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Could Toronto Be the New Las Vegas?

Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the world – and, since its inception as a city that attracts punters to casinos to experience a weekend of excitement and intensity, there looks to be no shaking its crown. The desert city in Nevada highlights the heady mix of sprawling casinos, entertainment complexes, and a reputation of delivering some of the best nights in the world. But, surely, of the 37 billion acres of land across the world, there ought to be somewhere that gives Vegas a run for its money. With a rising nightlife scene, could Toronto become the new Vegas?

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Toronto’s Bustling Wedding Scene

Toronto is already just more than an hour away from Niagara Falls, one of the most popular wedding and honeymoon spots in the entire world. Vegas built a reputation for delivering quick and easy weddings, some with Elvis Presley impersonators. By focusing on this selling point, Toronto offers a close enough base for those across Canada and the world to use it as a centre of their wedding or honeymoon, while featuring Niagara Falls as an aspect of it. The plethora of nightclubs that line the Toronto Harbourfront also provide ample room for wedding parties to indulge in the merriment of the occasion. With a variety of venues for all tastes, blushing brides and jittery grooms won’t struggle to find somewhere to enjoy the nightlife aspects of their wedding and honeymoon.

Toronto’s Thriving Casino Scene

There can’t be a mention of surpassing Las Vegas as a destination without focusing on what Vegas does best – casinos. Toronto offers a speckling of casinos throughout the city, each with a slightly different offering for those who wish to patronise them. Of course, in the digital age, there doesn’t even need to be a visit to a casino to establish somewhere as a new gambling destination. The online gaming sector in Canada, on the whole, is on the rise. This can be seen through the armada of online slots machines offered to Canadian punters with themes that would befit a Canadian. Harnessing the power that online casinos offer could help give Toronto a name for itself as the next Las Vegas.

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Toronto’s Picture Postcard Vistas

While Las Vegas is thought of predominately for its nightlife scene and ability to have Elvis throw a wedding, there are actually tourists to the city who go for the views and experience of being so close to the Nevada desert. Las Vegas has a surprising amount of photo opportunities; well, so does Toronto. From Trinity Bellwoods Park, which comes alive in the summer with the stunning array of trees that line the promenade, to the Evergreen Brickworks, a former industrial ground which has been transformed into a stunning natural beauty, Toronto doesn’t lack for unique sights. The Harbourfront Centre also provides an array of photo opportunities to capture the classic Toronto skyline.

Establishing Toronto as the new Las Vegas may take some work but it is a feat not entirely out of bounds. Already catering to weddings, providing similar casino experiences, and offering guests a plethora of picture points, Toronto already has the makings to be Las Vegas 2.0.

 

 

We Got into the Flow at Toronto’s New Meditation Studio

Earlier this month, we hit Toronto’s new drop-in meditation studio, The Quiet Company, for ‘Flow with Intention,’ a mindfulness-filled affair to celebrate the launch of two new organic flavours from Flow Alkaline Spring Water.
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Inside Power Ball: The Adult Playground of a Fundraiser

On Thursday, May 31, the spring showers cleared just in time for Power Ball, hands down one of the best (and most Instagram-worthy) events in Toronto year after year.
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What to Expect at Next Year’s Power Ball Event?

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  • July 1, 2018
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It may have been almost three months, but we still can’t believe Toronto’s notorious Power Ball is already over. The event may have first started up almost twenty years ago, but it seems only to have fought its way to the coveted spot at the top of fashionable Toronto’s social calendar in the past few years. For those not in the know, the Power Ball is a public arts fundraising event, with all money going towards supporting artists and funding exhibitions at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto.

The party itself is always a riotous affair, consisting of a seven-hour bacchanalia involving risque performers, stunning rooftop views, cuisine from the most lauded restaurants and chefs in the city, and of course gallons upon gallons of the finest champagne. We all love a good party, and this one has undoubtedly raised the bar for trendsetting nightlife in the six. Let’s take a look back at the Power Ball, and see what we can expect in the future.

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The Evolution of Toronto’s Party Scene

Toronto has always led the way for Canada in terms of nightlife, long being the only place in the country willing to stay open late enough for the party to really get going. The city has always taken a kind of fanatic approach to nightlife, always going to extra mile to show that Torontonians can drink the most champagne, dance the longest, and dress the most outrageously in a bid to one-up every other Canadian city.

The party scene of Toronto was once known for being a sleazy, grimy affair, but that’s all changed in recent years along with the runaway gentrification of much of the inner city. The Power Ball is, of course, a rather ritzy affair, and is in keeping with the new Toronto nightlife in which the aim is to look fabulous, eat good food and feel like a queen for the night.

The name of the event itself comes from the hugely popular lottery game, which in recent years has been played regularly by millions of Canadians, who can now play Powerball at Lottoland from the comfort of their home by betting on the draw, rather than driving to the US as they used to have to do. The money-fication of the city, the popularity of the lottery, and the new nightlife trends driven by Power Ball are all connected, and highlight the new prominence of luxury in the lives of locals.

What Lies Ahead

The Power Ball experienced one of its fastest sell-outs ever this year, so expect next year’s to be even bigger and more over the top than ever before. The glitterati will be speculating over the chosen theme of the party for the next few months, and you can expect it to be outrageous, whatever it is. Most importantly, we can expect an even higher calibre of culinary delights on offer next year, with white-hot restaurants like Alo, Boulud and Edulis all in the innings to serve at the next party. Whatever happens, we’ll be there with a flute of champagne in hand, if we can snag a ticket”

 

 

In Photos: At the Swatch SS18 “Brit-In” launch event

It was an intimate and fun night with influencers and the Swatch brand again, this time at a cozy private loft at Queen West to launch their Spring Summer “Brit-In” collection. Decked out with plenty of glowing neon signs, it was a refreshing environment to work with.

Thanks to Swatch for having me shoot again.
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