“We Don’t Need A Casino To Do Well” October 24, 2012 On Monday, October 22, Cambridge City Council voted 5-4 against declaring itself a willing host community for casino expansion under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming moderni...
Electronic Poker Coming To Woodbine October 23, 2012 According to a release, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has reached an agreement with PokerTek, Inc. to have eleven 10-seat electronic poker tables installed at Woodbine Racetrack.
WEG Seeks Your Help October 22, 2012 The Woodbine Entertainment Group is encouraging supporters of having expanded casino gaming at Woodbine Racetrack to sign petitions or pen letters which will be delivered Monday, November 5 during a s...
Burgess Pens Letter To Auditor General October 22, 2012 This past Friday, much respected standardbred breeder/owner Robert Burgess sent an open letter to MPP Jim McCarter, Ontario's Auditor General, and MPP John Milloy, Liberal House Leader, calling for th...
OHRIA On OMAFRA Discussions October 18, 2012 On Thursday, OHRIA's President Sue Leslie issued a release on the organization's progress in dealing with the government-appointed OMAFRA panel.
Report: OLG Reaches Host Municipality Agreement October 16, 2012 It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has reached an agreement with municipalities which play host to facilities which feature slot-machine gaming.
NYS Equine Industry Has $4.2B Effect October 16, 2012 On Tuesday, October 16, the New York State Horse Racing & Agriculture Industry Alliance announced the determinations of an Equine Industry Economic Impact Study which found that the state's indust...
Perkins To OLG: Leave Slots At Racetracks, Add Sports Betting October 15, 2012 "Can anyone imagine a city that trades [the Pattison International], plus the Queen’s Plate and Maple Leaf Trot and North America Cup and many more sporting fixtures, for a handful of bingos and a cas...
Focus Ontario Talks Racing October 14, 2012 On the Oct. 13 edition of Global’s Focus Ontario, hosts Leslie Roberts and John Tory speak with former Liberal MP Dennis Mills, President and CEO of Racing Future Inc., about the Ontario Liberals’ dec...
Oxford Proposes $3 Billion Casino Expansion Along Toronto's Front St. October 12, 2012 On Friday, October 12, the Oxford Properties Group announced its proposed vision for a $3-billion expansion right along downtown Toronto's Front Street. The proposal includes the Metro Toronto Convent...
Ford "Open To The Idea" Of T.O. Casino October 11, 2012 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has gone on the record as saying that he is still willing to consider casino expansion within the city if it part of an entertainment complex. He has also said that if expansion...
McNaughton: Bill Is Only Thing That Will Force Referendum October 11, 2012 After Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath publicly announced her motion for mandatory casino referendums, Progressive Conservative MP Monte McNaughton has gone on the record as saying t...