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106th Precinct, which encompasses Aqueduct racino, gets more cops (5/14/2012)
(New York) -- The prevailing concern before the Aqueduct racino opened last year was that crime would spike in the area right outside its doors.
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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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Horse Deaths Up 100 Percent at Aqueduct Racetrack: Report (4/30/2012)
(New York) -- In a new series on horseracing, the Times does a great job exploring the changing marketplace of the sport, and how tracks today can be more dangerous for...
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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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Racetrack casino brings more horse deaths (4/30/2012)
(New York) -- Since a casino opened at a New York racetrack in 2011, twice as many horses have died racing at the track than in the same period a year earlier, records...
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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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New York Gaming
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Empire City Casino races to finish $45M expansion (5/14/2012)
(New York) -- In an effort to compete with the Aqueduct Raceway racino in Queens that opened in October, the Empire City Casino in Yonkers has recruited food and...
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Gambling on ad campaign (4/26/2012)
(New York) -- Love gambling and supporting education, well the New York Gaming Association is mounting a radio advertisement campaign to let you know it is possible to...
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$27 million expansion approved for Batavia (4/26/2012)
(New York) -- Batavia Downs Casino is pleased to announce that their 27 million dollar expansion has been approved by the New York State Lottery.
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Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Will Begin At Batavia Downs (4/26/2012)
(New York) -- A multi-million dollar expansion project will begin immediately for Batavia Downs Casino. The New York Lottery has approved the $27-million project. The...
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Vernon Downs betting on 'Boss' drawing big crowd (4/26/2012)
(New York) -- The 59th Vernon Downs season is nearing the starting line with 90 days of races and “The Boss” ready to rock the house as it hits the midway...
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Toronto Casino
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Woodbine wouldn’t survive loss of slots to downtown casino: track executive (5/14/2012)
(Toronto) -- The Toronto racetrack that hosts the Queen’s Plate can’t survive if its slot machines are removed to make way for a glitzy new casino on the...
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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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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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Appeals court mulls legality of 'instant racing' (4/26/2012)
(Kentucky) -- The legality of wagers on previously run races at Kentucky horse tracks is being considered by a panel of the state Court of Appeals.
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Instant Racing Challenge (4/26/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Opponents of Kentucky’s creep toward casino gambling were back in court Wednesday trying to stop instant racing. The controversy over the new type of...
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Kentucky Court of Appeals hears arguments over legality of Instant Racing (4/26/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Both sides in a dispute over the legality of the slot machine-like Instant Racing game were optimistic they would prevail after a hearing Wednesday before...
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Ohio Gaming
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Ohio bill makes horsemen eligible for split of casino revenue (5/11/2012)
(Ohio) -- Ohio’s horsemen could be eligible to receive as much as 11 percent of the revenue from racetrack casinos in the state under language added to a Senate...
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Ohio Bill Sets VLT Purse Share at 9% Minimum (5/11/2012)
(Ohio) -- Casino cleanup legislation passed by the Ohio Senate May 10 has some new horse racing-related language, including a section that ensures the industry will get...
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Scioto Downs Reopening Amid Casino Construction (5/10/2012)
(Ohio) -- Business is about to pick up at Scioto Downs. The south Columbus horse track will reopen Thursday evening in the midst of a $150 million renovation project.
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Scioto Downs: The other casino in town (5/10/2012)
(Ohio) -- What can gambling do for Columbus (or to Columbus, depending on who’s asking)? That’s been the question on many minds since Ohio voters approved...
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Summit County wants cut of horse bets, but it's long shot (5/5/2012)
(Ohio) -- Summit County wants a cut of horse racing bets. But it looks like the county's request won't leave the starting gate. With the state's horse tracks...
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Penn National secures Austintown land for racino (4/27/2012)
(Ohio) -- The Valley is a step closer to having a thoroughbred racetrack and slot machines. Penn National Gaming has closed a deal to buy 186 acres along Route 46 and...
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Florida Gaming
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Racinos up 16 percent in 2011, study says (5/9/2012)
(Florida) -- With people having more faith in the economy, more places to gamble and a greater willingness to plunk down their money and take a shot, casino gambling has...
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Editorial: And the winner in the latest casino race is ... (5/1/2012)
(Florida) -- Hialeah Park, a rundown horse track once considered the "World's Greatest Race Course," beat some long odds last week when the Florida Supreme...
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Hialeah Park cleared for slots by Florida Supreme Court (4/27/2012)
(Florida) -- Hialeah Park has been cleared to install slot machines after the Florida Supreme Court dismissed a case on Friday to block slots at the track.
