U.S. Rejects NYS Indian Casino Plan February 18, 2011 It has been reported that the United States Department of Interior today rejected the deal which would have seen the Wisconsin-based Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe erect a casino in New York’s Catskills
Penn National Gaming To Move Tracks, Invest $400M If Ohio Racetrack VLTs Approved February 10, 2011 During a meeting with the Ohio State Racing Commission, racetrack operator Penn National Gaming today announced its intention to relocate Raceway Park and Beulah Park to other locations within the sta...
Call For MD Breeds To Work Together January 19, 2011 Maryland Racing Commission Member John Franzone has called the state's harness and thoroughbred industries to work together to help craft a plan for the future. "If we don't come together with a unifi...
Godfrey Focuses On OLG Image November 19, 2010 Paul Godfrey, the chairman of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, has said that he will “set the OLG in a new direction” over the coming years to restore the image of the government organizati...
Faraldo Letter Critiquing Gural's Letter October 27, 2010 In a situation which has quickly deteriorated into a war of words, Standardbred Owners Association of New York President Joe Faraldo has fired back at state racetrack owner Jeff Gural in regard to the...
Another D-Day For NYCOTB August 30, 2010 Another day, another crisis for embattled New York City OTB. Its new $125,000-a-month turnaround specialist, Greg Rayburn, has set tomorrow as a deadline for acceptance of his bold new plan for saving...
Trouble In Mass Senate June 03, 2010 Hopes for slots at tracks in Massachusetts -- a roller coaster ride -- took a new dip yesterday with the announcement of a Senate plan to approve three casinos in the state, including one for an India...
WEG Expansion Plan Scaled Back April 15, 2009 Woodbine Entertainment Group’s $75 million expansion plan for Mohawk Racetrack will face delays thanks to the current economic recession, which has
Gov't Withdraws Restructuring Plan February 20, 2009 The minister of Finance and minister responsible for Infrastructure, Ms. Monique Jérôme-Forget, today announced that the provincial government has withdrawn its plan to restructure Quebec racetrack op...
Update From Montreal Superior Court February 03, 2009 The tentative bailout plan to save racetrack operator Attractions Hippiques now appears to be on shaky ground