| Casino du Lac-Leamy | |
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| Address | 1, boulevard du Casino Gatineau, Quebec J8Y 6W3 |
| Opening date | March 24, 1996 |
| Owner | Société des casinos du Québec |
| Architect | Martin Leblanc |
| Previous names | Casino de Hull |
| Coordinates | 45°26′48″N075°43′36″W / 45.44667°N 75.72667°WCoordinates: 45°26′48″N075°43′36″W / 45.44667°N 75.72667°W |
| Website | casinos.lotoquebec.com |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Casiloc Inc. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ottawa/Gatineau | ||||||||||
| Location | Gatineau, Quebec | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 220 ft / 67 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°26′48″N075°43′36″W / 45.44667°N 75.72667°W | ||||||||||
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The Casino du Lac-Leamy (formerly the Casino de Hull) is a government-run casino in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
The casino was opened on March 24, 1996 in the former city of Hull, Quebec, the third of a group of casinos built by the provincial government to raise funds. Ottawa, the larger city across the river, was also planning to build a casino in the early 1990s, but these plans were blocked by the provincial government. The Gatineau casino thus also serves Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. It is operated by Société des casinos du Québec a subsidiary of Loto-Québec. In 2016 the casino provided the government with some $244,679,000 in profit, employed more than 1,400 people and attracted more than two and a half million visitors.[2]
Located in Gatineau's Hull neighborhood, Hilton Lac-Leamy is in the business district and on the waterfront. Canadian Museum of History and National Gallery of Canada are cultural highlights,. The Casino Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, is open 24 hours a day, year round and you must be at least 18 to enter. Vehicle parking is free and there are also seasonal docking facilities for boats.
The casino is built on a rocky precipice over what was once International Portland Cement Company quarry but is today Lac de la Carrière. This lake is home to a large fountain, whose jet is visible through much of the old Hull sector during the summer. To the east of the casino is Lac Leamy, from which it gets its name. Attached to the casino is a 349-room Hilton hotel. The casino also has an 1100-seat theatre that has become one of the region's main music venues. The casino is also home to several bars and restaurants. In the casino itself there are more than 1,800 slot machines and more than 65 tables including roulette, blackjack, baccarat, craps and Texas hold 'em poker. It is open 24/7.
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References[edit]
- Shahin, Mike (June 8, 1995). 'Plans for $120M Hull casino unveiled; Talk of 1,000 jobs, profits, ignores fear of negative impact of gaming;'. The Ottawa Citizen. p. B1.
- Prentice, Michael (March 22, 1997). 'Hull's casino gamble pays off across the board: Roll the dice: Glitzy house of chance outdraws Parliament, Corel Centre'. The Ottawa Citizen. p. C1.
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- ^Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^'Loto-Québec 2015-2016 annual report'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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| Leamy Lake | |
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| Location | Gatineau, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 45°27′05″N75°43′20″W / 45.45139°N 75.72222°WCoordinates: 45°27′05″N75°43′20″W / 45.45139°N 75.72222°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 0.75 km (0.47 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.65 km (0.40 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Leamy Lake (in French: Lac Leamy) is a lake in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The lake is located just to the south of the Gatineau River, and just west of the Ottawa River, and is linked to both of them with flowing in from the Gatineau and exiting to the Ottawa. To the south is the Lac de la Carrière, a former quarry that is now a lake that is also linked.
The lake is named after Andrew Leamy, an Irish settler in the region who operated a mill near the lake. He was married to Erexina Wright, the granddaughter of Hull's founder, Philemon Wright. The area became heavily industrialized in the nineteenth century. Much of the industry left the area after the Second World War and in the 1960s much of the area around the lake was turned into a large park. The beach on the lakeshore became a popular swimming location, however there were persistent problems with pollution, mainly flowing in from the Gatineau River. To solve this the inflow to the lake was blocked in the 1970s. This solved some of the problem. By the 1990s the Gatineau River had become much cleaner, and the stagnation of the lake was causing its own problems, the channel was thus reopened.
On the southern shore of the lake, between it and Lac de la Carrière, is the Casino du Lac-Leamy, one of the region's major tourist attractions.
References[edit]
Casino Du Lac Leamy
- Lac Leamy regulations, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 132, No. 23