Tony Bitonti

Hiawatha, Dresden In The News Again

November 15, 2018

Both the Hiawatha Horse Park and Dresden Raceway have been in the mainstream news this week. Hiawatha has been mentioned in regard to when slots will be reintroduced at the track, while Ontario Minist...

Lockout Affecting Rideau Slots

December 16, 2015

Instead of being open for business 24/7, the slot-machine gaming area at Rideau Carleton Raceway will only be open from noon until midnight due to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. having locked ou...

OLG Rebranding Not In The Cards

Spokesman Tony Bitonti has said that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming is collaborating with the provincial horse racing industry in an effort to come up with branding options in conjunction with racing’...

Slots Could Leave Flamboro

According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., three to five companies could be selected to submit a Request For Proposal to run the slot-machine gaming operations at Flamboro Downs. Although, the...

Bitonti On Gaming Website's Impact

February 04, 2015

Officials with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation have said that its online gaming site, playolg.ca, should not have any impact on the bottom line of physical casino gaming locations in the pr...

Delay In Northern Bundle Process

November 12, 2014

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is delaying its Request For Proposal for the province’s northern bundle, which includes Sudbury, home to the half-mile Sudbury Downs oval...

OLG Comments On Integration

August 22, 2014

“One of the goals is to have something that works for both groups. But it is important to develop a firm revenue stream for horse racing, so that it does not (only have) government funding. We want to...

Sudbury Still In Limbo

Officials from Sudbury Downs, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and the Northern Horsemen’s Association have provided comments regarding live racing at Sudbury Downs and possible revenue streams fo...

OLG Sponsoring Milton Mayoral Gala

January 03, 2014

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is sponsoring Milton’s second annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts.

OLG To Sponsor Hamilton Mayor Speech

December 20, 2013

It has been reported that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is sponsoring Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina's New Year State of the City address. It has been reported that it will be the first time that t...

Watson Backs Gaming Zone Request

In an article discussing Ottawa City Council's request to the OLG for two separate gaming zones in the Ottawa area, Mayor Jim Watson has been quoted as saying the proposal appears to be a "win-win" si...

OLG Expands Another Gaming Zone

The Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has quietly expanded one of its most talked-about gaming zones, adding another region to its C1 zone just beside the C2 zone that contains Woodbine Racetrack.

Leslie On OLG Re-Integration: "It's A Great First Step"

"I don't think it's a smokescreen. Naturally we've got concerns about the specifics about what that's going to mean because that hasn't been clarified yet."