Another OLG RFPQ Process Closes March 14, 2013 On Thursday, March 14, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a release stating that its Request for Pre-Qualification for the Ontario North Gaming Bundle has closed.
No GCGC/OLG Agreement, Yet More Slots February 27, 2013 Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has yet to reach a tentative lease agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to house the province’s slot machines at Flamboro Downs and Georgian Downs, but it ha...
Hamilton Council Backs Flamboro February 14, 2013 On Thursday, February 14, Hamilton City Council voted unanimously that any new casino development should go to the Flamboro Downs location. But there's a catch.
Another Municipality Saying 'No' To OLG January 29, 2013 On Monday, January 29, another Ontario municipality opted to not make itself a willing host municipality for expanded gaming under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming moderniza...
MPP: 'It’s Up To Wynne To Save Racing' January 29, 2013 On Monday, January 29, Donna Skelly, PC candidate for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, hosted a town-hall meeting at the Dutch Mill Restaurant to discuss important, current agricultural issues fa...
Second Hamilton Meeting Packed January 18, 2013 It has been estimated that roughly 400 people showed up at Hamilton City Hall on Thursday, January 18 for the second of two public consultation sessions in the city regarding the contentious Ontario L...
Waterdown Hosts Hamilton Consultation Meeting January 17, 2013 The first of two public consultation meetings regarding potential casino expansion in Hamilton, Ont. took place last night (Wednesday, January 16) at Waterdown District High School in Flamborough.
"It’s Not Just A Political Issue" January 16, 2013 Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak and Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale PC candidate Donna Skelly were in Flamborough on Monday, January 14 and both touched on the Ontario Liberal P...
Hamilton Casino Consultations Continue January 16, 2013 The topic of a downtown casino in Hamilton is proving to be a polarizing issue to residents of the Steel City. There has been quite a divide between those that want to see a full-blown casino complex ...
Mayor Ford Attends Consultation Meeting January 15, 2013 Monday's public casino consultation session regarding casino expansion in Toronto featured a little bit of everything --- Mayor Rob Ford, those both for and against the proposals, and a man dressed in...
OLG Tentative Agreements With KD, WFD December 21, 2012 On Friday, December 21, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announced that it has reached tentative lease agreements with the operators of Kawartha Downs and the Western Fair District for slots opera...
Hamilton Mayor A Conflict Of Interest? December 20, 2012 According to an article, Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla's recent comments comparing the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s gaming modernization plan to the business plan of a "crack dealer" have now ...
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...