Ontario Lottery And Gaming

OLG: Woodbine Table Gaming 'Possible'

October 04, 2012

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Spokesman Tony Bitonti has gone on the record as saying that there is a possibility that not one, but two casinos could come to Toronto, and that it is possible that t...

As It Touts Employment, OLG Lays Off Woodbine Employees

October 03, 2012

While representatives from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. are travelling across the province touting its urban casino expansion plan as a job creator to anyone that will listen, it is also in th...

Watson Motion In Favour Of RCR?

October 02, 2012

After having declined the opportunity to fully back Rideau Carleton Raceway during the course of the past week, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson made an interesting announcement on Monday, October 1, just one ...

Temperature Heats Up Before Ottawa Meeting

October 01, 2012

On Tuesday, October 2, Ottawa City Council will be listening to the public's feelings regarding the possibility of full-blown casino gaming being introduced to the city's urban quarters. In advance of...

Sudbury Councillors Want Racino

October 01, 2012

After it was announced late last week that layoffs are coming at Sudbury Downs, city councillors are again making their calls for expanded casino gaming in the area to be housed at the raceway and not...

Details On Public OLG/Municipal Casino Meetings

September 28, 2012

In the wake of the Ontario Liberal Government's controversial announcement to walk away from the mutually-beneficial slots-at-racetracks program, members of Ontario's equine community have felt betray

Caesars, MGM Announce Preferred TO Casino Locations

September 27, 2012

Reports which have surfaced this week have clarified the locations that potential casino operators MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment favour if they eventually get the go-ahead to ere...

Hamilton Not Wilting Under OLG/Liberal Pressure

September 25, 2012

Hamilton city councillors are continuing to ask the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. simple questions and, to this point, have received nothing but vague to little concrete feedback. “We need a lot mo...

Hamilton Council: Will OLG Support Gaming Referendum?

September 20, 2012

On Wednesday, September 19, Hamilton City Council voted in favour of a resolution which, in part, asks the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the minority Ontario Liberal Party if they support a 201...

Only 5% For Municipalities Under OLG Modernization?

September 18, 2012

In a report which explains that North Bay City Council has recommended the city become a willing host municipality for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan, N...

Public Upset, Angry At OLG Info Session

September 17, 2012

Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua was looking to get community feedback regarding the possibility of introducing a full-blown casino to the area during a public OLG information session last Thursday n...

Dyson Showing Serious Leadership In Ontario

September 14, 2012

Trot Insider was recently alerted to the outstanding efforts of Lilly Dyson. The resident of Cobourg, Ont. is not your average 10-year-old. Her efforts to bring racing's fight to provincial politician...