OMAFRA Panel Members Discuss Report December 03, 2012 TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin conducted an interview with the three OMAFRA Panel members that penned the report to transition Ontario's Horse Racing Industry.
Hudak: Gov't Shouldn't Run Gaming December 03, 2012 While he didn't come out with a plan for Ontario horse racing today, provincial PC Leader Tim Hudak was clear in his belief that Ontario's government should not be in the business of operating busines...
OLG Starts Pre-Qualification Process December 01, 2012 On Friday the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) began the Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) process to "pre-qualify service providers for specific day-to-day operation of gaming in Ontar...
2013 Racing In Leamington? November 29, 2012 It has been reported that there has been a lot of work behind the scenes in order for live harness racing to take place at the Leamington Fair in 2013.
"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...
Senate To Debate Sports Betting November 27, 2012 On Tuesday Canada's Senate will begin to debate Bill C-290, which could pave the way to legalize single-game sports betting.
"I'm Almost Without Words" November 26, 2012 This past Saturday evening, fans, horsemen, track operators and politicians alike each took time to reflect on Sudbury Downs, as the raceway's November 24 card could prove be the last ever at the nort...
Media Presses Hudak For His Position On Revenue Sharing November 26, 2012 During a recent interview, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has stated that he is for racetrack gaming expansion instead of new casinos, and that he supports a revenue sharing arrange...
Sudbury Downs Season Wraps Up November 24, 2012 Mythic Art and trainer-driver Don Rankin Jr. closed out the final card of live racing at Sudbury Downs with a wire-to-wire victory in the 10th race on a snowy Saturday evening in Chelmsford, Ont.
Duncan Adds Government Services November 23, 2012 On Friday Premier Dalton McGuinty announced his recommendation that Finance Minister Dwight Duncan also add the role of Minister of Government Services, the ministry that holds the Ontario Racing Comm...
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 (...