Delay To Help Integrate Racing October 31, 2014 The OLG has announced via release that the previous deadline for the RFPQ was November 6, 2014, but that applicants now have until April 30, 2015 to provide the provincial lottery corporation with RFP...
Kingston Casino Plans Abandoned October 29, 2014 On Tuesday, October 28 in the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park, Finance Minister Charles Sousa said that the provincial government will abandon its plans to relocate the Thousand Island Casino from...
Churchill Downs To Manage Saratoga October 28, 2014 Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc. (SHRI) and Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) (Nasdaq:CHDN) have signed a definitive purchase agreement wherein CDI will purchase a 25 per cent membership interest in Sar...
Temporary Restraining Order In NJ October 27, 2014 On Friday, October 24, a federal judge in the United States issued a temporary restraining order in favour of major sporting associations in relation to the legalization of sports wagering in the stat...
Hastings Agreement Extended October 27, 2014 It has been announced that the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has reached an agreement for a two-year extension to the operating agreement for its Hastings Racecourse property in Vancouver, British...
Red Mile Expansion, In Pictures October 24, 2014 It was announced earlier this week that a partnership between the Red Mile and Keeneland will see the Lexington Standardbred track renovated and expanded in order to house 1,000 ‘Instant Racing’ termi...
More Motions Filed Over Sports Betting October 23, 2014 It has been reported that the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and a group representing the state’s Thoroughbred horsepeople filed motions on Wednes...
Instant Racing Partnership In Kentucky October 22, 2014 It has been announced that the Red Mile and the Keeneland Association have agreed, through a new joint venture, to consolidate their efforts around historical racing in Fayette County into the develop...
Sports Leagues Seek NJ Injunction October 21, 2014 On Monday, October 20, the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the NCAA filed a lawsuit which seeks an injunction to block the legalization of sports w...
Court Sides With Punter Over Taxes October 20, 2014 According to a report, a court has determined that a punter’s consistent, heavy wagering on horse races over a five-year period constituted a ‘continuous action to make a profit.’ In turn, the handica...
N.J. Tracks Can Offer Sports Betting October 18, 2014 Reinforcing his support for legal sports wagering in New Jersey, on Friday Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that reflects recent court rulings and removes prohibitions against sports wagerin...
OLG Bidders Revealed? October 17, 2014 According to a report, three bidders are in the running to become the service provider to operate specific areas of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s lucrative lottery business.