Racetrack & Off-Track Betting (OTB)Minnesota Gaming
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Canterbury: Relaxed gaming rules should help business (5/16/2012)
(Minnesota) -- For the first time in many years, Canterbury Park will begin its racing season Friday evening amidst optimism regarding the future of racing in Minnesota.
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Signs Bill Expanding Poker At Racetrack Rooms (5/6/2012)
(Minnesota) -- In a demonstration of bipartisan agreement – and rapid movement of legislation through the appropriate bodies of government – Governor Mark...
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Dayton signs bill giving racetracks more gambling options (5/4/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Friday that allows more gambling tables at state racetracks and opens the gate to simulcast horse racing at tribal casinos.
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Dayton signs off on racetrack-casino bill (5/4/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton signed off Friday on a new state law that will unite the state's feuding racetracks and tribal casinos in a new moneymaking venture.
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Gov. Dayton Signs Bill to Expand Casino Gambling, Revive Horse Racing (5/4/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Gov. Mark Dayton signed legislation Friday that amends laws governing Canterbury Park's card room, Canterbury Park officials said Friday.
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Poker, horse race gambling expansion OK’d (5/4/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Poker players will be able to find more seats and place bigger bets in horse track card rooms, and Minnesota Indian tribes will get permission to...
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Minnesota Legislation May Expand Gaming at Racinos, Allow Simulcasting at Tribal Casinos (5/2/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Legislation in Minnesota may pave the way for Canterbury Park in Shakopee and Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus to expand table game offerings and...
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Art of talking gives hope to future of Canterbury (4/30/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Jeff Hilger had grown tired of fighting. For years, the racehorse breeder from Stillwater had urged the Legislature to allow slot machines at Canterbury...
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Canterbury gambling expansion heads to governor (4/30/2012)
(Minnesota) -- An historic tribal-racetrack agreement that could raise purses by $2.5 million at Canterbury Park by expanding card-club operations and offering...
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Canterbury, tribe reach agreement on gambling expansion (4/30/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Purses at Canterbury Park could rise by $2.5 million under an historic agreement with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community that would allow...
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Expanded gambling bill awaits vote in Legislature (4/30/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Officials at Canterbury Park say a bill moving through the Legislature to expand gambling in the state will also help the sport of horse racing.
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Minnesota House expected to vote on gambling bill (4/30/2012)
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota House is expected to vote Monday on a bill that would expand gambling in Minnesota. The bill, which passed the Minnesota Senate on Saturday...
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Bill enhancing Minn. racetrack betting advances (4/28/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A bill enhancing gambling at tribal casinos and privately owned horse racing tracks in Minnesota has sprung up and has steamed ahead in the final days of...
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Canterbury, tribe reach agreement on gambling expansion (4/28/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Canterbury Park has reached a historic agreement with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community on the expansion of poker playing at the horsetrack that...
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Ontario Gaming
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Pro-Racing Ad in the Toronto Star (5/15/2012)
(Ontario) -- Ed James, owner of SSG Gloves, and the leading Standardbred owner at Grand River Raceway for 2011, took out a full-page ad in Monday’s edition of the...
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Owner Takes Out Full-Page Ad In Support Of Horse Racing (5/14/2012)
(Ontario) -- Ed James was recently recognized at the leading owner at Grand River Raceway for 2011, but after today James might just be heralded as the leading owner in...
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OP/ED: A time for radical change to save horse racing (5/4/2012)
(Ontario) -- It’s been eight weeks since the Ontario government dropped the bombshell that it was ending its slot machine revenue agreement with the horse racing...
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Funding loss imperils Ontario racehorses (5/2/2012)
(Ontario) -- The coming loss of $345 million in annual provincial funding to Ontario's horse racing industry is threatening thousands of horses, industry officials...
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Luck runs out at Windsor Raceway slots today (4/30/2012)
(Windsor) -- Luck has run out at Windsor Raceway's slots facility. At 6 p.m. Monday, the slot machines will be unplugged for good. It's a decision Ontario...
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Perkins: Horse racing faces uncertain future without slot-machine revenue (4/28/2012)
(Ontario) -- There’s a kind of natural rejuvenation at the racetrack every spring. Good 3-year-olds are emerging for the long stakes season ahead and, back at the...
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Loss of racetracks does not save money (4/24/2012)
(Ontario) -- In the article, the quote by Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin on needing a new business model for horseracing is highlighted without verifying its validity.
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With Vids: Grit decision called death blow to horse racing (4/22/2012)
(Ontario) -- Arm wrapped in a K-Y Jelly-coated rubber glove stretched nearly up to her armpit, Dr. Lotje Kouwenberg reaches deep inside the womb of Warrawee Cammy and...
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Ontario horse racing imperiled by government funding decisions (4/21/2012)
(Ontario) -- On a sunny Friday afternoon, the grandstand at Woodbine racetrack is sparsely filled. To use a meteorological term, the day’s thoroughbred races have...
