PA Responds To Proposed Cuts February 01, 2014 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...
Assiniboia VLT Impasse Looming January 31, 2014 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.
Second-Guessing Instant Racing January 30, 2014 It has been reported that legislators in Idaho are having second thoughts about Instant Racing after having passed a bill permitting them last year.
Illinois ADW Bill Signed Into Law January 30, 2014 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.
ADW Bill Passes, Awaits Gov.’s Signature January 29, 2014 Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association President Dave McCaffrey has announced that on Wednesday, January 29, the Advance Deposit Wagering bill which is crucial in averting a crisis in the state’s rac...
Proposed Bill Threatening PA Racing January 29, 2014 According to an article out of Pennsylvania, State Representative Todd Stephens has proposed legislation which would see $250 million redirected from the state’s Horse Racing Development Fund to schoo...
ADW Discussions Ongoing In Illinois January 29, 2014 Balmoral and Maywood Park General Manager Michael Belmonte has been cited as saying that racing officials in Illinois are currently in discussion with members of the General Assembly in hope of extend...
IL Gov. Quinn Supports ADW Extension January 28, 2014 Time is quickly ticking away in regard to the Advance Deposit Wagering saga in Illinois. With a racing crisis looming, a spokesman for Governor Pat Quinn has issued a positive statement in regard to t...
Illinois Deadline To Be Extended? January 27, 2014 The Illinois horse racing industry is holding its collective breath that legislators will deal with the Advance Deposit Wagering impasse before the law expires on January 31. Although, according to a ...
Dancer’s NJ Racing Bill Signed Into Law January 23, 2014 Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Ocean, Burlington, Middlesex and Monmouth) that allows permitholders (racetrack operators) to enter into agreements with their respective ...
IHHA: ADW Bill Must Be Addressed January 20, 2014 Illinois Harness Horseman’s Association President Dave McCaffrey has issued a press statement in which he has said that it is imperative that Illinois legislators take time to pass an Advance Deposit ...
Workshop On NJ Boarding Tax Bill January 16, 2014 A horse boarding and New Jersey sales tax workshop will be taking place this Sunday (January 19).