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RCR Elaborates: Live Racing To Be Conditional

Rideau Carleton Raceway Spokesman Alex Lawryk has gone on the record as saying that the Ottawa area track's intention to continue hosting live racing beyond March 31, 2013 is, in fact, conditional.

Report: Rideau Vows To Keep Racing

According to a report by CTV, Rideau Carleton Raceway does not have plans to close its doors once the slots-at-racetracks program ends March 31, 2013.

Transition Panel Member: Downsizing Horse Racing Is Inevitable

Comments from one of the three members named to help transition horse racing away from its revenue sharing agreement with the Ontario government indicate a clear movement to downsize the industry that...

OLG Reveals More Details On Plan

On Monday, June 11, officials with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. spoke of the process to revitalize gaming across the province, equating the model to how the NHL or NBA franchise sports teams.

Slots-At-Racetracks: OLG's Strongest Performer This Decade

In an effort to pass the 2012 Ontario Budget (Bill 55) the Liberal minority government struck a deal with the opposition parties to push the budget past second reading. The opposition parties negotia...

Hudak Disagrees With OLG's Path

Over the past few months, numerous members of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party have vocally opposed the Liberal government's decision to end the slots-at-racetracks program in 2013.

SBOA Submits Ontario Budget Recommendations

The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association (SBOA) recently submitted an official letter to the Ontario Government’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, currently holding hearings...

Removal Of SAR Program 'Threatens Ontario Economy'

In an open letter, the Ontario Equestrian Federation has reiterated its widely-held position that the loss of slot machine revenue at Ontario’s racetracks threatens the provincial economy.

Confimed: Kawartha To Cease Racing In 2013 If No Supplemental Funding Plan In Place

It has been confirmed that live racing at Fraserville, Ont.'s Kawartha Downs, near Peterborough, will cease in 2013 if some sort of financial agreement is not reached.

McGuinty Liberals Abandon Equine Industry

In a strongly worded letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty, Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece is calling on the Liberal government to reconsider its surprise cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks pr...

Mississauga Mayor Scoffs At Casino Talk; OLG Eyeing Woodbine?

The Ontario Liberal Government's desires to plop a major casino down in the Greater Toronto Area are getting tougher and tougher as the days go by. Staunch Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is the lat...

Ontario Liberals Announce $50 Million Transitional Fund For Horse Racing; OHRIA Responds

A release from the Liberal government on Thursday officially announced the transitional fund established to "help the horse racing industry transition from the Slots at Racetracks program to a more su...