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Ontario Racing Lobbying in Advance of Vote (4/20/2012)
(Ontario) -- The future of the Ontario horse racing industry could be placed in serious peril April 24, when a vote on the 2012 Ontario provincial budget is scheduled.
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"Reconsider This Outrageous And Totally Illogical Decision" (4/15/2012)
(Ontario) -- "The reality is that revenue from the horse-racing partnership has been steady and, in most years, shown a slight increase in revenues, while the...
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Premier stands by cutting slots from race tracks (4/11/2012)
(Windsor) -- It's another rebuff for Ontario's horse racing industry. While visiting the Windsor region, Premier Dalton McGuinty was again asked if he would...
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Mayor petitions premier on racetrack (4/11/2012)
(Ontario) -- Belleville's mayor has voiced his support for Ontario's slots at racetracks straight to the premier's office.
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Racing fallout begins with breeders scaling back (4/6/2012)
(Ontario) -- It’s been just over three weeks since the Ontario government dropped the bombshell that it was ending its slot machine revenue sharing agreement with...
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Ohio Gaming
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What is Turfway's future? (5/14/2012)
(Kentucky) -- With Rock Gaming getting approval to purchase an equity stake in Turfway Park, gaming companies will soon own 90 percent of the the Northern Kentucky race...
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Relocating horse tracks to bring millions for Ohio (5/6/2012)
(Ohio) -- Ohio stands to pocket nearly $150 million from a gambling company building two casinos so that it can move its two horse racing tracks to other areas within...
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A big payout? (4/29/2012)
(Ohio) -- Ohio will reap hundreds of millions of dollars a year after casinos start opening in May. Even more will pour in if horse-racing tracks withstand a court...
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Rock Gaming equity stake in Turfway Park OK'd (4/16/2012)
(Ohio) -- Rock Gaming, the developer of Cincinnati’s downtown casino, is now an equity partner in Turfway Park following approval Monday by the Kentucky Horse...
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Cincinnati casino developer seeks stake in Turfway (4/14/2012)
(Ohio) -- The developer of Cincinnati’s downtown casino is seeking a minority stake in the struggling Turfway Park racetrack. Under a deal expected to be approved...
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Toronto Casino
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Woodbine threatened by downtown casino (5/14/2012)
(Toronto) -- Woodbine Racetrack would be at risk of going bust if a casino set up shop on Toronto’s waterfront, a senior Woodbine official warned Monday.
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Kentucky Gaming
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What is Turfway's future? (5/13/2012)
(Kentucky) -- With Rock Gaming getting approval to purchase an equity stake in Turfway Park, gaming companies will soon own 90 percent of the the Northern Kentucky race...
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Churchill Downs experiencing shortest spring meet since 1975 (5/13/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Churchill Downs is seeing its shortest spring meet since 1975 and some in the horse industry say the meets could get even shorter. There are two causes to...
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Future of horse racing in Kentucky may depend on slots (5/2/2012)
(Kentucky) -- The balconies will be jammed, mint juleps will flow and fans will wager with both hands in the 138th Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
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Casinos aim to help Kentucky racetrack's marketing (4/22/2012)
(Kentucky) -- To bring in the kind of marketing clout that casinos often promise, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved a measure to allow gambling companies to...
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Gambling coming to the Kentucky Horse Park for Oaks, Derby (4/17/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Coming to a location near you: drive-through betting on the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby.
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Bankruptcy
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Time running out for Yavapai Downs race season (5/7/2012)
(Arizona) -- A summer racing season at Yavapai Downs in Prescott Valley seems more in doubt than ever a month after a federal agency rejected a bid for the bankrupt...
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Illinois Gaming
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Betting slow on short fields for Arlington opening (5/4/2012)
(Illinois) -- With high hopes and short fields, Arlington Park kicked off its racing season Friday. Thanks to the riverboat casino impact fee money released in August,...
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Will Latest Legislation Give Horse Racing A Leg Up In Industry? (4/30/2012)
(Michigan) -- A new effort is underway to prop-up Michigan’s horse racing industry. WWJ’s Brian Larsen reports that the recent legislation that cleared a...
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Horse-racing industry subsidy up for debate (4/9/2012)
(Illinois) -- Tom Swoik, executive director of the Illinois Casino and Gaming Association, said his group is open to the idea of having some revenue from new casinos go...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Suffolk Downs looks to reduce racing days as it pursues casino (5/3/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- A statehouse committee endorsed a bill Thursday allowing Suffolk Downs to host a reduced number of racing days per season, a change that track...
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Aqueduct
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Casino operator responds to horse deaths (4/30/2012)
(New York) -- Resorts World Casino weighed in on the six-week-old investigation into the number of horse deaths at Aqueduct Raceway on Monday, apparently responding to a...
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New York Cuts Race Purses in Effort to Increase Horse Safety (4/30/2012)
(New York) -- The New York agency that oversees horse racing in the state on Monday limited the size of the purses offered in races involving cheaper horses. It...
