The City of Surrey is considering a proposal by Gateway Casinos to build a $100-million resort-style gambling facility that would rival Great Canadian Casino’s River Rock venue in Richmond and Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam.
Sprawling over a 25-acre undeveloped site on 168th Street, just off Highway 99 near 10th Avenue in south Surrey, the proposed resort would include a 200-room four-star hotel, 60,000-square-foot gambling floor, 27,000-square-foot convention and entertainment centre with restaurants and lounges as well as parking for 1,200 vehicles.
Tanya Gabara, community liaison for Gateway, touts the resort as one of “the biggest entertainment venues outside Vancouver,” providing much-needed space for conventions, concerts, comedy shows and other large events for residents of Surrey and the Fraser Valley. The theatre, she said, will have at least 800 seats.
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