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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Godfrey Wants Sportsbooks At Casinos November 01, 2012 One of the glimmers of hope Ontario horse racing took away from the OMAFRA Panel's report on the industry's transition from the slots-at-racetracks program earlier this week was the recommended option...
Town Of Hanover/OLG Agreement Signed November 01, 2012 On Monday, October 29, Hanover Town Council approved a gaming agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The agreement will extend the town's status as a willing host community for gaming int...
OAAS Reacts To OMAFRA Report November 01, 2012 The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies is the latest entity to let its views be known regarding the OMAFRA Panel’s report on the Ontario horse-racing industry's transitioning from the slots...
Western Fair On OMAFRA Report October 31, 2012 The Western Fair District is the most recent racetrack operator to issue a statement regarding the OMAFRA Panel's report on transitioning the Ontario horse-racing industry from the slots-at-racetracks...