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October 12, 2026

The Hotel Opens: Pickering Becomes a Resort Destination

The January 2023 hotel opening added overnight hospitality to a casino that had opened in 2021. Here is what the original announcement…

October 5, 2026

How Pickering connects casino hosting revenue with day-to-day services and capital projects—and how to distinguish historical receipts from…

September 28, 2026

Pickering Casino Resort remains open 24/7, but restaurants, table games, hotel services, parking and other amenities have temporary changes.

September 28, 2026

Pickering receives non-tax gaming revenue through a Municipal Contribution Agreement with OLG. Here is what that means and how the City…

September 27, 2026

Pickering Casino Resort has announced 10 October dates featuring rock, comedy, dance, tribute acts and a musical.

September 19, 2026

The casino opened in July 2021, but the hotel, arena and official resort opening followed in phases. Here is how the Pickering timeline began.

September 16, 2026

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening comes to The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort on November 22, 2026. Here are the concert and ticket details.

August 30, 2026

Pickering Casino Resort and Casino Ajax workers received national support at Unifor’s 2026 Canadian Council as their strike continued.

August 4, 2026

The Ajax Pickering casino strike has placed nearly 900 gaming and hospitality employees on picket lines after negotiations between Unifor

August 4, 2026

Global warming acceleration has been detected since around 2015, according to a peer-reviewed analysis that separated the long-term temperature…

August 4, 2026

The Pickering casino murder charge has been laid against a 20-year-old man following the 2023 shooting death of security guard