Legislation

By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the City Council of Saratoga Springs, New York, passed a resolution Tuesday evening (March 4) voicing its opposition to the proposed placement of a destination resort casino w...

Scarborough Downs and the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association will co-host a press conference in favour of LD 1111, An Act to Allow Maine’s Harness Racing Industry to Compete with Casino Gaming on We...

It has been reported that a racing jurisdiction has passed legislation that will allow racetracks to ban trainers that have a history of using performance-enhancing drugs on their horses.

Attorney Dana R. Bowling, who is spearheading the repeal of New Jersey’s sales tax on horse boarding, is asking the horse racing community to write legislators to ask for support for Bill A-1301.

On Tuesday, February 18, the Monticello Harness Horsemen’s Association issued a release in regard to its position on recently-enacted casino enabling legislation in New York State.

It has been reported that the City of Atlanta may make a push to see a live horse racing venue replace Major League Baseball at Turner Field, which is currently home to the Atlanta Braves.

It has been reported that a pending bill in the West Virginia Legislature is calling for a reduction of Video Lottery Terminal proceeds which currently help fund horse racing in the state.

It has been reported that the start of the 2014 racing season in Illinois has been pushed back due to an impasse in contract negotiations between the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association and the ma...

Two days after another threat to Pennsylvania's horse racing industry was presented in a new bill that would divert $250 million out of the state’s Horse Racing Development Fund, the horse racing indu...

It has been reported that the 140 video lottery terminals which are currently in operation at Assiniboia Downs in Manitoba could go ‘dark’ effective Monday, February 3.

It has been reported that legislators in Idaho are having second thoughts about Instant Racing after having passed a bill permitting them last year.

On Wednesday, January 30, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a crucial Advance Deposit Wagering bill into law, thus averting a mass exodus from the state’s horse racing industry.