Gaming

Perretti Issues Open Letter In NJ

On Wednesday, March 23, TrotPAC Chairman Anthony Perretti issued an open letter to the industry seeking financial support to aid in the organization’s efforts to revitalize the Standardbred racing ind...

Positive News For Dresden Raceway

According to an article, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has informed officials with Dresden Raceway that the 140-year-old track has been given the go-ahead to host racing for at least the ...

Les Bois Park Closes Doors

Treasure Valley Racing, the operators of Les Bois Park in Idaho, have announced that the track closed its doors for the final time yesterday (Sunday, March 20), thus turning the page on a business tha...

Gural, Atlantic City Operators Talking

In an interview conducted Saturday, Meadowlands Racetrack chairman Jeff Gural confirmed that he has had discussions with two of the major casino operators in Atlantic City that could possibly bid on a...

New Funding Agreement For Alberta

Alberta's Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board Joe Ceci announced a new 10-year funding agreement for the provincial horse racing industry at a press conference on Saturday, March 19 at...

NJ To Vote On Casino Expansion

New Jersey's residents will have their say on casino expansion later this year after the state's Senate and Assembly both voted to include the question on the November ballot.

New Kingston Champions Location

Although its official grand opening has yet to occur, Champions Off Track Betting’s new location in Kingston, Ont. has been well received.

No Action On Florida Decoupling

On Friday, Florida's 2016 Legislative Session concluded without passing any approval for decoupling horse racing from gaming operations.

Pre-Approval For Great Canadian Partnerships

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has notified the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation that two partnerships in which Great Canadian holds interests have been pre-qualified to submit RFPs for t...

FL Decoupling Amendment Filed

Officials with the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association have made the industry aware that – in a move that was expected, to a degree – that a decoupling amendment that would separate ‪...

Blowe Joining OLG

The Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium has announced that Elissa Blowe is leaving FELRC to assume an important, new role as ‘Manager of Product Development and Marketing – Horse Racing’ for the Ontario ...

Vote Not Called For Georgia Expansion

On Monday, February 29 in Georgia, House Speaker David Ralston postponed a vote on gaming expansion in the state, which has essentially killed any chance of expansion efforts going any further this ca...