Racetrack & Off-Track Betting (OTB)Maryland Gaming
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Maryland Horse Racing Industry Hopeful Thanks To Brand New Casinos (5/17/2013)
(Maryland) -- In Maryland, the brick-and-mortar casino industry helps keep horse racing alive. With brand new casinos scheduled to be built in the state, those within...
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Under Armour founder invests in Maryland horse-racing future (5/12/2013)
(Maryland) -- One local business icon is eyeing an opportunity as horse racing in Maryland starts to see a casino-driven resurgence. Kevin Plank, who founded athletic...
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Md. sees horse-racing renaissance as casino cash pours into tracks (5/11/2013)
(Maryland) -- With the 138th Preakness Stakes set to run on Saturday, Maryland casino revenue is keeping the state's once-flagging horse racing industry afloat the...
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Hope for horse racing in Maryland [commentary] (4/4/2013)
(Maryland) -- That the Orioles could be turned around and have a winning season in 2012 and then open the 2013 season with a victory possibly is reason to hope that...
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Laurel Park: Breakdown spate has Maryland commission seeking reasons (3/13/2013)
(Maryland) -- Horses at Laurel Park in Maryland have been suffering catastrophic injuries this year at a greater rate than the well-publicized series of breakdowns at...
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Ontario Gaming
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Paul Godfrey did no favours for horse racing community: Perkins (5/17/2013)
(Ontario) -- At racetracks and the few remaining breeding farms around this province, thousands of hard-working individuals who breed and race horses for a living can be...
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Long-Term Plan for Ontario Horse Racing Looms (5/14/2013)
(Ontario) -- After reaching short-term agreements with 11 of the province's 17 racetracks to continue live racing for 2013, the Ontario government is ready to map...
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Woodbine pitches gambling pact to OLG (4/23/2013)
(Ontario) -- Ontario's largest horse racing company is eager to work with the province on an expanded gambling presence across its various locations.
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Ontario's auditor general to probe OLG's plans for casinos, racetracks (4/10/2013)
(Toronto) -- Ontario's auditor general will investigate the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s expansion plans and the cancellation of the slots-at-racetracks...
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Fort Erie Race Track gets one-year reprieve (3/28/2013)
(Ontario) -- The horses at the Fort Erie Race Track will run again this season, at least. The Ontario government announced it will provide transitional funding that will...
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More than 100 protest at Kawartha Downs (3/18/2013)
(Ontario) -- At 24, Tom Riley thought he knew where the rest of his life would take him. He’s a third-generation race horse breeder married to a third-generation...
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Peterborough MP urges province to cancel Slots at Kawartha Downs lease deal over decision to halt harness racing (3/18/2013)
(Ontario) -- If Kawartha Downs doesn’t continue horse racing, Ontario Lottery and Gaming should pull the slot machines out of that site, Peterborough MP Dean Del...
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'Uncertain times' at Downs (3/16/2013)
(Ontario) -- As the new racing season draws near, the fate of Sudbury Downs' 2013 season is still up in the air. Downs president Pat MacIsaac said talks are still...
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Hudak Presents PC Path For Ontario Horse Racing; OHRIA Responds (3/15/2013)
(Ontario) -- On Thursday, March 14, PC Leader Tim Hudak will formally present his white paper on agriculture and rural Ontario in Guelph, Ont., with part of that paper...
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Rally Planned At Kawartha Downs (3/13/2013)
(Ontario) -- No Casino in The City is rallying at Kawartha Downs on Thursday at noon to lobby to keep the racetrack and slots in Cavan-Monaghan and out of Peterborough.
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Ohio Gaming
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Horse racing industry rebounding (5/13/2013)
(Ohio) -- Race horse breeding is on the upswing after years of decline as gambling rules are allowing tracks to add slots-like gambling that will pump millions into the...
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State's horse racing industry shows signs of comeback (5/12/2013)
(Ohio) -- Race horse breeding in Ohio is on the upswing after years of decline as gambling rules are allowing tracks to add slots-like gambling that will pump millions...
