The Weekend's Ontario Gaming News January 28, 2013 With the O'Brien Awards, horse-racing's presence at the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention and Kathleen Wynne becoming the province's next Premier, there were clearly a lot of Ontario racing-relate...
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...
Kawartha Hat Trick For Allard January 23, 2013 A three-win performance at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday evening helped trainer Rene Allard push this year’s UTR to .374, and it also helped him leap frog over fellow Quebec native Richard Moreau for the ...
Kawartha Bus To Ont. Liberal Convention January 21, 2013 Bus transportation has been organized for this Friday, January 25, from Kawartha Downs, to transport people to the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention in Toronto.
Wynne: Municipalities Should Have Say In Casino Discussion January 19, 2013 “Once I get there, we need to pick up this conversation. I want communities to be able to make this decision in the way that they want to make it.”
COSA/OHHA Want Your Help January 18, 2013 The Liberal Leadership Convention will take place January 25, 26, and 27 at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre (the old Maple Leaf Gardens) in Toronto. The Candidates have expressed an interest in reco...
Comparing Slots And 'Break-Open' Machines January 14, 2013 With focus having been thrust on 'break-open ticket' machines in Ontario in recent weeks, one reporter has travelled to both Delta Bingo and Kawartha Downs in the Peterborough area to note the differe...
Riley Trainees Triple At Kawartha January 13, 2013 Kawartha Downs' 2012 leading conditioner returned to his winning ways at the Fraserville, Ont. oval on Saturday night with three of his trainees turning in top performances during the 10-race card.
Kennedy Pledges To Reconnect January 12, 2013 "I want to tell you that we're prepared, and I'm prepared, to make sure that every region in the province is served before we make those kind of decisions."
Support Ontario Horse Racing At Liberal Leadership Convention January 10, 2013 As the Liberal Party will elect its next leader amid pledges to reconnect with Rural Ontario, Ontario horse racing is urged to show support for the industry at the 2013 Liberal leadership convention.
Burgess Letter To Liberal Candidates January 09, 2013 "I recently visited Delta Bingo to inspect the imitation slot machines now in operation there. The Delta Bingo staff, when asked about the availability of slot machines proudly directed me right to th...
Exclusive: The Ugly Truth Behind The OLG Bingo Expansion January 03, 2013 Trot Magazine editor Darryl Kaplan offers his take on the truth behind the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's Modernization strategy and bingo expansion plan.