Betfair Looking To Acquire Monmouth February 24, 2011 "New Jersey has a fantastic horse racing heritage. Betfair and TVG are absolutely committed to having a role. The racing product at Monmouth Park was vastly superior last summer. Similarly, the Meadow...
$400 Million Monticello Expansion Proposal February 22, 2011 It has been reported that Empire Resorts, operator of Monticello Raceway, has proposed an expansion plan which would see the erection of three hotels and a water park at the track, all to the tune of ...
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
Reactions To Penn National Announcement February 11, 2011 Following yesterday’s announcement that Penn National Gaming would request to move its Raceway Park harness racing license to Austintown, OH and its Beulah Park thoroughbred racing license to north of...
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...
Gov. Christie Vetoes OTW Bill; NJSEA Looking To Unload Monmouth February 01, 2011 On Monday, January 31, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a pair of bills into law which have made Exchange Wagering legal in the state. He also conditionally vetoed a bill regarding off-track ...
Racing License App. Not Yet Filed In Ohio January 19, 2011 The news of a proposed new racino in Youngstown, Ohio seemed to come out of left field this past weekend, and Ohio Racing Commission Executive Director Tom Fries, Jr. has related that, at this point, ...
Lang Explains Not Submitting ILL. Gaming Bill January 17, 2011 Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association President Dave McCaffrey sounded off last week after the Illinois House didn't call for a vote on the gaming expansion bill to install slot machines at the stat...
Orioles Owner Angelos Bids On Rosecroft January 05, 2011 It has been reported that Peter Angelos, owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, is bidding to purchase Maryland's closed Rosecroft Raceway with a new push for expanded gaming at the five-...
Push For New Delaware Racino Back On December 29, 2010 According to a report, Delaware House Majority Leader Pete Schwartzkopf has announced that he plans on re-filing an amended version of a bill which could lead to a
Doctors Discuss Undetectable Drugs November 04, 2010 Dr. Lawrence R. Soma, Dr. Cornelius Uboh and Dr. Mary Robinson, researchers from the laboratories which made the major breakthrough in regard to the presence of EPO in racehorses, have turned their at...
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...