Modernization

OHRIA Applauds Ontario PC's Gaming Industry Consultations

December 11, 2012

On Tuesday, December 11, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association announced that it supports the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's push to incorporate the provincial horse racing and breed...

OLG Starts Pre-Qualification Process

December 01, 2012

On Friday the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) began the Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) process to "pre-qualify service providers for specific day-to-day operation of gaming in Ontar...

"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...

OLG Changes Tune On Toronto Casino

November 14, 2012

In what some are characterizing as a calculated ploy to put pressure on the City of Toronto and its residents, Rod Phillips, the president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., stated durin...

Clearview Doesn't Want To Host OLG

November 13, 2012

It has been reported that on Monday, November 12, Clearview Township, which is located in Gaming Zone 7 under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan, voted agai...

Quick Look At Ontario Gaming Headlines

November 08, 2012

Various news items regarding the provincial gaming industry and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan have come to light in the past few days. The items range ...

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...