OLG Eyeing London, Chatham In Expansion May 16, 2012 It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has designated both London and Chatham as desired 'gaming zones' under its controversial new approach to gaming modernization
Ted McMeekin Emerges, Pens Letter May 16, 2012 Dodging the spotlight while the province's second largest agricultural sector has been under attack from his reigning Liberal Party, Ontario Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin has now chosen to comm...
Natyshak Demands Immediate Consultation May 15, 2012 After putting thousands of jobs in the horse racing sector in jeopardy, the McGuinty government must meet immediately with the sector and consult on ways to support jobs, says NDP MPP Taras Natyshak (...
Ontario Gaming News Keeps Coming May 15, 2012 Toronto City Council Executive Committee determined on Monday, May 14 that further discussion surrounding casino expansion in the city will be pushed back until roughly October. The move flushed out T...
Owner Takes Out Full-Page Ad In Support Of Horse Racing May 14, 2012 Ed James was recently recognized at the leading owner at Grand River Raceway for 2011, but after today James might just be heralded as the leading owner in all of Canadian horse racing after paying fo...
Holmes: Woodbine Could Close If GTA Casino Goes Elsewhere May 14, 2012 "If the slots were removed from Woodbine you would see the end of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto."
Major Media Attention For Ontario Racing May 14, 2012 Continuing to attract major attention in the mainstream media, the crisis in Ontario's horse-racing industry was front and centre this past weekend. The Toronto Star trotted out a lengthy feature, wit...
OHRIA Issues Open Letter To Premier McGuinty On Foreign Investment May 11, 2012 The letter below was sent on Friday (May 11) afternoon from Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association to the Premier of Ontario responding to a series of inaccurate commen...
UPDATED: Thomson Questions Liberal Strategy, Duncan Issues Reply May 10, 2012 After being compared to jailed investor Bernie Madoff in Thursday's (May 10) Guelph Mercury, Ontario Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Dwight Duncan issued a public reply
"We Don't Want To Close" May 09, 2012 After trying to increase exposure to the product by attracting "synergy-type businesses", Hiawatha Horse Park's owner Jim Henderson is now forced back to the drawing board after being blindsided by th...
Town Of Innisfil Backs Horse Racing Industry May 09, 2012 The Town of Innisfil has passed a resolution asking the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to keep slot machines at Georgian Downs. Also, it has been reported that the town has also recommended that the...
Do Liberals Understand Subsidies? May 08, 2012 For months, the Liberal government has referred to Ontario horse racing's share of the slots-at-racetracks partnership as a "subsidy". One MPP, who is featured in the May issue of Trot Magazine, wonde...