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Casino Cash Fuels Use of Injured Horses (4/29/2012)
(New York) -- As he trained for his first race, at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, the 3-year-old thoroughbred Wes Vegas galloped on the track most mornings and had two...
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Spill mars last race at Aqueduct (4/7/2012)
(New York) -- A horse sustained a fatal injury and a jockey was removed by ambulance following a spill in the last race on Saturday at Aqueduct.
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Gretna Barrel Racing
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Quarter Horse group challenges barrel racing in Gretna in administrative hearing (4/9/2012)
(Florida) -- An administrative-law judge began three days of complex hearings today on the legality of barrel racing operations near Gretna, where a Creek Indian card...
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Colorado Gaming
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Colorado casinos want to write horse-track VLT ban into constitution (4/6/2012)
(Colorado) -- Colorado casinos, fearing the effects of a bill that would allow horse track owners to operate slot-machine-like video lottery terminals (VLTs), are...
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Other News
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Back-and-forth continues as NYRA fires its salvo (5/16/2012)
(New York) -- The New York Racing Association, under fire for its handling of a takeout overcharging situation and subsequent naming of a new president and secretary,...
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State Actions Against NYRA Won't Impact Purses (5/16/2012)
(New York) -- New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund Chairman John D. Sabini today stressed that New York’s thoroughbred breeding industry is...
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New York officials criticize NYRA appointments, warn of loss of operating franchise (5/15/2012)
(New York) -- New York regulators have harshly criticized the New York Racing Association (NYRA) Board of Trustees for appointing a new president, have raised the...
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Regulators Blast NYRA, Question Franchise (5/15/2012)
(New York) -- New York regulators are blasting the New York Racing Association’s board of trustees for appointing a new president to take over for the ousted...
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State withholds NYRA casino payments and threatens racing franchise (5/15/2012)
(New York) -- Citing a "continued failure to act in the best interest of racing" by the New York Racing Association, state racing regulators said Tuesday that...
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Woman to head NYRA (5/15/2012)
(New York) -- The New York Racing Association's board of directors has named new top officers as the state investigates why $8.5 million in winnings wasn't paid...
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Ho-Chunk Inc. Finalizes Purchase of Atokad Downs Horse Racing Track (5/14/2012)
(Nebraska) -- Ho-Chunk, Inc., the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economic development corporation, announced May 7 it has completed its purchase of Atokad Downs,...
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After the Best Race of His Life, a Horse’s Death (5/14/2012)
(Tennessee) -- Even the winners can die. The steeplechase horse Arcadius — a thoroughbred like those in this weekend’s Preakness — won a race that...
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Committee announces plans for Saratoga 150 celebration (5/13/2012)
(New York) -- The Saratoga 150 committee announced plans on Wednesday for a variety of celebrations honoring the sesquicentennial anniversary of Thoroughbred racing at...
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Jockey Club issues updates on sustainable growth initiatives (5/13/2012)
(USA) -- The Jockey Club has launched several of its "sustainable growth" initiatives, with more to be rolled out in the coming months. These initiatives are...
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Jockey Club, TOBA launch advocacy website for medication reform (5/13/2012)
(USA) -- The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) have announced the launch of an advocacy website, www.cleanhorseracing.org, that is...
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The NYRA soap opera continues (5/12/2012)
(New York) -- When it rains, it pours and that had nothing at all to do with the cloudy skies that have hovered over the Big Apple for the last week or so.
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Horse Racing Capsules: Four charged over alleged Texas bets, illegal racing (5/12/2012)
(Texas) -- State authorities have charged four Central Texas residents after finding evidence of illegal gambling at unlicensed horse races. The Waco Tribune-Herald...
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Dawson suggests casino for former racetrack site (5/11/2012)
(New York) -- Land that was once intended for a racetrack and entertainment complex could still be used to draw visitors to the north country if Brasher Town Supervisor...
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A Derby Win, but a Troubled Record for a Trainer (5/11/2012)
(New York) -- Last summer, the trainer Doug O’Neill was formally sanctioned after one of his racehorses at Hollywood Park in California tested positive for illegal...
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Report says Cuomo considering restructuring NYRA board (5/11/2012)
(New York) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking at restructuring the New York Racing Association (NYRA) Board of Directors, according to a story in The Saratogian.
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Flagging Churchill race profits could lead to boutique spring meets (5/11/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Asked three years ago about Churchill Downs’ future in Louisville without the addition of slots, the company’s top official predicted fewer...
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Horse Racing: America's Most Dangerous Game? (5/10/2012)
(Missouri) -- In 2008, a horse named Eight Belles collapsed with two broken ankles just after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. She was euthanized directly on the...
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Video: NM police chase driver around horse track (5/10/2012)
(New Mexico) -- It wasn't an average call that the Hobbs Police Department responded to. "Nothing like this has happened. The casino's been open for several...
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Winnebago Tribe buys Neb. race track property (5/9/2012)
(Nebraska) -- The Winnebago Tribe has purchased the Atokad Downs race track property in South Sioux City. The tribe's economic development company, Ho-Chunk Inc.,...
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