Moncton - Plans for Casino New Brunswick will move forward toight when the project goes before the Greater Moncton Planning District Commission. The commission will consider some of the finer points of the site plan for the Moncton casino, to be built by Sonco Gaming New Brunswick Ltd. The central details of the CAD 90-million project were announced in July and the casino is expected to open in the spring of 2010.

Fredericton (CNB) - The province announced today that as a result of the request for proposals (RFP) issued on Nov. 8, 2007, a preferred proponent has been selected to construct, equip and operate a destination casino in New Brunswick. The preferred proponent, Sonco Gaming New Brunswick Ltd., proposes to design, build and own a destination casino in the Moncton region, which will create 400 full-time equivalent jobs and cost about CAD 90 million. There will be 770 full-time job equivalents created during construction.

redericton, New Brunswick (AP) -- The New Brunswick government has received proposals from four players willing to build and operate the province's first casino, but none will get to show their cards publicly until a winner is declared around the end of May. Finance Minister Victor Boudreau said Thursday that five committees have been formed to review the proposals and determine which one is best.