Expansion

Vogel Back In The Fray For Rosecroft

January 06, 2011

It was announced yesterday that Peter Angelos, owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, filed a bid for the bankrupt Rosecroft Raceway. It has been reported today that Mark Vogel, a name ve...

Orioles Owner Angelos Bids On Rosecroft

January 05, 2011

It has been reported that Peter Angelos, owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, is bidding to purchase Maryland's closed Rosecroft Raceway with a new push for expanded gaming at the five-...

Delay In Illinois Expanded Gaming Push

January 04, 2011

The push for expanding gaming in Illinois was to continue Monday, January 3 with a scheduled vote by a House committee, but, according to the legislation's chief sponsor, there has been a delay

Illinois Awaits January 3

December 30, 2010

The 'lame duck' session of the Illinois legislature will take place January 3-11, and the Illinois House will approve or disapprove of the gaming expansion bill already passed by the Senate

NY Governor Paterson’s Final Word

December 30, 2010

In 74 pages of carefully chosen words, the outgoing governor of New York, David Paterson, has sent his controversial but signed deal with the Stockbridge-Munsee band of Wisconsin Mohican Indians to bu

Kentucky Judge Rules On Legality Of 'Instant Racing'

December 30, 2010

On Wednesday, December 29, a Kentucky judge ruled on the legality of the somewhat controversial Instant Racing terminals which were proposed to be implemented in the state

Push For New Delaware Racino Back On

December 29, 2010

According to a report, Delaware House Majority Leader Pete Schwartzkopf has announced that he plans on re-filing an amended version of a bill which could lead to a

Politician Wants To Obtain Preakness

December 22, 2010

With a boatload of uncertainty in Maryland's horse racing industry, a politician and attorney have made it known that they would like to have the Preakness Stakes take place in their state

Gural Part Of Group Behind Syracuse Racino Push

December 22, 2010

Reports indicate that a new racino/entertainment complex could be coming to upstate New York, and that racetrack owner Jeff Gural could be part of the mix

Meadowlands To Conduct Live Racing In 2011

December 17, 2010

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today (Friday, Dec. 17) announced a breakthrough agreement to keep live standardbred racing at the Meadowlands Racetrack beginning in January via a secured short-ter...

Down To Business In PA; Investor Divulged

December 16, 2010

On Tuesday, December 14, just one day after winning the rights to the last harness racing license in the State of Pennsylvania, American Harness Tracks LLC and Merit Management started getting down to...

DeLeo Talks Mass. Slots, Softly

December 15, 2010

Robert DeLeo, speaker of the House in Massachusetts, has outlined his agenda for 2011, and has toned down his fiery quest for track slots that failed at the end of this year’s last legislative sessi