Gaming Zones

Rest Of GTA Ponders Casino Expansion

With Tuesday's unexpected vote by Toronto City Council that Woodbine Racetrack will not be allowed to undergo casino gaming expansion, the topic of casino expansion in the Greater Toronto Area now shi...

WEG Shocked And Disappointed

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is disappointed with today’s vote by Toronto City Council against expanded gaming at Woodbine, which threatens the province’s entire horse racing industry. Now, WEG ...

Council Votes Against Woodbine Casino Expansion; Eaves Reacts

On Tuesday, May 21, Toronto City Council voted by a count of 24-20 to support a motion introduced by Councillor Mike Layton to oppose expanding the current gaming offerings at Woodbine Racetrack.

WEG Wants Status Issue Dealt With

Both the firing of OLG Chair Paul Godfrey and the cancellation of Toronto City Council's May 21 vote regarding casino expansion has left the Woodbine Entertainment Group with unanswered questions rega...

Report: Expand Woodbine Gaming

On Monday, April 8, the eagerly anticipated staff report from the City of Toronto regarding potential casino expansion was released to the public. The report contains analysis and discussion regarding...

Holmes: Vaughan Casino Would Have "Devastating" Impact

Jane Holmes, vice president of Corporate Affairs for the Woodbine Entertainment Group, has gone on the record in regard to the City of Vaughan being added to the 'C1' gaming zone within the Ontario Lo...

OLG Expands Another Gaming Zone

The Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has quietly expanded one of its most talked-about gaming zones, adding another region to its C1 zone just beside the C2 zone that contains Woodbine Racetrack.

Another OLG RFPQ Process Closes

On Thursday, March 14, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a release stating that its Request for Pre-Qualification for the Ontario North Gaming Bundle has closed.

OLG Update On RFPQ Process

On Thursday, March 7, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announced that its Request for Pre-Qualification for the Ottawa Area and the Ontario East Gaming Bundle has come to a close, but that the RFP...

WFD To Announce Gaming Partner?

February 25, 2013

"We are very close to one. Not one that we can publicize yet, there's still some work to be done, but we're very close."

More Casino Talk In SW1 Zone

February 19, 2013

With Wilmot Township added to the list of municipalities voting against being a willing casino host, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation will look for approval from an area that turned them dow...

Horwath: Liberals "Not Allowing For Democratic Process"

February 04, 2013

“We think they’ve absconded from their responsibility in terms of governance and they’ve simply let all of these decisions, which I believe are public policy decisions, to be made by the OLG, which is...