Ontario: Gateway Casinos confirms property purchase in Sudbury

Years after the Kingsway Entertainment District failed, the operators of Sudbury’s casino have confirmed they have purchased land in the same area.

Gateway Casinos had planned to build a new casino on the Kingsway property, located near the Moonlight Beach area of the city, on land owned by Sudbury developer Dario Zulich.

The casino was supposed to be built alongside a new Sudbury Arena and a hotel, but years of legal battles delayed construction. By the time those hurdles had been cleared, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and costs ballooned from around $100 million to more than $200 million.

The project was cancelled in July 2022. Mayor Paul Lefebvre, elected in October 2022, is instead moving ahead with a $200 million events centre downtown.