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New Funding Programs Announced

November 30, 2013

To prepare for the implementation of the new five-year Horse Racing Partnership Plan to help Ontario’s horse racing industry, the government of Ontario is making available new funding that will assist...

GCGC, OLG Sign ‘Definitive Agreements’

November 29, 2013

On Friday, November 29, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced that it has signed definitive lease agreements with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for the continuation of slot operatio...

Audit Document Request Denied

November 21, 2013

A freedom of information request, recently filed by the Toronto Star to uncover audits received by the government pertaining to Ontario's horse racing industry, has been denied by the Ministry of Fina...

Motion To Reinstate SARP Carried

November 20, 2013

The Ontario New Democratic Party's motion calling for the reinstatement of the Slots-At-Racetracks Program was carried in a 45-38 vote by the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, November...

Ont. PCs Want Support For Their Plan

November 20, 2013

On Wednesday, November 20 in the Ontario Legislature, Randy Pettapiece, the Ontario PC Critic for Rural Affairs and Horse Racing, called on Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Ontario New Democratic Party ...

Horwath To Table Non-Binding Motion

November 20, 2013

The Ontario New Democratic Party has announced that it will table an Opposition Day motion at Queen’s Park today (Wednesday, November 20) calling for the reinstatement of the Slots at Racetracks Progr...

Pettapiece Targets NDP On Horse Racing

November 19, 2013

On Tuesday, November 19, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party issued a press release stating that the Ontario New Democratic Party has no credibility due to the fact that the Ontario NDP support...

Breeders On Confidence In Ont. Industry

November 19, 2013

On the heels of this past weekend’s Forest City Yearling Sale, Ontario-based standardbred breeders Ann Straatman and Tammy McNiven have commented in regard to confidence in the provincial horse racing...

Hudak, Pettapiece Comment On PC's Five-Part Plan For Racing

November 08, 2013

Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak and MPP Randy Pettapiece addressed the media on Friday after the Party unveiled its five-point plan to save Ontario's horse racing industry.

More Casinos Coming To New York State

November 06, 2013

On Tuesday, November 5, Proposition 1, a constitutional amendment which would see the expansion of casino gaming in New York State, was supported by the voting public via referendum.

Horwath: NDP Would Reinstate SARP

October 31, 2013

On Wednesday, October 30, Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath stated that her party would reinstate the Slots-at-Racetracks Program if it wins the next election.

Vaughan Ratifies Casino Decision

October 30, 2013

It has been reported that on Tuesday, October 29, Vaughan City Council ratified its previous decision to not allow a casino to be built within its borders.