WEG Touts 'Responsible' Location January 07, 2013 On Monday, January 7, the Woodbine Entertainment Group published an item on its website calling on racing fans, patrons and community partners to voice their support for casino expansion at Woodbine R...
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,...
Serious Barn Fire In Goulds December 10, 2012 Preliminary reports out of Newfoundland indicate that anywhere from nine to 15 racehorses escaped a serious barn fire in the Goulds on Monday, December 10.
"You Can't Not Sign It" November 28, 2012 On Monday, November 26, after Chatham-Kent Council agreed to a new revenue-sharing agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., Councillor Doug Sulman offered a quote which sums up the feeling...
Godfrey Wants Sportsbooks At Casinos November 01, 2012 One of the glimmers of hope Ontario horse racing took away from the OMAFRA Panel's report on the industry's transition from the slots-at-racetracks program earlier this week was the recommended option...
Town Of Hanover/OLG Agreement Signed November 01, 2012 On Monday, October 29, Hanover Town Council approved a gaming agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The agreement will extend the town's status as a willing host community for gaming int...
OAAS Reacts To OMAFRA Report November 01, 2012 The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies is the latest entity to let its views be known regarding the OMAFRA Panel’s report on the Ontario horse-racing industry's transitioning from the slots...
Western Fair On OMAFRA Report October 31, 2012 The Western Fair District is the most recent racetrack operator to issue a statement regarding the OMAFRA Panel's report on transitioning the Ontario horse-racing industry from the slots-at-racetracks...
Fury In Fort Erie Over OMAFRA Report October 31, 2012 Jim Thibert, Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium CEO, did not mince words in coming to a conclusion about the OMAFRA Panel's report on the transitioning of the Ontario horse-racing industry from the slot...
OHRIA Response To OMAFRA Report October 31, 2012 On Tuesday, October 30, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association issued a release regarding the OMAFRA Panel's report to provincial government on the transition from the slots-at-racetracks progr...
WEG Comments On OMAFRA Report October 31, 2012 The Woodbine Entertainment Group was the second racing operator to respond to the OMAFRA Panel's transition report for the Ontario horse-racing industry on Wednesday, stating that WEG is "pleased that...
Hanover Responds To OMAFRA Report October 31, 2012 On Wednesday, October 31, Hanover Raceway General Manager Gord Dougan issued an open letter to the Ontario horse-racing industry in regard to OMAFRA Panel's transition report which was recently submit...