Developer floats novel Hamilton casino idea – on a boat
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A Hamilton man says he wants to bring a floating casino to the waterfront.
Don Maga says he’s purchased the storied Captain John’s – which has sat at the foot of Yonge St. in Toronto for years – with the intention of bringing it to the Hamilton Harbour.
Maga also says he intends to put in a bid with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to run a casino in the 300-foot, 85,000 square-foot vessel. However, if he’s unsuccessful on the casino front, he says he still plans to open a restaurant and banquet centre.
“First and foremost, it will be a place for people to come to, whether it’s a casino or not,” Maga said.
Maga has something of a history of coming up with big ideas for broken things.
Back in 2011 he said he was preparing to purchase the former Scott Park school, planning to create a community centre on the ground floor and rent out the upper stories. In the end the school was purchased by a Vancouver developer.
And in 2000, Maga tried to purchase and revive an old Volkswagen dealership at Cannon Street east that had sat empty for years. He dreamed of combining a fix-it-yourself auto repair shop with a new car dealership. That dream as well was never realized.