FL Decoupling Amendment Filed March 10, 2016 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 ...
Blowe Joining OLG March 03, 2016 The Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium has announced that Elissa Blowe is leaving FELRC to assume an important, new role as ‘Manager of Product Development and Marketing – Horse Racing’ for the Ontario ...
Vote Not Called For Georgia Expansion March 02, 2016 On Monday, February 29 in Georgia, House Speaker David Ralston postponed a vote on gaming expansion in the state, which has essentially killed any chance of expansion efforts going any further this ca...
Longer Deal For Ontario Racing? February 25, 2016 The 2016 Ontario Budget released on Thursday (February 25) by Finance Minister Charles Sousa would give the province's horse racing industry two more years of government partnership and support.
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...
Gaming Proposal For Ex-Pinnacle Area February 16, 2016 A gaming facility could be coming to the general location of the failed Pinnacle Race Course in Michigan after all.
Florida Closer To Decoupling February 10, 2016 Reports from Florida indicate that the state's laws requiring racetracks to conduct live racing in order to host expanded gaming are still alive, but the legislation enabling decoupling took a step fo...
En Banc Hearing For NJ Sports Gambling February 10, 2016 Twelve U.S. federal judges are set to hear an appeal from the State of New Jersey into the August 2015 ruling that deemed the state’s sports wagering deregulation illegal.
London Hosts First Info Session February 09, 2016 The first of two information sessions hosted by the new Ontario Racing Association (ORA) was held on Tuesday afternoon at Western Fair in London.
Positive Step For NJ Expansion February 09, 2016 There was a positive development earlier this week in New Jersey in regard to the push to get the expanded gaming question onto the November ballot.
FL Horsepeople To Address Politicians February 09, 2016 United Florida Horsemen officials will be on hand in Tallahassee Tuesday (Feb. 9) to represent racehorse owners, trainers and breeders at two legislative committees scheduled to take up gambling-relat...
Marketing To The ‘Millennials’ February 08, 2016 The ‘millennials’ just aren’t flocking to casinos in the same manner that their parents and parents' parents did. That is hurting the casinos’ bottom line. That being said, decision makers at the gami...