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Thunder Rolls At Awards Banquet

February 21, 2016

Older Trotting Mare of the Year, Thundering Ovation, also took home overall Horse of the Year honours during The Raceway at Western Fair District’s annual awards banquet, which was held Saturday, Febr...

Western Fair Announces Award Winners

January 11, 2016

Officials with The Raceway at Western Fair District have announced the majority of the track’s 2015 award winners, who will be honoured during the Western Fair’s annual awards night, which will take p...

Sports-Betting Bill Clears Another Hurdle

February 29, 2012

The attention of the Ontario horse-racing industry has understandably been on the fallout from the Drummond Report since its announcement two weeks ago, but during that time there has been a relativel...

NJ Sports Wagering One Step Closer

January 18, 2012

On Tuesday, January 17, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation which will pave the way for legalized sports wagering in New Jersey. In order to make expanded gaming a reality in NJ, the state will...

NJ Gaming, OTW, Licensing Bills To Christie

January 10, 2012

According to reports, bills in New Jersey dealing with expanded gaming, simulcasting, and the licensing of off-track wagering locations passed both the Assembly and the state Senate on Monday, January...

Memo Could Open Gaming Floodgate

January 03, 2012

In an announcement which received relatively little fanfare given its magnitude, the United States Department of Justice announced over the holiday season via memo that it has updated its official opi...

NJ Gaming Expansion Discussed

November 16, 2011

“Sports betting, while beneficial to the state, is another Band Aid for racing…” Perretti Farms Marketing Director Bob Marks has been quoted as saying. “Racing must get introspective and examine its ...

NJ Pols Press On For Big M Slots

November 10, 2011

Even though the residents of New Jersey threw their support behind the expanded gambling this week, which would ultimately result in subsidized purses for horse racing in the Garden State, that has no...

NJ Residents Support Expanded Gaming

November 09, 2011

Residents of New Jersey were asked yesterday via referendum how they felt about the legalization of sports wagering at the state's casinos and racetracks. And, to the pleasure of the New Jersey casino...

NJ Referendum Just Days Away

October 31, 2011

On November 8, residents of New Jersey will be asked via referendum whether or not they would like to see the legalization of sports wagering in the state. Although a positive vote is just the first o...

AGA Call For U.S. Legalized Online Poker

September 20, 2011

For years, casual and professional players have been calling for federal action to legalize and regulate online poker. Now, the once-neutral American Gaming Association has joined the cause

Positive Ruling For Ill. Purse Trust

It has been reported that, via a ruling, a federal court in Illinois does not have the ability to stop the dispersal of funds from the Horse Racing Equity Trust

Christie To Set Online Gaming Precedent?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has until Thursday, March 3 to either veto or sign legislation which would make it legal for in-state casino operators to run online gaming websites for residents of...