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Ohio's new racinos told: don't forget horse racing (3/17/2013)
(Ohio) -- A state panel that oversees Ohio's horse racing industry thinks the developers of two new racinos in the state are short changing fans of live horse racing...
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Sports Betting
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Grand Sierra preparing for new race, sports book opening (watch video) (5/10/2013)
(Reno) -- Crews today were busy putting the final touches on the Grand Sierra Resort’s new Race & Sports Book set to open on June 1.
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Cartel Scandal
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Closing arguments begin in Texas horse ranch trial (5/8/2013)
(Texas) -- Closing arguments have started in the case against five men charged in a Texas federal court with using a race horse breeding operation to launder cartel drug...
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Cartel money laundering trial begins in Texas (4/16/2013)
(Texas) -- A multimillion-dollar horse racing and breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front for a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions...
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Foxwoods Resort
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Foxwoods race book manager has galloping good luck with Kentucky Derby bet (5/7/2013)
(Connecticut) -- As the long-time manager of Foxwoods Resort Casino's race book, Nancy Zirofsky knows a thing or two about the horses.
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Hard Rock
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Hard Rock Partners with Meadowlands Racetrack for Future Projects (5/6/2013)
(New Jersey) -- In a strategic move to enter the New Jersey gaming arena Hard Rock International has inked a long-term agreement with the Meadowlands Racetrack to help...
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Hard Rock CEO sees opportunity at track (5/5/2013)
(New Jersey) -- When Hard Rock International Chief Executive Officer Jim Allen began exploring the possibility of becoming an investor in the $100 million new grandstand...
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Hard Rock to be part of Meadowlands landscape starting in 2014 (5/5/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Sure, Hard Rock International’s recent equity investment in the new $100 million Meadowlands Racetrack grandstand can be seen as a way for the...
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Hard Rock International investing in New Jersey racetrack (4/29/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Hard Rock International announced plans recently to invest in New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC as part of a “long-term agreement....
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Meadowlands Operator Says Hard Rock Deal Not A Threat To Atlantic City [sub. req'd] (4/29/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Atlantic City casinos should not feel uneasy about a new partnership between Hard Rock International and the Meadowlands Racetrack on the outskirts of...
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EDITORIAL: Casino player at the Meadowlands (4/27/2013)
(New Jersey) -- THE MEADOWLANDS could use a little rock 'n' roll and Hard Rock International may be just the ticket. It is investing in the New Meadowlands...
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NJ horsemen in agreement this time: they don’t like the Hard Rock deal (4/26/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Leading figures in the New Jersey harness racing industry have seemed to be almost completely in sync with Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural...
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Casino-entertainment company Hard Rock invests in Meadowlands track, eying NJ gambling growth (4/24/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Seven months after bailing on Atlantic City, the casino-entertainment company Hard Rock International announced Wednesday it is investing in the...
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Hard Rock International buys stake in company running Meadowlands Racetrack (4/24/2013)
(Florida) -- Hard Rock International, a casino and restaurant company owned by Florida’s Seminole tribe, said it bought an equity stake in the New Meadowlands...
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Hard Rock invests in Meadowlands track (4/24/2013)
(New Jersey) -- The casino-entertainment company Hard Rock International is investing in the Meadowlands Racetrack. The Orlando, Fla.-based company says it looks forward...
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Connecticut Online
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Connecticut’s Online Horse Betting System Will Not Launch In Time for Kentucky Derby (5/3/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Saturday is the biggest day of the year in horse racing and despite the efforts of the firm that runs the state’s 15 off-track betting locations,...
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West Virginia Gaming
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Judge won't dismiss tax suit against Mountaineer (5/2/2013)
(West Virginia) -- A judge has refused to dismiss Hancock County's tax lawsuit against Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.
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EDITORIAL: Stop Subsidizing Racing Industry (4/28/2013)
(West Virginia) -- Last year, $92 million in gambling proceeds that could have gone into the state treasury to serve any number of useful purposes in West Virginia went...
