Wynne, Godfrey Disagreed On Racing

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Published: May 22, 2013 01:19 pm EDT

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has publicly stated two of the reasons why Paul Godfrey was removed as the chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, and a difference in how each individual envisioned the future of horse racing in the province played a major role.

“Mr. Godfrey had a fundamentally different take on integrating the horse racing industry and the fairness of the hosting formula across the province,” Wynne told reporters on Tuesday. "I was clear there wouldn’t be any special deals for Toronto.”

It's now clear that there won't be a special deal for Toronto, or any deal for that matter after City Council voted both against casino development in the downtown area in addition to gaming expansion at Woodbine Racetrack. And according to the Toronto Star, that lack of a deal in Toronto doesn't change the government's plan for modernizing gaming throughout the rest of the province.

"The strategy will stand on its own," said Premier Wynne. "The changes were not contingent on a Toronto-based casino."

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