Dwight Duncan

Ontario Powers Canadian Horse Racing

The Ontario horse racing industry is contributing $4.5 billion or 77 per cent of the total annual economic contributions from racing in Canada, according to a new study released today by Equine Canada...

Mayor: No More Slot Closures

Innisfil Mayor Barb Baguley has gone on the record as saying that she has been ensured by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. that the slots parlour at Georgian Downs will not be closed

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McGuinty: Referendums For Gaming Locales

According to a report, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has said that it will be up to the residents of municipalities to decide whether expanded casino gaming is to be introduced within their jurisdic...

Martin, Fort Erie Stepping Up To Fight

In response to the social and economic uppercut that the Ontario Liberal Government is trying to throw at the Town of Fort Erie by closing the Fort Erie Racetrack slots parlour, regional councillors a...

More On OHRIA Ad Campaign

"The Slots at Racetrack Program didn't cause Ontario's deficit. Far from it. In fact, Slots at Racetracks are the most successful form of gaming in Ontario, which is why it is so important for all Ont...

If Perkins Were Gaming Czar

"As recent polls show, not everyone wants slot machines or casinos in their backyard. The point of putting slots into racetracks was that they were in areas already zoned for gambling, away from schoo...

Buses Set For Queen's Park Rally

On the heels of a rally held at Queen's Park in February, a second rally has been confirmed for Monday

CAW, OPSEU Support Racing Industry

Last week, Ontario Harness Horse Association board members and OHHA's general manager met with representatives of the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada...

Horwath: OLG Plan "Makes No Sense"

On Saturday, Ontario's NDP leader Andrea Horwath assigned the the new modern gaming strategy unveiled by the OLG and the Liberal government a failing grade, calling it the "beginning of a downward spi...

Yurek: "The Uncertainty Is The Worst Part"

With the OLG’s announcement to eliminate its strategic partnership with the horse-racing industry, MPP Jeff Yurek (Elgin--Middlesex--London) has just one question: how is eliminating the OLG’s most fr...

Hudak Blasts OLG-Liberal Plan

After serving as Fort Erie's MPP at Queen's Park when the slots-at-racetracks program was introduced, Ontario's Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak said Friday he will rally the caucus to urge t...

Heartbeat Of Ontario Horse Racing

Of the more than 60,000 people involved with horse racing in Ontario, here are just a few of the individuals that make up the heartbeat of Ontario's vital and valuable industry