COSA On WEG-OMAFRA Deal January 25, 2013 The Central Ontario Standardbred Association has issued an official comment on the deal which has been reached between the Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food an...
Many Questions Remain For Ontario Horse Racing January 25, 2013 Thursday's press conference by the Woodbine Entertainment Group got the word out about 2013 race dates and overnight purses on the WEG circuit, and the fact that the North America Cup will be conteste...
Five Straight For Mego Moss January 25, 2013 If the manufacturer of trotting hopples is looking for a poster boy to advertise its product it needs to look no further than Mego Moss.
Do T.O.'s Neighbours Want A Casino? January 24, 2013 In his on-air interview with Global Television earlier this week, MGM's Jim Murren specifically stated that if the City of Toronto opts to not embrace full-blown downtown casino expansion, many of its...
Expanded WEG Announcement Coverage January 24, 2013 At a press conference on Jan. 24 at Woodbine Racetrack, more details were revealed surrounding the future of horse racing at Woodbine and Mohawk, and the greater future for the sport in Ontario, and T...
Details Of 2013 WEG Racing Season January 24, 2013 Coinciding with the Woodbine Entertainment Group's Thursday, January 24 press conference regarding its agreement in principle with the Ontario Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affa...
OHRIA On OMAFRA-WEG Deal January 23, 2013 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) issued a press release on Wednesday evening commenting on the Ontario Government and Woodbine Entertainment Group's announcement that a deal has b...
OLG Reaches Agreements With 10 Tracks January 23, 2013 On Wednesday, January 23, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. issued a press release which stated that it has reached lease agreements in principle for its slots operations at a total of 10 provincia...
OMAFRA-WEG Deal Reached; ORC Moves To OMAFRA January 23, 2013 According to releases sent out by both the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Woodbine Entertainment Group, a deal has been reached between the two parties pertaining to l...
Woodbine Preferred To Zeus Lightning January 21, 2013 Zeus Lightning found himself in the role of the upsetter in Monday’s $34,000 Preferred Trot at Woodbine Racetrack, and he needed every inch of the racetrack to haul down the public’s top choice in the...
Mayor Ford Attends Consultation Meeting January 15, 2013 Monday's public casino consultation session regarding casino expansion in Toronto featured a little bit of everything --- Mayor Rob Ford, those both for and against the proposals, and a man dressed in...
MPP Marchese: OLG Modernization Abandons Public Interest January 13, 2013 Calling it "an aggressive expansion of gambling operations with no other consideration than filling government coffers, cheered on by taxpayer-funded ads and lobbyists hired by Las Vegas billionaires,...