Fort Erie To Prepare To Close June 05, 2012 According to Jim Thibert, at the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium's annual general meeting, which is to take place Tuesday, June 12, the discussion will not be about how to keep the 115-year-old Fort ...
Lower Percentage Of Gaming Revenues For Province Of Ontario? June 01, 2012 The Ontario Liberal Government has annually raked in a cool $1.1-billion in revenue via the soon-to-be-scrapped slots-at-racetracks program. Apparently, according to an Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp...
Mayors Skeptical Of OLG-Liberal Desires June 01, 2012 Mayors of various Ontario municipalities are coming out of the woodwork and expressing disinterest regarding the idea of casino gaming coming to their jurisdictions.
Liberal MPP Blasts Duncan, McGuinty In Legislature Over Gaming May 31, 2012 A reported divide within the Ontario Liberal Government manifested itself today in the Provincial Legislature when Liberal MPP Mike Colle (Eglinton-Lawrence) proclaimed that he does not support his pa...
Senator Runciman Wants Action May 31, 2012 "In a province staggering from the loss of manufacturing jobs, this initiative (OLG gaming modernization) may achieve some short-term revenue gains, but its long-term negative impacts on individuals, ...
COSA Discusses Ontario Crisis On Air May 30, 2012 Central Ontario Standardbred Association President Bill O'Donnell and Director Jim Wellwood were recently guests on the Bill Kelly Show on 900 CHML AM. During the broadcast, which can be listened to i...
Leslie Updates On OHRIA Task Force May 30, 2012 "I have a lot of confidence in Stan [Sadinsky] that he'll come up with the best possible plan for the industry and we're hopefully going to be able to support it."
Liberals Bury "Unprecedented Power Shift" In Ontario Budget May 29, 2012 At a press conference on Monday, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and lawyer Steven Shrybman cited that, in their legal opinion, an act buried in the Ontario Liberal government's mammoth budget bill m...
Two Views, One Off-Track Premier May 28, 2012 "The Premier was poorly advised on this and has to find a way to gracefully change his mind or he’ll decimate an industry.
Voice Concerns In Wellington County May 28, 2012 Concerned members of Wellington County's equine community are urged to attend a meeting tonight (Tuesday, May 29), which has been specifically called to hear local feedback regarding the pending crisi...
Sen. Knocks Ont. Racing's Response; Says By-Election Is Also Key May 28, 2012 A veteran Canadian politician, Senator Bob Runciman, has been keeping his eye on the Ontario Liberals' treatment of the provincial horse-racing industry and the slots-at-racetracks program. He has bee...
Ontario's Bingo Halls Getting 'Slot-Like' Machines? May 25, 2012 While the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has said slot machines will not be placed into Bingo Halls in Ontario, the machines they appear poised to place into Bingo Halls look and operate alarm...