Slots To Remain At Grand River? January 07, 2013 It has been reported that officials with Grand River Raceway are looking at reaching an agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. in order to ensure slot-machine gaming remains at the Elora,...
OLG To Toronto: Expect Less From Downtown Casino January 06, 2013 While earlier reports delivered to Toronto City Council estimated that a casino could be worth close to $168 million to the city, officials from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. told the city to e...
T.O. Wants Gaming Expansion Feedback January 04, 2013 Just as the City of Toronto's public consultation website to gauge public sentiment regarding proposed full-blown downtown casino expansion went live, an Ontario Councillor was in the process of sound...
Exclusive: The Ugly Truth Behind The OLG Bingo Expansion January 03, 2013 Trot Magazine editor Darryl Kaplan offers his take on the truth behind the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's Modernization strategy and bingo expansion plan.
NTRA's Successful Fiscal Cliff Lobby January 02, 2013 Following targeted lobbying from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, 'Fiscal Cliff' legislation passed yesterday by both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives contained language ...
OHRIA To Ont. Liberal Leadership Candidates: Stand Up For Horse Racing December 27, 2012 On Thursday, December 27, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association issued a press release calling on the Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidates to stand up for the provincial horse-racing in...
Racing Up Against Casino Operators? December 23, 2012 "Maybe we're being looked upon as competition that has to be eliminated for MGM or Caesar's to come in and run the type of businesses that they run."
Liberal Leadership Candidates On Safeguarding Horse Racing December 22, 2012 The future of the industry, and of the 55,000 full-time and part-time jobs that it provides primarily in rural Ontario, has been thrown into question by the McGuinty government's abrupt decision earli...
Update From Sue Leslie December 21, 2012 OHRIA President Sue Leslie was interviewed on The Motts today (December 21, 2012) to give an update on the horse racing and breeding industry’s ongoing challenges with the government regarding the ind...
Hamilton Mayor A Conflict Of Interest? December 20, 2012 According to an article, Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla's recent comments comparing the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernization plan to the business plan of a "crack dealer" have now ...
OHRIA Applauds Ontario NDP Support December 19, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association expressed in a news release on Thursday afternoon that it is applauding NDP MPP Taras Natyshak for taking a strong stand on behalf of his party to express...
Natyshak: Keep Slots-At-Racetracks Program Until At Least 2014 December 18, 2012 In a multi-pronged release, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP Taras Natyshak (Essex) has called on the Ontario Liberal Government to hold off on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernizat...