Gateway Casinos Celebrates the Giving Season

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Gateway Casinos Canada generously supporting local communities with $78,000 in charitable holiday donations.

It’s New Year’s Day, and the holiday season is in full swing. 2021 has finally arrived, and with it comes the delightful spirit of giving. One of Canada’s most prominent gaming corporations, Gateway Casinos, was feeling especially generous this holiday. In an effort to shed the joy of “better, brighter days ahead”, the company is supporting local communities with tens of thousands of dollars in charitable donations.

Gateway Casinos Canada Donates to Local Soup Kitchens and More

In a news release on Thursday, December 31, 2020, Gateway Casinos announced that its annual charitable activities looked a little different to close out this tumultuous year. Normally, the holidays are a time of anticipation for the Canadian corporation’s 8,000+ employees, who look forward to actively supporting their local communities and non-profits over the holidays.

“Unfortunately, this year has been very different as all our properties are closed and the majority of our employees remain unable to return to work,” wrote Gateway in a statement.

Despite the challenges faced by the gaming industry over the last ten months, Gateway professed its pleasure in being able to make holiday donations to the communities in which it operates.

“Collectively we have donated more than $78,000 to local food banks, Christmas bureaus and non-profit organizations throughout our communities,” said the Canadian entertainment and hospitality group. One of the company’s charitable recipients was the Sault St. Marie Soup Kitchen Community Centre in Ontario, a non-profit organization that provides a food bank, free daily meals, after-school children’s programs, and other beneficial services.

Looking Forward to Better and Brighter Days Ahead

Gateway Casinos have always played an active role in benefiting the communities in which they operate. In October 2019, the company hosted a fund raiser for Northern Critters in Need. Gateway staffers volunteered to organize a Howl-O-Ween Pet Photo Costume Contest to raise money and collect goody bags filled with pet-friendly items, like dog and cat food, treats, and toys. Last February, employees of Gateway Casinos Canada got together again to help raise nearly $61,000 for breast cancer research.

Exactly one yer ago today, Gateway announced its annual holiday campaign had raised enough money to donate $130,000 to local communities and charities. That total was higher than this year’s donations, but Gateway is hoping to get back to “better and brighter days” in 2021, enabling them to provide more support than ever in the year ahead.

“As we near the end of the holiday season, we are all reflecting on the extraordinary and difficult year that has now almost come to an end,” said Gateway in its New Years Eve release. “We know 2020 has been exceptionally difficult for all Canadians,” the statement continues, “but with news of vaccines beginning to rollout we look ahead to better, brighter days ahead.”

With most Canadian casinos still closed to the public, or opened with heavy restriction on capacity and game accessibility, Canadians are still being encouraged to take their gaming pastime online to Canadian mobile casinos, where they can experience the same entertainment from the comfort and safety of home.