Transitional Panel Now Quite Optimistic September 21, 2012 Ontario Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel Member Elmer Buchanan has been quoted as saying that the panel is now more optimistic for the future of the Ontario horse-racing industry.
McGuinty Doesn't Support Casino Referendums; Godfrey Pressures Toronto; MGM Speaks September 21, 2012 On Friday, September 21 while speaking at the Toronto Board of Trade, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Chairman Paul Godfrey stated that the OLG needs to know if Toronto will declare itself a willing ...
Changes To Benefit Casino Operators, Not Education September 20, 2012 Legislators in Maryland are proposing a major expansion of casino gaming to generate more money to fund education. But a recently released report indicates the greatest, and perhaps only, benefactors ...
Hamilton Council: Will OLG Support Gaming Referendum? September 20, 2012 On Wednesday, September 19, Hamilton City Council voted in favour of a resolution which, in part, asks the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the minority Ontario Liberal Party if they support a 201...
Horwath Calls McGuinty On His Stance September 19, 2012 Premier Dalton McGuinty was in rural Ontario on Tuesday, September 18 to take in the annual International Plowing Match. While his party is in the midst of delivering a controversial knockout blow to ...
Live: Hamilton Hears From OLG, GCGC September 19, 2012 Hamilton City Council is now hearing comments from the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation and Great Canadian Gaming Corp. with respect to gaming expansion within the area.
Only 5% For Municipalities Under OLG Modernization? September 18, 2012 In a report which explains that North Bay City Council has recommended the city become a willing host municipality for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s controversial gaming modernization plan, N...
St. Lad's Farms Starts Layoff Process September 17, 2012 Bob Ladouceur of St. Lad's Farms has gone on the record as saying that he has begun the process which will lead to his nine staff members being laid off.
Public Upset, Angry At OLG Info Session September 17, 2012 Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua was looking to get community feedback regarding the possibility of introducing a full-blown casino to the area during a public OLG information session last Thursday n...
Dyson Showing Serious Leadership In Ontario September 14, 2012 Trot Insider was recently alerted to the outstanding efforts of Lilly Dyson. The resident of Cobourg, Ont. is not your average 10-year-old. Her efforts to bring racing's fight to provincial politician...
Business Group: No Casino In Kingston September 14, 2012 It has been reported that on Wednesday, September 12, the Board of Management for Downtown Kingston!, an association of 750 businesses located in the core commercial area of the City of Kingston, pass...
Whitby Turns Down Ajax's Offer September 13, 2012 It has been reported that on September 10, members of the Whitby Council voted 6-2 in favour of spurning Ajax's recent slots revenue-sharing proposition in order to declare itself a willing host munic...