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W.Va. Taxpayers Subsidizing Out-of-State Horse Breeding (4/28/2013)
(West Virginia) -- State taxpayers shelled out $92 million last year to fund horse and dog racing in West Virginia, a review by the Sunday News-Register has revealed.
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Gamblers’ Money Going to the Dogs (4/1/2013)
(West Virginia) -- West Virginia gamblers and taxpayers subsidized greyhound and thoroughbred breeders with at least $92 million during fiscal year 2012, according to...
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Illinois Gaming
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IL Racing Threatened by Legislative Stalling (4/30/2013)
(Illinois) -- Illinois racing dates may be vacated and laboratory operations curtailed if the state legislature does not quickly reauthorize advance deposit wagering,...
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OP/ED; State should pay debt to racetracks (4/29/2013)
(Illinois) -- Why does the state of Illinois continue to break its promises to the horse racing industry? When Illinois’ first riverboat casinos went into...
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Churchill Downs' Arlington Park Jeopardizing Illinois Gaming Expansion (4/22/2013)
(Illinois) -- As shareholders of Churchill Downs Inc. gather Tuesday at Arlington Park, the flagship Illinois horse racing track and a CDI property, Arlington is backing...
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California Sports Betting
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New Calif. Sports Betting Bill Gets Started (4/26/2013)
(California) -- A revived bill to allow sports betting at California horse racing enclosures and other gambling establishments cleared its first committee test during...
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Illinois Online
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Horsemen want a share of any Internet gambling money (4/16/2013)
(Illinois) -- The association of horsemen who compete at Arlington Park said its members worry the track wouldn't share revenue with them if it's eventually...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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All or nothing (4/14/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Rick Flanders sat backward in the customized Lincoln Continental and talked into a microphone to four drivers wearing multicolored silks and helmets...
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New Jersey Online
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New Jersey Considering Online Horse Betting System for Casinos (4/10/2013)
(New Jersey) -- For almost a decade in New Jersey it has been legal in the state to place online and telephone bets on horse racing and it is thought that a system...
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New Jersey's online horse wagering gaining popularity (4/7/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Officials are at work building a system that would allow online betting through the state’s casinos, but for nearly a decade it’s been legal...
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Yes, New Jersey does have online gambling already – on horse races (4/7/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Did you know that more than $90 million was bet online in New Jersey last year on horse racing? Did you even know that it was legal to bet on horse...
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New York Gaming
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NY racetrack casinos take in $1.83 billion in gambling revenue (4/9/2013)
(New York) -- Gaming revenue at nine NY racetrack casinos grew by 22 percent last year to $1.83 billion, according to a report by the New York Gaming Association.
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Indiana Gaming
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Gambling Definitions Could Affect Horse Racing Tracks (4/1/2013)
(Indiana) -- The wording of a definition in Indiana‘s gambling regulations is playing a key role in the debate over whether to allow full-fledged casinos at horse-...
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Pennsylvania Revenue
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Slot machines boost state's horse racing industry (3/27/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Revenue from the state's casinos that benefits horse racing industry fell by about 1 percent in 2012. Twelve percent of Pennsylvania's 11...
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Meadowlands
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Jeff Gural on the state of harness racing in the Northeast (3/14/2013)
(New Jersey) -- Horsemen have gotten used to the idea of hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly from Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural – sometimes all in...
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Other News
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In 2013 Preakness Stakes, Orb faces no challenger greater than himself (5/17/2013)
(Maryland) -- After Orb scored his decisive victory in the Kentucky Derby and was hailed as a bright new star of racing, many handicappers had a reason for skepticism....
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After Decade Slump, Horse Breeding & Racing On The Rise (5/17/2013)
(Minnesota) -- It’s a big night for racing in the Twin Cities, as the horses at Canterbury park are ready for the start of the racing season.
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Going digital could revive CT's OTB (5/17/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Off Track Betting is coming soon to your computer in Connecticut, promising to revive the state's gambling revenue, which has tumbled in recent...
