OLG Changes Tune On Toronto Casino November 14, 2012 In what some are characterizing as a calculated ploy to put pressure on the City of Toronto and its residents, Rod Phillips, the president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., stated durin...
OLG Bows To Hamilton Pressure November 09, 2012 It has been reported that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. President and CEO Rod Phillips will be giving the City of Hamilton more time to decide whether or not it wants to be a willing host municipal...
Public Consultations For Toronto Casino Approved November 06, 2012 After hearing from the both Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the Woodbine Entertainment Group regarding casino expansion in the Greater Toronto Area on Monday, November 5, the City of Toronto's Ex...
Committee Recommends Ottawa Be Willing Host For Casino Expansion October 03, 2012 On Tuesday, October 2 in front of a packed house, an Ottawa City Council committee made the recommendation that Ottawa declare itself a willing host municipality for a full-blown casino under the Onta...
Smith Sounds Off On Liberals' "Divisive Casino Policy" August 01, 2012 Over the past few weeks, more and more stories have been coming out in the mainstream media in regard to the Ontario Liberal Government's gaming modernization process pitting neighbouring municipaliti...
Gaming Changes Causing Big Waves East Of Toronto July 30, 2012 Ontario gaming-related news from jurisdictions to the east of Toronto has received quite a bit of ink over the past few days. First and foremost, Belleville Councillor Jodie Jenkins has reissued his d...
Horsemen Speak Out: Support OFL Rally, Not Liberal Budget April 17, 2012 As Ontario's budget vote comes in less than one week, horsemen are urging the industry to help keep the province's valuable horse racing industry on the minds of the MPPs that will vote on the Liberal...
Why Did OLG Just Cut Racing? April 16, 2012 In an interview last week, OLG President and CEO Rod Phillips was asked why the Ontario government ended the slots-at-racetrack program with a drop-dead date of March 2013 instead of working with the ...
Rod Phillips Appointed New CEO Of OLG June 07, 2011 On May 19, Rod Phillips was announced as the new president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.