ESPN Discusses Ontario Racing Crisis December 28, 2012 As the clock ticks down to April 1, 2013, ongoing talk of the end of the slots-at-racetracks program and the massive impact it will have on the Ontario horse racing industry has become so commonplace ...
Natyshak: Keep Slots-At-Racetracks Program Until At Least 2014 December 18, 2012 In a multi-pronged release, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP Taras Natyshak (Essex) has called on the Ontario Liberal Government to hold off on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernizat...
Merulla Takes Bold Shot At The OLG December 13, 2012 If there was ever any confusion as to where Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla stands on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan, he cleared that up --- and then so...
McNaughton Keeps Firing Away At OLG Modernization Plan December 13, 2012 Lambton-Kent-Middlesex Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton is not taking his foot off the gas when it comes to attacking the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernization plan. In ...
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...
"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...
Six Per Cent More For Racing? November 22, 2012 Leading up to what track operators have alluded to as being the final evening of live harness racing at Sudbury Downs, local Councillor Claude Berthiaume has stepped up his call for some sanity in the...
Mills Wants Liberals To Corral Godfrey November 19, 2012 "The men and women who are elected in this community should be giving direction to the unelected people who they've put in jobs to follow their public-policy direction. And, it seems to me that Paul (...
Windsor Raceway Remembered November 19, 2012 Horsemen, employees and fans of the now-shuttered Windsor Raceway congregated last night (Sunday, November 18) in Tecumseth at Canadian Legion Branch 594 to reflect on what was a great run at the hist...
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...
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...