Update On Transition Panel Report June 25, 2013 This past Friday, the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel met with select industry representatives and Ontario government officials for a preview of the Plan for Horse Racing in Ontario.
Wynne Addresses Ontario Horse Racing June 17, 2013 In her capacity as Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Kathleen Wynne issued a letter addressed to Ontario's horse racing industry late Monday afternoon.
Track Funding Details Released June 16, 2013 The government of Ontario has signed agreements for transition funding with 12 racetracks for the 2013-2014 racing season.
HIP Program Extended; Consultations To Begin June 14, 2013 On Friday, June 14, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced that the Ontario Government is extending its support of the Horse Improvement Program into 2015 to encourage the breeding of ...
Can WEG Still Get A Casino? June 11, 2013 After last week's surprising turn of events that placed Rideau Carleton Raceway back into the race as the preferred spot for casino expansion in Ottawa, questions continue to swirl around whether Wood...
Horsemen React To Ottawa Casino June 05, 2013 "You talk about the fights that [Mayor Jim] Watson and I had personally in the media, a number of people questioned that relationship today in speaking to the media this morning. I said it's just like...
Report: OLG Payments To Tracks June 03, 2013 A report by The Globe and Mail has stated some details regarding payments from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to Ontario racetracks.
McNaughton, Skelly Address Media At Flamboro May 31, 2013 Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton and PC candidate Donna Skelly addressed the media outside of Flamboro Downs on Friday (May 31). McNaughton, while speaking of the PC plan for horse racing...
GCGC-OLG Extend Interim Arrangements May 30, 2013 On Wednesday, May 29, the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced that its interim arrangements with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the continued operation of OLG slot facilities at Georgian...
Could Windsor Race Again? May 25, 2013 Reports out of Windsor indicate that the owners of the now-shuttered Windsor Raceway are not necessarily counting out racing again at the Essex County five-eighths mile oval.
GCGC Has Transitional Funding Deals May 24, 2013 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) announced Friday that it has signed definitive agreements with the Government of Ontario for horse racing transition funding.
Wynne, Godfrey Disagreed On Racing May 22, 2013 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has publicly stated two of the reasons why Paul Godfrey was removed as the chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, and a difference in how each individual e...