OLG, Hanover Officials Meet April 19, 2012 It has been reported that officials with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. met last week with officials with Hanover Raceway. "They spent the first half hour explaining to us why they're doing what...
Sarnia, Windsor Stand Defiant April 19, 2012 It has been reported that the mayors of Windsor and Sarnia are refusing to sign the necessary paperwork which would see gaming revenue cease to flow into municipal coffers
More GTA Casino Competition April 19, 2012 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...
OSS To Proceed As Planned For 2012 April 19, 2012 “Stakes races will be run as advertised, purses and rewards will be paid. Beyond that, it’s anybody’s guess.”
Liberal MPP Stands Up For Racing April 18, 2012 On Tuesday, April 17 in Toronto's Queen's Park Legislature, Liberal MPP Kim Craitor (Niagara Falls) stood up for both his convictions and those of many of his constituents when he read petitions into ...
Horsemen Speak Out: Support OFL Rally, Not Liberal Budget April 17, 2012 As Ontario's budget vote comes in less than one week, horsemen are urging the industry to help keep the province's valuable horse racing industry on the minds of the MPPs that will vote on the Liberal...
Toronto Casino Talk Heating Up April 17, 2012 Since the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. stated its interest in opening a full fledged casino in Canada's largest city, investors and the horse-racing industry continue to tout their value to Ontari...
Racing Support Key To Budget Approval? April 17, 2012 On Monday, April 16, Windsor City Council stated that it wants both Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party and New Democratic Party to make their possible support of the Liberals' provincial budget ...
Why Did OLG Just Cut Racing? April 16, 2012 In an interview last week, OLG President and CEO Rod Phillips was asked why the Ontario government ended the slots-at-racetrack program with a drop-dead date of March 2013 instead of working with the ...
"Reconsider This Outrageous And Totally Illogical Decision" April 15, 2012 "The reality is that revenue from the horse-racing partnership has been steady and, in most years, shown a slight increase in revenues, while the casinos have gone from generating $1.3 billion, per ye...
OHRIA Town Halls A Success April 14, 2012 More than 20,000 (20,345) Ontarians participated in the telephone town hall meetings hosted this past week by the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association
OABA In Support Of Ontario Horse Racing April 13, 2012 More organizations within Ontario's agriculture industry are stepping up against the Provincial Liberals' decision to inexplicably step away from its most lucrative agreement to date