"I always have full hands on deck," said Garfield McCormack, a manager at Shoeless Joe's in downtown Toronto. "Bar and restaurant owners have loved the fact that the last two series have gone to seven games, and then we've won," Cameron said. Spending soars"It's great for Toronto bars and restaurants," said Rob Cameron, chief product officer with the payment processing company Moneris. Spending at downtown bars on game nights is 55 per cent higher than last year when the Raptors were out of the playoffs, he said. As the Toronto Raptors gear up for their first home game of the Eastern Conference Finals, local bars and restaurants are gearing up for healthy profits from happy, hungry — and thirsty fans.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2016 09:18 UTC