Godfrey Out As OLG Chair May 16, 2013 OLG Chair Paul Godfrey announced at a Thursday night press conference that he has been fired from his post as the Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
OHHA Responds To Govt Announcement May 16, 2013 Ontario Harness Horse Association General Manager Brian Tropea has gone on the record regarding the $179.4 million figure that the Ontario Horse Racing Transitional Panel has recommended for provincia...
Horwath: "It Doesn’t Make Any Sense" May 16, 2013 Late last week, Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath took the opportunity to have a first-hand look at the provincial horse racing industry since the Ontario Liberal Party decided to has...
Fort Erie Eyeing Instant Racing May 16, 2013 Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium CEO Jim Thibert has gone on the record discussing the idea of getting 'instant racing' machines up and running at the historic thoroughbred border oval.
MacLeod, Snobelen On Ontario Racing May 15, 2013 Ontario Horse Racing Transition Panel member John Snobelen and Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod offered some interesting quotes earlier this week regarding the provincial horse racing industr...
OLG's PSAC Workers To Strike May 27? May 14, 2013 The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has updated the situation regarding the workers within the slot machine gaming area at Woodbine Racetrack, stating that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp...
Natyshak: OLG Modernization Is "A Complete Disaster" May 13, 2013 On Monday, May 13, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP Taras Natyshak took aim at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernization plan, and called on Kathleen Wynne's reigning Ontario Liberal...
McNaughton Responds To OMAFRA Announcement May 13, 2013 Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton was quick to respond to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announcement on Monday, May 13 in regard to integrating the Ontario horse rac...
Long-Term Plan Coming for Ontario’s Horse Racing Industry May 13, 2013 On Monday, May 13, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced that its horse racing transitional panel will work with industry partners, the Ontario Ministry of Finance and the Ontario Lot...
Report: Panel To Take Lead In Integrating Racing Into OLG Modernization Plan May 13, 2013 It has been reported that the government of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is compiling a shortlist of individuals to replace Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Chair Paul Godfrey. It has also been repo...
Northfield Raises Purses Again May 07, 2013 For the second time in the 2013 season, Ohio's Northfield Park will increase overnight purses.
April Slots Revenue At PA Racinos Falls May 07, 2013 Continuing a trend of steady declines, revenues from slot machines at Pennsylvania’s six racetrack casinos were down 7.4 per cent for the month of April compared to the same month in 2012.