Andrea Horwath

OLG Pitches Casino To Waterloo Region

February 08, 2013

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. President Rod Phillips, whose organization oversees the casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, has gone on the record as saying, “Some casinos in the past were designed...

ORC: $30 Million For Ontario's Horse Improvement Program

February 08, 2013

Rod Seiling, Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced today that planning and implementation of the 2013 Horse Improvement Program (HIP) is moving forward.

Natyshak: NDP Will Invest In Racing

February 07, 2013

"We believe as a party that the expansion of gaming in the province is not a way to balance the books. We have a government that has absolutely failed in terms of economic stability -- they've wasted ...

Ontario Breeders Concerned

February 07, 2013

The Woodbine Entertainment Group received some good news when it reached its tentative agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Although that deal helps a couple of ...

Duncan Leaving Provincial Politics

February 07, 2013

Ontario's Minister of Finance and Government Services Dwight Duncan officially announced that he will resign his role as member of provincial parliament on February 14.

Wynne Confirms Ag Portfolio

February 06, 2013

New Ontario Liberal Party leader Kathleen Wynne reaffirmed her promise on Wednesday to serve as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs upon being sworn in as Premier of Ontario next week.

McCown: Godfrey's Gone "Goofy" With Gambling

February 06, 2013

He's lived in Las Vegas. He's pro-gaming. He's the most respected Canadian sports-talk figure there is. He is Bob McCown, and he's the most recent person to come out and say that he is completely agai...

Godfrey Colleague Speaks Out Against Front St. Casino

February 06, 2013

Real-estate firm RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, who has Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Chair Paul Godfrey as the chair of its board, has come out and said it is completely against the possibly...

Cordish, WEG Officially Part Ways

February 06, 2013

During the evening hours of Tuesday, February 5, numerous mainstream Toronto media outlets broke the news that the proposed and long-delayed Woodbine Live! expansion planned for Woodbine Racetrack is ...

Pro-Racino Entity Part Of Downtown Hamilton Casino Push

February 05, 2013

On Monday, February 4, plans were officially unveiled for a proposed casino expansion project in Hamilton, Ont. It was confirmed during the announcement that one of the groups involved in the project ...

OLG/GRR Tentative Lease Agreement

February 05, 2013

On Tuesday, February 5, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a news release stating that it has reached a lease agreement, in principal, with the Grand River Agricultural Society regarding the ...

FELRC Extends Lease Agreement

February 04, 2013

The Board of Directors of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) met today in an emergency meeting to bring Board members and constituents up to speed on the latest developments in progress towa...