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Horse racing returning to Great Falls (watch video) (5/16/2013)
(Montana) -- Horse racing returning to Great Falls: Cascade County Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve an agreement with the Great Falls Turf Club to run horse racing to...
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NYRA seeks $1.2M refund (5/13/2013)
(New York) -- Saying it mistakenly overpaid a state authority $1.2 million to help develop New York's thoroughbred horse population the past four years, the New York...
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Colonial Downs’ owner wants to sell his company to another gaming firm (5/13/2013)
(Virginia) -- The owner of Colonial Downs wants to sell his company to a West Virginia-based gaming firm in a stock exchange deal.
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Hollywood Park to close after final autumn meeting race Dec. 22 (5/10/2013)
(California) -- Everyone knew the day was coming and now it's a reality. After 75 years of horse racing, Betfair Hollywood Park will end its operations following the...
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Vernon Downs racing resumes Friday; equine herpes quarantine still in effect; 1 horse dead, 2 recovering (5/10/2013)
(New York) -- Officials have gotten the green light to resume harness racing at Vernon Downs Friday and Saturday. Racing will begin at 6:45 p.m.
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Scioto Downs turns $9M profit in 1Q, boosting MTR Gaming (5/8/2013)
(Ohio) -- Boosted by the video lottery business at Scioto Downs, MTR Gaming Group Inc. increased revenue to narrow its losses in the first quarter.
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Vernon Downs shut down after horse is diagnosed with contagious disease (5/6/2013)
(New York) -- Vernon Downs has canceled racing after a contagious viral disease was diagnosed Saturday in a horse. The harness track said today the case of Equine Herpes...
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Assiniboia Downs future in judge's hands (5/6/2013)
(Manitoba) -- The future of Assiniboia Downs will be in the hands of a judge this afternoon. The Manitoba Jockey Club, which currently operates the facility, is taking...
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The Downs Racetrack & Casino hosting job fair (5/6/2013)
(New Mexico) -- The Downs Racetrack & Casino is hosting a community job fair, hoping to fill hundreds of job openings at the new facility.
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Kentucky Derby-winning Orb on track for Preakness (5/5/2013)
(Kentucky) -- More rain fell Sunday morning as Kentucky Derby champion Orb took a light walk under the roof of his barn. Looking to the road ahead, Hall of Fame trainer...
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Odds Favorite Orb Wins Muddy 139th Kentucky Derby (5/5/2013)
(Kentucky) -- Favored heavily 5-1 prior to the race, Orb has taken the title of the 139th Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs. The win gives Hall of Fame trainer...
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Oh, the humanity: Derby brings rain, excitement (5/5/2013)
(Kentucky) -- The 139th Kentucky Derby went off under an overcast sky that left many of the more than 150,000 horse racing fans in attendance wet and muddy.
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Orb Finds Joy in Mudville (5/5/2013)
(Kentucky) -- The revelers were sloppy, the grounds were sloppy and the racetrack was sloppy, but Orb apparently did not mind much, and afterward his owners and trainer...
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U.S. betting handle up, purses decline during April (5/5/2013)
(USA) -- Betting on U.S. races in April was up slightly compared with betting in the same month last year, according to Equibase, while purses declined 3.4 percent as...
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Raceway’s likely last lap with Derby a winner (5/5/2013)
(Ohio) -- He came Saturday like always, armed with a stopwatch, binoculars, a couple hundred dollars, and the hope that this night at Raceway Park would be kinder than...
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To Race’s Owner, Track Is No Longer at Center of the Business Universe (5/4/2013)
(Kentucky) -- Last year, Churchill Downs Inc., the company that runs the most famous track in horse racing, moved its corporate headquarters from beneath the track’s...
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With One Bet, Stablehand Becomes Stable Owner (5/3/2013)
(Kentucky) -- Last spring, Conor Murphy was a hired hand who spent his days galloping racehorses, combing knotted manes and shoveling manure in a stable in Berkshire,...
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