Leslie Updates On OHRIA Task Force May 30, 2012 "I have a lot of confidence in Stan [Sadinsky] that he'll come up with the best possible plan for the industry and we're hopefully going to be able to support it."
Liberals Bury "Unprecedented Power Shift" In Ontario Budget May 29, 2012 At a press conference on Monday, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and lawyer Steven Shrybman cited that, in their legal opinion, an act buried in the Ontario Liberal government's mammoth budget bill m...
Two Views, One Off-Track Premier May 28, 2012 "The Premier was poorly advised on this and has to find a way to gracefully change his mind or he’ll decimate an industry.
Sen. Knocks Ont. Racing's Response; Says By-Election Is Also Key May 28, 2012 A veteran Canadian politician, Senator Bob Runciman, has been keeping his eye on the Ontario Liberals' treatment of the provincial horse-racing industry and the slots-at-racetracks program. He has bee...
A Mixed Bag Of Gaming Zone Responses May 24, 2012 It appears as though the 29 gaming zones outlined in the OLG's recent RFI have turned out to be proverbial lightning rods since they were unveiled last Thursday
NDP To Force Summer Election? May 23, 2012 Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan indicated Wednesday, May 23 that there have been recent disputes between the reigning Ontario Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party over the budget bill whi...
OHRIA Task Force Retains Sadinsky May 22, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has announced that it has created a task force which is aiming at dialogue with the Ontario Government. The task force has retained former Ontario Racing ...
Mayor Backs Georgian, GCGC May 22, 2012 Innisfil Mayor Barb Baguley has reaffirmed her desire to see gaming remain and expand at Georgian Downs in light of the recent RFI/gaming zones announcement from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
"This Is Going To Hurt Them" May 19, 2012 After the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation revealed its gaming zones for potential casino expansion on Thursday, one MPP feels that the government's move to end the slots at racetrack program in...
Hudak: “It’s Heartbreaking" May 18, 2012 During a Thursday morning town hall meeting in Guelph, horsemen Jody Jamieson and Anthony MacDonald took the opportunity to discuss the Ontario Liberal Party's recent actions toward the provincial hor...
Referendums On Casinos Nixed? May 18, 2012 Word comes from Queen's Park that earlier this week the Liberal government quietly amended the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act to remove any need for a municipality to vote in favour of a c...
OLG Announces RFI, Outlines 29 Gaming Zones May 17, 2012 On Thursday, May 17, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a Request for Information in regard to its expansion of private-sector gaming in accordance with its previous-announced and highly cont...
