The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. recently announced that it has issued Request for Proposal (RFP) documents to pre-qualified service providers selected to bid on the East Gaming Bundle.

A release on the matter by the OLG states that the RFP will enable the OLG to select one service provider to run the day-to-day gaming operations in three Gaming Zones, which cover the slots operation at Kawartha Downs, the Thousand Isles Casino, and a potential gaming facility in or around the City of Belleville.

The contents of the OLG release on the matter appear below.

OLG Begins RFP Phase Of Gaming Procurement

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has initiated the next phase of its procurement process for land-based gaming by issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) documents to pre-qualified service providers selected to bid on the East Gaming Bundle.

The RFP will enable OLG to select one service provider to run the day-to-day gaming operations in three Gaming Zones. One zone is currently served by OLG Slots at Kawartha Downs and a second by OLG Casino Thousand Islands. In the third zone, which includes the area around the City of Belleville, there is the potential for a new gaming site.

To OLG, the integrity of the procurement process is of the utmost importance. Procurement involves information of a commercially sensitive nature. As a result, details of the RFP documents and names of pre-qualified service providers will not be released while the process is ongoing. Additionally, there will be no further communication about the RFP for this bundle until a proponent is announced. OLG expects to announce a successful proponent in early 2015.

OLG will release the RFPs for remaining Gaming Bundles in the coming months.

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