Dwight Duncan

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...

Horwath: Liberals "Not Allowing For Democratic Process"

February 04, 2013

“We think they’ve absconded from their responsibility in terms of governance and they’ve simply let all of these decisions, which I believe are public policy decisions, to be made by the OLG, which is...

OLG Expands SW1 Zone

February 03, 2013

The town that once packed in thousands of people for one of Canada's most prestigious harness racing events could possibly host a casino according to the OLG.

Wynne To Allow Modernization Plan; Hamilton Mayor Raises Eyebrows

February 01, 2013

After Ontario Premier-Designate Kathleen Wynne stated Thursday that she wanted jurisdictions to have some control over casino placement, she stated that she will not be halting the Ontario Lottery and...

OLG Expansion Meets More Opponents

January 31, 2013

As more companies come forward with visions of grandeur for a downtown Toronto casino, more individuals come forward against the current OLG modernization strategy.

Wynne Wants Municipalities To Have Autonomy Over Casino Placement

January 31, 2013

On Thursday, January 31 on CBC Radio, Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's Premier-designate, was taking calls from the public and answering questions.

Wynne, OLG Not On Same Page

January 30, 2013

Although incoming Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne has gone on the record as saying otherwise, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. representatives continue to state that the province's gaming arm w...

Another Municipality Saying 'No' To OLG

January 29, 2013

On Monday, January 29, another Ontario municipality opted to not make itself a willing host municipality for expanded gaming under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming moderniza...

MPP: 'It’s Up To Wynne To Save Racing'

January 29, 2013

On Monday, January 29, Donna Skelly, PC candidate for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, hosted a town-hall meeting at the Dutch Mill Restaurant to discuss important, current agricultural issues fa...

'Sands' Makes Front St. Casino Pitch

January 29, 2013

Figureheads from the Las Vegas Sands Corp. are the most recent U.S. casino representatives to pitch their vision for a downtown Toronto casino.

Liberals Admit Mistake On Horse Racing

January 29, 2013

The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ted McMeekin, has finally come clean to the horse racing industry that the Liberals made a mistake by rushing the decision to end the Slots-at-Race...