Tim Hudak

Sudbury Downs Terminates 38 Jobs

September 28, 2012

Trot Insider has learned that Sudbury Downs has been forced to terminate the jobs of 38 staff members at the track due to the uncertainty surrounding the Ontario horse racing industry resulting from t...

Details On Public OLG/Municipal Casino Meetings

September 28, 2012

In the wake of the Ontario Liberal Government's controversial announcement to walk away from the mutually-beneficial slots-at-racetracks program, members of Ontario's equine community have felt betray

Caesars, MGM Announce Preferred TO Casino Locations

September 27, 2012

Reports which have surfaced this week have clarified the locations that potential casino operators MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment favour if they eventually get the go-ahead to ere...

Milton To McGuinty: Address Panel's Recommendations

September 26, 2012

On Monday, September 24, Milton Council passed a motion introduced by Ward 3 Councillor Cindy Lunau that asked for fellow councillors to endorse the findings of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Trans...

Watson Turns Back On Racing In Ottawa

September 26, 2012

Tuesday, October 2 is an important date for the local horse-racing industry in the Ottawa region, as that will be the evening in which an Ottawa City Council committee will hear public feedback on the...

Hamilton Not Wilting Under OLG/Liberal Pressure

September 25, 2012

Hamilton city councillors are continuing to ask the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. simple questions and, to this point, have received nothing but vague to little concrete feedback. “We need a lot mo...

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 ...

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...