Ottawa/OLG Agree To New Deal November 14, 2012 It has been reported that Ottawa City Council has agreed on a new revenue-sharing deal between itself and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The deal has to do with the split of revenue from slot ma...
$893 Million To Bingo Operators? November 14, 2012 While speaking to the Canadian Club of Toronto on Tuesday, Rod Phillips, President and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, spoke glowingly about the OLG’s Modernization plan. In doing s...
OLG Changes Tune On Toronto Casino November 14, 2012 In what some are characterizing as a calculated ploy to put pressure on the City of Toronto and its residents, Rod Phillips, the president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., stated durin...
Clearview Doesn't Want To Host OLG November 13, 2012 It has been reported that on Monday, November 12, Clearview Township, which is located in Gaming Zone 7 under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan, voted agai...
COSA On Standardbred Group Meeting November 09, 2012 The Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) issued a release Friday, Nov. 9 on the Standardbred stakeholder meetings held earlier this week regarding the OMAFRA Panel Report.
ORC Announces Measures To Determine 2013 Race Dates November 09, 2012 The Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced measures to begin the process of determining the 2013 race date schedule, and to facilitate the continuance of pari-mutuel wagering beginn...
OLG Bows To Hamilton Pressure November 09, 2012 It has been reported that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. President and CEO Rod Phillips will be giving the City of Hamilton more time to decide whether or not it wants to be a willing host municipal...
Royal Winter Fair Rally Cancelled November 09, 2012 Organizers behind the scheduled November 10 horsemen's rally outside of the main entrance of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair have announced that the rally has been cancelled.
Standardbred Groups Meet November 08, 2012 On Tuesday and Thursday of this week (Nov. 6 and Nov. 8), representatives from Ontario's Standardbred horse groups held meetings to discuss a unified strategy for the standardbred industry as it perta...
Trouble At The Track November 08, 2012 In a special three-part series, Dan Nyznik of CHEX TV in Peterborough, Ont. examines the implications of the Liberal government ending the slots-at-racetracks partnership effective April 2013.
Quick Look At Ontario Gaming Headlines November 08, 2012 Various news items regarding the provincial gaming industry and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan have come to light in the past few days. The items range ...
McNiven On OMAFRA-OSS Statement November 08, 2012 Things are looking up in Ontario for the first time in a long time, as a government-appointed panel announced the continuation of the sire stakes program at current levels.