Tioga Downs Sees Revenue Slip January 21, 2014 It has been reported that in 2013 Tioga Downs made less money than it did in 2012 – the first instance that the racino in Nichols, New York did not improve since it opened in 2006. The occurrence has ...
Gural Tracks Implement Cobalt Limits January 08, 2014 Jeff Gural has announced that trainers with horses that have excessive amounts of a substance known as ‘Cobalt’ in their systems will be barred from racing at the Meadowlands Racetrack, Tioga Downs an...
Railbird Recognition Winners Announced January 07, 2014 The fans have spoken and the votes are in. The winners of the 2013 USHWA-USTA Railbird Recognition awards have been selected. One was a winner by open lengths and the other eked out victory in a photo...
Casino Clause In Gural’s Big M Lease December 16, 2013 It has been reported that Jeff Gural has the ability to get out of the lease agreement for the Meadowlands Racetrack if casino gaming is introduced to the Meadowlands by another operator.
NJ To Study State Casino Expansion? December 13, 2013 On Thursday, December 11 in Trenton, New Jersey, a State Assembly gaming committee voted 4-1 in favour of releasing a bill that could lead to the study of potential new casino in Bergen County, home t...
NJ Instant Racing Bill Introduced December 10, 2013 It has been reported that on Monday, December 9, a Senate committee in New Jersey released a bill intended on bringing ‘instant racing’ to the state.
Simulcast Players Discuss New ‘Big M’ December 09, 2013 The new Meadowlands Racetrack has been a fixture in harness racing headlines for months now. The modern facility held its first card of live pari-mutuel wagering last month. Now, a report by a local p...
Dancer: New ‘Big M’ Beats The Odds November 27, 2013 Last Saturday, the new $88-million Meadowlands Racetrack opened for live racing, just over three years after many wondered about the sport’s future in New Jersey.
Gural Dishes Tough Talk In NYS November 19, 2013 On Monday, November 19, local dignitaries took part in a ground-breaking ceremony for Phase 1 of expansion at Tioga Downs. Jeff Gural, the track’s figurehead, is known as a person that doesn’t mince w...
More Casinos Coming To New York State November 06, 2013 On Tuesday, November 5, Proposition 1, a constitutional amendment which would see the expansion of casino gaming in New York State, was supported by the voting public via referendum.
Gural On Atlantic City, Big M, Casinos August 23, 2013 "I think there will be a casino at the Meadowlands. I don't know who is going to own it. I would like to own it, but, obviously, there has been nothing that has been said."
Track Targets $50K For Charity August 09, 2013 It has been reported that a racetrack is looking to make a $50,000 charitable donation to support local residents that were victims of flooding in June.