Mid-Card Protest At Rideau Carleton

Published: March 26, 2012 04:32 pm EDT

On Sunday, March 25 at Rideau Carleton Raceway, horsepeople took to the track between races to protest the inexplicable and devastating decision by the Ontario Liberal Government to cut the provincial horse-racing industry out of the mutually-beneficial slots-at-racetracks program

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A report by CTV.ca has quoted horsewoman Julie Ferguson as saying that the government's decision is "devastating, absolutely devastating."

The current slots-at-racetrack program allows the provincial horse-racing industry to employ up to 60,000 Ontarians and create a $2-billion annual economic impact on the provincial economy.

The current slots-at-racetracks program has allowed the Ontario Government to annually reap roughly $1.1-billion in direct revenue from racetrack slot machines, and has paved the way for the provincial horse-racing industry to annual pump $261-million in direct taxes to the Ontario Government each year.

To view the video of the Rideau mid-card protest, click here.

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