The U.S. House of Representatives approved the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill Thursday evening (July 7) that includes report language detailing Committee on Appropriations instructions for the U.S. Treasury to “expedite final consideration of the guidance which would modernize the rules governing pari-mutuel wagering.”...read on
Saskatchewan To Drop Pari-Mutuel Tax
October 10, 2012:
On Wednesday, October 10, the Province of Saskatchewan announced that, effective March 31, 2013, it will no longer be taking the 10 per cent tax it currently collects on horse-racing wagers....read on
Poker Room Now Open At Gretna Centre
December 20, 2011:
The topic of pari-mutuel barrel racing in Florida has been one of the most disputed legal gaming issues in North America in 2011, and on Saturday, December 17 the northern Florida centre opened the doors of its poker room...read on
PM Barrel Racing Allowed To Proceed
December 13, 2011:
On Tuesday, December 13, the First District Court of Appeal ruled against the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association's attempts to have pari-mutuel barrel racing at the Gretna facility cease...read on
Geisinger's Open Letter On GA Bill
December 1, 2011:
Representative Harry Geisinger has penned an open letter to the residents of Georgia in an effort to get people behind his push for a constitutional amendment in order to pave the way for the legalization of pari-mutuel horse-racing wagering in the state...read on
Georgia Gov. Against Gaming Expansion
November 21, 2011:
It has been reported that Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has told individuals looking to get pari-mutuel wagering legalized in the state that he will not support gaming expansion...read on
Gaming Lawsuits Coming In Florida?
November 15, 2011:
Existing gaming operators in the state of Florida have let it be known that they will take to the courts in order to fight the recent issuing of gaming licenses in the state...read on
Referendum For Barrel Racing Slots?
November 1, 2011:
On the heels of an October 19 decision by the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering to approve an application for pari-mutuel barrel racing, Gretna Racing has asked the government of Gadsden County to authorize a referendum in regard to whether or not slot machines can be installed at its facility...read on
Newlin Talks Handle, Attendance
October 18, 2011:
"The industry, as a whole, should be promoting the game of pari-mutuel wagering, which is one of the purest forms of gambling. It's you versus me."...read on
More Oppose Pari-Mutuel Barrel Racing
October 17, 2011:
The National Barrel Horse Association has announced via release that it has joined 40,000 members of United Florida Horsemen in opposition to the pari-mutuel barrel racing application submitted by the Gretna North Florida Horsemen’s Association...read on
Eaves On WEG's Wagering Future
June 24, 2011:
Woodbine Entertainment Group President and CEO Nick Eaves has stated that the Canadian racing giant has looked into exchange wagering and that the betting phenomenon is something that the company cannot ignore...read on
Owners Take Marketing Into Own Hands
April 27, 2011:
In order to see one of the top three-year-olds in North America, the only thing that some people have to do is look up...read on
Christie Comments On Meadowlands Impasse
April 15, 2011:
As the clock continues to tick in regard to the future of the Meadowlands Racetrack, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has gone on the record regarding the inaction of the union representing the track's pari-mutuel tellers...read on
Gural Issues Statement Regarding Tellers
April 15, 2011:
In light of the Meadowlands Racetrack's unionized pari-mutuel tellers not ratifying Jeff Gural's offer to them last night, Gural released a statement on the issue this afternoon...read on
Committee Passes Georgia Pari-Mutuel Bill
March 3, 2011:
It has been reported that on Wednesday, March 2, legislation which would see pari-mutuel wagering become legal in the state of Georgia made it out of a preliminary committee with unanimous approval...read on