Vaughan has declared its interest in hosting a Greater Toronto Area casino after an eight-hour meeting.
Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua is shown in Ottawa in this Monday August 14, 2006 file photo. Vaughan council voted in favour of expressing an interest to host a new GTA casino. (Tom Hanson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)