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Bringing Racing Back Into OLG

While the interview was taped just hours prior to Thursday's bombshell announcement that Paul Godfrey had been fired as the Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, the discussion between ...

Quebec On EHV-1 Cases

As a result of the action taken by the Ontario Racing Commission regarding the reported cases of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), no horses that are or were stabled at the Campbellville Training Centre i...

Comparing SARP To Resort Casinos

Steve Buist of The Hamilton Spectator has written an article that compares the financial productivity of Ontario's destination casinos to the former slots-at-racetracks program. His report finds that ...

Quebec Stable Added To EHV-1 List

As noted in the alert distributed Friday, May 17, 2013, the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has ordered that horses stabled at the Campbellville Training Centre from April 29, 2013 are ineligible to r...

Perkins On Godfrey's Exit From OLG

Toronto Star columnist Dave Perkins sounds off on Thursday's announcement that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s Chairman Paul Godfrey was fired in his latest sports column.

ORC Statement On Equine Herpes

Dr. Adam Chambers, ORC Manager of Veterinary Services, is advising that there have been confirmed reports of EHV-1 in two standardbreds in Ontario.

Hudak Praises Godfrey

In the wake of the firing of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Chair Paul Godfrey, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, who has criticized the OLG's gaming modernization plan since the ge...

OHRIA Responds To OLG Changes

Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA), issued the following statement regarding the departure of Paul Godfrey and the OLG Board of Directors.

ORC Rules On Four Appeals

On Friday, May 17, the Ontario Racing Commission released its rulings in regard to separate appeals from the Northern Horsemen's Association and ORC licensees Jody Jamieson, Mike Saftic and Paul Henry...

McNaughton On Godfrey Firing

On Thursday, May 16, Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton issued a statement regarding the firing of Paul Godfrey as Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.

Godfrey Out As OLG Chair

OLG Chair Paul Godfrey announced at a Thursday night press conference that he has been fired from his post as the Chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

OHHA Responds To Govt Announcement

Ontario Harness Horse Association General Manager Brian Tropea has gone on the record regarding the $179.4 million figure that the Ontario Horse Racing Transitional Panel has recommended for provincia...