Gaming

Clark: Put It In Writing

February 13, 2013

Amid new revelations of inconsistent statements regarding steps in the process of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan, Hamilton Councillor Brad Clark has stated

OHRIA: Help Hamilton Councillors Stand Up For Flamboro

February 13, 2013

In a letter issued Tuesday night, OHRIA President Sue Leslie echoed the calls of Hamilton city councillors to show support for expanded gaming at Flamboro Downs.

Councillor Calls On Horsepeople For Strong Presence

February 12, 2013

On Monday, February 11, days before Hamilton councillors Sam Merulla and Judi Partridge introduce pro-Flamboro motions for a Flamboro Downs-related casino expansion, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. P...

Wynne Sworn In As Ontario Premier

February 11, 2013

On Monday, February 11, Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne was officially sworn in as Premier of Ontario during a ceremony at the provincial Legislature where she announced her executive council.

McMeekin, Musicians Comment On Downtown Hamilton Casino

February 09, 2013

"Is a casino the best way, the best way in Downtown Hamilton to build a strong, healthy, vibrant, economic community? Stand alone, I don't think so."

OLG Pitches Casino To Waterloo Region

February 08, 2013

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. President Rod Phillips, whose organization oversees the casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, has gone on the record as saying, “Some casinos in the past were designed...

Big Step For Online Poker In NJ

February 08, 2013

On Thursday, February 8 in New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie conditionally vetoed an anticipated piece of online gaming legislation. Although the news sounds like Gov. Christie is against the measur...

Ontario Breeders Concerned

February 07, 2013

The Woodbine Entertainment Group received some good news when it reached its tentative agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Although that deal helps a couple of ...

McCown: Godfrey's Gone "Goofy" With Gambling

February 06, 2013

He's lived in Las Vegas. He's pro-gaming. He's the most respected Canadian sports-talk figure there is. He is Bob McCown, and he's the most recent person to come out and say that he is completely agai...

Godfrey Colleague Speaks Out Against Front St. Casino

February 06, 2013

Real-estate firm RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, who has Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Chair Paul Godfrey as the chair of its board, has come out and said it is completely against the possibly...

Cordish, WEG Officially Part Ways

February 06, 2013

During the evening hours of Tuesday, February 5, numerous mainstream Toronto media outlets broke the news that the proposed and long-delayed Woodbine Live! expansion planned for Woodbine Racetrack is ...

Pro-Racino Entity Part Of Downtown Hamilton Casino Push

February 05, 2013

On Monday, February 4, plans were officially unveiled for a proposed casino expansion project in Hamilton, Ont. It was confirmed during the announcement that one of the groups involved in the project ...