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Boardwalk Gaming Gets Slots

Boardwalk Gaming Centre (BGC) finally has their slots up and running and patrons could not be happier. Last week, 50 slots were running and within just a couple of hours of opening every one of them was occupied by someone playing to win. Don Markley, one of the BGC partners says that they expect it to continue to grow in popularity as more and more people discover that they are there.

Markley said that it has taken them a long time to get it done, and that they still are not completed with all of their renovations, but that they have hired local contractors to get the job done and it is almost finished. They say that they are proud to be the first slots gaming centre in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland.

In addition to needing places to put the slots, they also landscaped the area and painted the building to make it look fresher. They are also adding in upgrades to their food and entertainment areas. Not only will the finished product be pleasing to the eye, it will also be pleasing to the pockets of the 16 local charities that will benefit from the slots proceeds.

It took two years to get the approval to bring in slots, but Markley says that although that seems like a long time, the district was “being thorough” in their investigation and did not want to make a hasty decision. He says that although the bingo hall was not doing well, the new gaming centre is expected to do very well for themselves considering the addition of the slots.


 

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