The owners of a First Nations-run casino in The Pas cannot move the operation to Winnipeg, says Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister. A short time later, the group identified Winnipeg as their preferred destination, but the Progressive Conservative government provided a Gaming Market Study showing the casino market is oversupplied throughout the province, including in the capital city. "Absolutely no," Pallister said on Thursday morning when reporters asked if there was any chance the casino would set up in the city. "Moving casinos out of northern communities into the city of Winnipeg isn't going to create jobs in The Pas or Thompson or Flin Flon or anywhere else." The NDP while in power approved the licence for the casino in The Pas and the clause that would have allowed it to be moved to another region.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2016 15:54 UTC