On Wednesday, May 29, the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced that its interim arrangements with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the continued operation of OLG slot facilities at Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs have been extended to June 28, 2013....read on
GCGC Has Transitional Funding Deals
May 24, 2013:
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) announced Friday that it has signed definitive agreements with the Government of Ontario for horse racing transition funding....read on
Great Canadian Releases Q1 Results
May 9, 2013:
On Wednesday, May 8 the Great Canadian Gaming Corp., which operates both Flamboro Downs and Georgian Downs, announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, which ended March 31....read on
Flamboro Race Date Request Approved
April 30, 2013:
The Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has considered and approved an application for variance from Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) to cancel the 2013 race dates approved for Flamboro Downs in the month of May....read on
Blank, Mutti Comment On BC Challenges
April 16, 2013:
On the heels of the recently released report on how to both revitalize and make BC's horse racing industry sustainable, Hastings Racecourse General Manager Raj Mutti and Great Canadian Gaming Corp. Vice President Howard Blank have each commented on what has to be done to keep racetracks viable....read on
Ontario's May Through December Dates
April 12, 2013:
On Friday, April 12, the Ontario Racing Commission announced its approved race dates for May through to December of 2013....read on
McMeekin Discusses Flamboro Dates
April 5, 2013:
Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin has gone on the record regarding 2013 race dates for Flamboro Downs....read on
Jobs Cut At Flamboro Downs
April 4, 2013:
More racetrack employee layoffs have been reported within the Ontario horse racing industry as race dates continue to be negotiated....read on
GCG Suspends Simulcasting At Georgian
April 2, 2013:
It has been reported that the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has 'tentatively' shut down the simulcasting area at Georgian Downs effective April 1 until live racing at the Innisfil, Ont. track returns....read on
Baguley On Georgian Downs Deal
March 28, 2013:
Innisfil Mayor Barb Baguley has gone on the record regarding the fact that live horse racing will continue at Georgian Downs....read on
Updated: More Ontario Tracks Ink Transitional Funding Deals
March 26, 2013:
On Tuesday, March 26 it was announced by both the Ontario Liberal Party and the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation that transitional funding agreements have been reached which will ensure the continuation of live racing at Flamboro Downs and Georgian Downs beyond March 31, 2013. The Province of Ontario has also announced that it has reached a transitional funding agreement for the Fort Erie Race Track....read on
GCGC Reaches Tentative Lease Agreements
March 9, 2013:
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) announced Saturday that it has entered into letters of intent with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for the continuation of slot operations at each of the company's Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs racetrack facilities....read on
Great Canadian Announces Results
March 7, 2013:
On Wednesday, March 6, Great Canadian Gaming Corp., the owner-operator of Flamboro Downs and Georgian Downs, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and the 12-month period (2012) that ended December 31, 2012....read on
No GCGC/OLG Agreement, Yet More Slots
February 27, 2013:
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has yet to reach a tentative lease agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to house the province’s slot machines at Flamboro Downs and Georgian Downs, but it has been reported that more machines are on their way to the latter location, regardless....read on
OLG, Ajax Downs Reach Tentative Deal
February 26, 2013:
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has announced that it has reached a lease agreement in principle with the operators of Ajax Downs....read on
