Mississauga

Can WEG Still Get A Casino?

After last week's surprising turn of events that placed Rideau Carleton Raceway back into the race as the preferred spot for casino expansion in Ottawa, questions continue to swirl around whether Wood...

Vaughan To Discuss Casino Next Week

It has been reported that the City of Vaughan will reassess its position on the topic of casino expansion next week.

Rest Of GTA Ponders Casino Expansion

With Tuesday's unexpected vote by Toronto City Council that Woodbine Racetrack will not be allowed to undergo casino gaming expansion, the topic of casino expansion in the Greater Toronto Area now shi...

WEG Shocked And Disappointed

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is disappointed with today’s vote by Toronto City Council against expanded gaming at Woodbine, which threatens the province’s entire horse racing industry. Now, WEG ...

Council Votes Against Woodbine Casino Expansion; Eaves Reacts

On Tuesday, May 21, Toronto City Council voted by a count of 24-20 to support a motion introduced by Councillor Mike Layton to oppose expanding the current gaming offerings at Woodbine Racetrack.

Holmes: Vaughan Casino Would Have "Devastating" Impact

Jane Holmes, vice president of Corporate Affairs for the Woodbine Entertainment Group, has gone on the record in regard to the City of Vaughan being added to the 'C1' gaming zone within the Ontario Lo...

Hamilton Council Backs Flamboro

February 14, 2013

On Thursday, February 14, Hamilton City Council voted unanimously that any new casino development should go to the Flamboro Downs location. But there's a catch.

Do T.O.'s Neighbours Want A Casino?

January 24, 2013

In his on-air interview with Global Television earlier this week, MGM's Jim Murren specifically stated that if the City of Toronto opts to not embrace full-blown downtown casino expansion, many of its...

Standardbred Canada Building For Sale

October 10, 2012

Standardbred Canada has announced that it has listed its building, in Mississauga, Ont., for sale. The association, which originally purchased the building at 2150 Meadowvale Blvd. in 1991, will look ...

McCallion Ambivalent On Mississauga Casino?

According to multiple reports, it appears as though Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has turned rather ambivalent regarding the possibility of casino expansion within the city's borders.

Mississauga Mayor Scoffs At Casino Talk; OLG Eyeing Woodbine?

The Ontario Liberal Government's desires to plop a major casino down in the Greater Toronto Area are getting tougher and tougher as the days go by. Staunch Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion is the lat...

City Offers Update On 'Woodbine Live!'

The Woodbine Entertainment Group's planned expansion for Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine Live!, has drawn the attention of multiple mainstream media publications after an update from a Toronto City Manag...

More GTA Casino Competition

On a day in which it was announced that construction is expected to begin "shortly" on Woodbine Live!, the City of Mississauga, just across the border from Woodbine Racetrack, has officially thrown it...