Ontario

Report: OLG Reaches Host Municipality Agreement

October 16, 2012

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has reached an agreement with municipalities which play host to facilities which feature slot-machine gaming.

NYS Equine Industry Has $4.2B Effect

October 16, 2012

On Tuesday, October 16, the New York State Horse Racing & Agriculture Industry Alliance announced the determinations of an Equine Industry Economic Impact Study which found that the state's indust...

Oxford Proposes $3 Billion Casino Expansion Along Toronto's Front St.

October 12, 2012

On Friday, October 12, the Oxford Properties Group announced its proposed vision for a $3-billion expansion right along downtown Toronto's Front Street. The proposal includes the Metro Toronto Convent...

Ford "Open To The Idea" Of T.O. Casino

October 11, 2012

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has gone on the record as saying that he is still willing to consider casino expansion within the city if it part of an entertainment complex. He has also said that if expansion...

McNaughton: Bill Is Only Thing That Will Force Referendum

October 11, 2012

After Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath publicly announced her motion for mandatory casino referendums, Progressive Conservative MP Monte McNaughton has gone on the record as saying t...

Frustration At Sudbury Info Session

October 11, 2012

According to a report, City of Greater Sudbury Economic Development Director Ian Wood took the brunt of criticism from pro-horse racing and anti-casino yesterday during a casino information session in...

Horwath Referendum Motion Introduced

October 10, 2012

A Wednesday, October 10 press conference hosted by Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath and Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla has given the province's much embattled horse-racing industry ...

McNaughton: Bill 76 Waiting To Be Addressed

October 05, 2012

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has been making a lot of noise recently with its casino expansion information sessions. Driving full-steam ahead with its prospective locations and revenue-sharing...

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...

Transitional Panel Now Quite Optimistic

September 21, 2012

Ontario Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel Member Elmer Buchanan has been quoted as saying that the panel is now more optimistic for the future of the Ontario horse-racing industry.

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...

Horwath Calls McGuinty On His Stance

September 19, 2012

Premier Dalton McGuinty was in rural Ontario on Tuesday, September 18 to take in the annual International Plowing Match. While his party is in the midst of delivering a controversial knockout blow to ...