Pro-WEG Motion In Etobicoke Council November 07, 2012 Representatives from the Woodbine Entertainment Group have not been resting on their laurels since addressing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Executive Committee on Monday.
Innisfil Mayor Fully Backing Georgian November 07, 2012 "I'm confident Georgian Downs is one of the best located sites (for a casino) anywhere other than a metropolitan Toronto area. It's not in a residential zone, it's an easy access (site) that doesn't i...
Panel: OSS Purses Maintained November 06, 2012 The three member OMAFRA panel, charged with the transition of horse racing in Ontario, issued a statement on Nov. 6 revealing their expectations regarding the purse structure of the Ontario Sires Stak...
Collingwood Votes Against Slots Expansion November 06, 2012 Collingwood Town Council has voted 5-4 against a motion which could have led to the introduction of 300 slot machines to the Georgian Manor Resort. The vote occurred on Monday, November 5, and the res...
OHRIA Seeks Feedback November 06, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is asking everyone who is employed by or is impacted by the horse racing industry in Ontario to provide their feedback on the OMAFRA panel report ...
Public Consultations For Toronto Casino Approved November 06, 2012 After hearing from the both Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the Woodbine Entertainment Group regarding casino expansion in the Greater Toronto Area on Monday, November 5, the City of Toronto's Ex...
Is McMeekin "Saving The Industry"? November 06, 2012 In an article published by CBC on Monday discussing the OMAFRA Panel Report on transitioning racing from the slots-at-racetracks program, Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin noted, “Often at races, y...
WEG Addresses Toronto's Executive Committee November 05, 2012 On Monday, November 5, representatives from the Woodbine Entertainment Group addressed the City of Toronto's Executive Committee. The move by WEG is an effort to retain and expand gaming offerings at ...
Another Front St. Gaming Proposal Unveiled November 05, 2012 Another artist's rendering of a proposed casino expansion on Toronto's Front St. surfaced late last week, as the jockeying by U.S. casino interests to hit Ontario's figurative gaming lottery is slowly...
Rally Planned For The Royal November 04, 2012 Ontario’s equine industry, current casino employees, and members of agricultural and Aboriginal communities affected by the Ontario Liberal government’s decision to end the Slots-At-Racetracks program...
John Snobelen On OMAFRA Report November 03, 2012 "We think the basis of it, which is tying the amount of purses and therefore the available number of race days to the amount of handle available - to actually the participation of the horseplayers and...
Perkins Calls For Racing Czar November 02, 2012 In his most recent column, which calls for a Racing Czar and a single unified voice for Ontario horse-racing, nationally-respected sports journalist Dave Perkins has again called out the Ontario Liber...