Finance Minister Dwight Duncan continues to publicly downplay the importance of the horse racing and breeding industry in Ontario, along with the number of jobs that would be impacted by ending the Slots at Racetracks Program. Read more »
OFA Urges Everyone Affected To Attend “Save Horse Racing Rally” at Queen’s Park, Monday, March 26,
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture has circulated the following announcement about the Save Horse Racing Rally Read more »
OHRIA Condemns Closing Of Slots At Border Racetracks
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is strongly condemning the government’s decision to force hundreds of hard working Ontarians out of work by closing the OLG slots at racetracks in Windsor, Fort Erie, and Sarnia . “This is a sad day for hundreds of families in these communities who found out today that they […] Read more »
Liberals and OLG Drop Bombshell on Horse Racing–Plan to End Slots at Racetracks Program by March 13, 2013
At a press conference today (Monday), OLG Chair Paul Godfrey and Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan announced the release of a report that indicates the province’s slots at racetracks program will end by March 13, 2013. While the OLG has indicated they plan to continue offering slots at some racetracks where there is customer interest, […] Read more »
Ontario Finance Minister Duncan Playing Loose With the Facts, Says OHRIA
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan provided an emailed statement to the Windsor Star on Wednesday March 7, 2012 regarding the OLG Slots at Racetrack program. The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association has since issued a Release pointing out a number of inaccuracies therein. Minister Duncan is quoted as saying: “Since 1998 the horse racing industry […] Read more »
Dropping Slots at Racetracks Program Would Dig Ontario Government in Deeper, Adding $1.1Billion to Annual Deficit, says OHRIA
The Ontario Liberal government's plan to terminate the Slots at Racetracks Program would add $1.1 Billlion to the province's annual deficit, according to Read more »
