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Anfinson Appointed Great Canadian CEO

November 23, 2022

Great Canadian Entertainment (“Great Canadian” or the “Company”) announced on Monday, Nov. 21 that Anthony ‘Tony’ Rodio, Chief Executive Officer, is retiring as CEO and director, and the Board of Dire...

Gateway Extends Lease At Western Fair District

November 09, 2022

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, which was planning to move its casino operation out of Western Fair District, has extended its lease at the London, Ont. venue with intentions to remain long term an...

NJ To Vote On Casino Expansion

New Jersey's residents will have their say on casino expansion later this year after the state's Senate and Assembly both voted to include the question on the November ballot.

FL Decoupling Amendment Filed

Officials with the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association have made the industry aware that – in a move that was expected, to a degree – that a decoupling amendment that would separate ‪...

Committee In FL To Address Decoupling

February 17, 2016

Decoupling will be of paramount concern for horsemen and those who are worried about its imminent devastating effects to Florida's Thoroughbred, American Quarter Horse and Standardbred industries when...

NJ To Vote On Casino Expansion?

December 14, 2015

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney has announced that he has introduced legislation to put a public referendum on the ballot asking for voter approval to expand gaming with two casinos in the n...

Illinois Tracks File For Bankruptcy

December 24, 2014

Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. and Maywood Park Trotting Association, Inc., two of the oldest horse racing venues in the country and the only harness racing tracks in Illinois, announced today that each h...

Mayor Watson On Gaming Expansion

February 25, 2014

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Postmedia’s Paul Godfrey, both of whom were key figures in Ontario horse racing politics over the past couple of years, have made the news this week for different reasons.

Gaming Report Deadline Pushed Back

February 24, 2014

The deadline for a commission task force in Delaware to submit a report in regard to casino gaming and the horse racing industry has been pushed back.

Layoffs Coming At Casino Montreal

February 24, 2014

It has been reported that layoffs are on the horizon at the Montreal Casino in Quebec.

Peck: It's All In The Message

"We've got to hit them with a #4 full-swedge steel shoe right square in the jaw and the nose everyday that the province is better off with continuous and economically viable horse racing and breeding....

PCs: Give Racing First Crack At Buying Existing Slots Operations

December 06, 2012

On Thursday, December 6, Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party Caucus released its anticipated white paper entitled 'Paths to Prosperity - A New Deal for the Public Sector.' In the paper, the Ontar...

Media Presses Hudak For His Position On Revenue Sharing

November 26, 2012

During a recent interview, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has stated that he is for racetrack gaming expansion instead of new casinos, and that he supports a revenue sharing arrange...