Wagering

In the face of a budget shortfall in Forsyth County, North Carolina, the county’s commissioners have proposed pari-mutuel wagering as the best solution to raise an estimated $8 million annually

Like the oil spill in the Gulf, horse racing continues to lose ground

The appeal by the State of Delaware to be able to offer expanded sports wagering within its borders was rejected yesterday in U.S. Supreme Court

At a press conference in Paris yesterday, France's Pari-Mutuel Urbain released its 2009 numbers, which report a modest increase to €9.3 billion

“On opening day, Queen’s Plate day, a few other days of the year, horse racing is a sport but the rest of the year we’re a gambling game.”

"As North American racing continues to flounder around looking for solutions to its problems, it largely ignores one that could contribute more than any now being considered."

Officials with Northlands Park and AmTote are currently trying to rectify a situation regarding Race 10 from the Edmonton, Alberta track's live card this past Saturday

The Quebec Jockey Club is three weeks behind schedule but still committed to its plan to resume live racing in the province this summer, spokesman Joe Faucher

Starting today, Quebec can once again wager on thoroughbred and harness racing after an agreement between WEG and the Quebec Jockey Club

It has been reported that the Kentucky House today overwhelmingly passed a bill in regard to the taxation of wagers on horse racing which are made from home

According to a report, legislation which would allow punters in the state of New Jersey to wager on sporting events at horse racing tracks and Atlantic City casinos will

In an article today by the Edmonton Journal, Woodbine Entertainment Group President and COO Nick Eaves has been quoted as saying that there is too much product and not enough demand for harness racing...