Report: OLG Payments To Tracks June 03, 2013 A report by The Globe and Mail has stated some details regarding payments from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to Ontario racetracks.
McNaughton, Skelly Address Media At Flamboro May 31, 2013 Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton and PC candidate Donna Skelly addressed the media outside of Flamboro Downs on Friday (May 31). McNaughton, while speaking of the PC plan for horse racing...
Avoiding Inadvertent Positive Tests May 31, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is reminding licencees to be vigilant when medicating horses.
GCGC-OLG Extend Interim Arrangements May 30, 2013 On Wednesday, May 29, the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. announced that its interim arrangements with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the continued operation of OLG slot facilities at Georgian...
EHV-1 Quarantine Lifted In Ontario May 29, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced late Wednesday afternoon that the restrictions on horses under quarantine as a preventative measure for Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) in Ontario have been...
Windsor-Essex Horseplayers Up In Arms May 27, 2013 It has been reported that horseplayers in Windsor-Essex are up in arms with Club Alouette, the only off-track wagering establishment in the area since Windsor Raceway shut its doors. Patrons are looki...
Could Windsor Race Again? May 25, 2013 Reports out of Windsor indicate that the owners of the now-shuttered Windsor Raceway are not necessarily counting out racing again at the Essex County five-eighths mile oval.
GCGC Has Transitional Funding Deals May 24, 2013 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) announced Friday that it has signed definitive agreements with the Government of Ontario for horse racing transition funding.
ORC Rules On Appeals May 24, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) released its rulings in regard to separate appeals from licensees Robert Shepherd, Kevin Tremblay, and Mark Winacott on Friday, May 24.
ORC Update On EHV-1 May 24, 2013 The Ontario Racing Commission has issued an update regarding the current EHV-1 situation.
Bain "Satisfied" With Wynne's Efforts May 23, 2013 Although the Lakeshore Horse Raceway Group has yet to hear from the Ontario Racing Commission regarding the 10 days of live racing at the Leamington Fairgrounds that it has applied for, Tom Bain has s...
Wynne, Godfrey Disagreed On Racing May 22, 2013 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has publicly stated two of the reasons why Paul Godfrey was removed as the chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, and a difference in how each individual e...