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Hialeah Park makes it across ‘slots’ finish line (4/27/2012)
(Florida) -- Hialeah Park’s planned resurrection as a slot machine “racino” took a giant step forward Friday after the Florida Supreme Court tossed out...
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Ruling could pave way for more slot machines (4/27/2012)
(Florida) -- In a decision that adds fuel to the debate about expanded gambling, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower-court ruling that says lawmakers can...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Now its Suffolk vs. Milford for casino (5/9/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- When New England Patriots owner Robert K. Kraft and Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn announced Tuesday they were dropping their Foxborough casino plan after...
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Suffolk Downs looks to keep reduced racing days as it pursues casino (5/6/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- A shorthanded legislative committee on Thursday quickly endorsed a bill allowing Suffolk Downs to continue simulcast operations while hosting 80 live...
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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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Formal Talks to Begin with Casino on City’s Final Mitigation Package (4/26/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- Revere will be the first municipality to sit down with Suffolk Downs in the coming weeks as the City and the track begin official mitigation talks...
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Menino: Board Will Oversee Suffolk Downs Casino Licensing Bid (4/26/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- Boston Mayor Tom Menino said Thursday one of the primary reasons he appointed a casino advisory board was to put distance between himself and the...
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Minnesota Gaming
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Gaming expansion possible in Minnesota casinos (5/2/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A plan to allow horse tracks to expand card betting and let casinos simulcast horse races is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton. Racetracks and Indian tribes have...
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Canterbury Park: Bill that expands gambling and would raise purses passes in Minnesota (5/1/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A measure that has the potential to raise purses at Canterbury Park up to 40 percent overwhelmingly passed both houses of the Minnesota legislature on...
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Canterbury/Mystic Lake deal clears Legislature (5/1/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A bill that would expand gambling at both Canterbury Park and the state's tribal casinos passed the Legislature on Monday, a deal that also puts the...
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Gambling deal puts racino proposals on hold (5/1/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Racino proposals are likely on hold for the foreseeable future at the Capitol, but an unlikely agreement between horse racetracks and Indian tribes could...
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Horse Racing Bill Goes to Gov. Dayton for Approval (5/1/2012)
(Minnesota) -- The House passed a bill Monday that would change the horse racing industry in Minnesota, increasing the purses offered to winners at Running Aces Harness...
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Tribal casinos, private horse tracks make legislative deal on enhanced gambling (4/30/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Minnesota lawmakers gave final approval Monday to late-surfacing legislation that allows more poker tables and higher betting limits at horse racing...
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OP/ED: Betting on racinos a bad investment for Minnesota (4/27/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Gary Larson’s attempt, in his commentary in the News Tribune on April 10, to portray racinos as saviors of race tracks and the equine industry more...
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Ontario Gaming
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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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Loss of slots pushes plans into limbo (4/30/2012)
(Ontario) -- Plans for a four-storey hotel, a new water park and an indoor soccer dome are all now in limbo with the closure Monday of Hiawatha Slots, says Jim Henderson...
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Slots go silent in Fort Erie (4/30/2012)
(Ontario) -- The lyrics from Rod Stewart's powerful 1991 ballad, "Rhythm of My Heart," pumped through the Fort Erie Race Track slots, providing an eerie...
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Illinois Gaming
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Arlington Park’s future still in Gov’s hands (4/30/2012)
(Illinois) -- The truly amazing part is that the Illinois House and Senate — made up of the people who represent us, the people — actually got together in...
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Should racetracks be allowed to add slot machines? [SURVEY] (4/25/2012)
(Illinois) -- A large group of labor, agriculture, business, horse racing, municipal and media reps are backing a plan to allow slot machines at racetracks in Illinois....
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Vikings Stadium
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BLOG: New Amendments Complicate Vikings Stadium Plan (4/26/2012)
(Minnesota) -- The Vikings stadium proposal continues to transform as it progresses at the state capitol, and the addition of “racinos” as a funding source...
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Common Sense Approach to Vikings Stadium is Needed: A Fan's Take (4/26/2012)
(Minnesota) -- The Minnesota Vikings have a long and storied history in Minnesota. From the "Purple People Eaters" to the Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss...
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Senate panel adds racino to stadium funding (4/26/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A Senate committee voted today to backup Vikings stadium funding by allowing horse-racing tracks to add casinos, a change the bill author said would kill...
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Tying together gambling, stadium a dicey prospect for lawmakers (4/26/2012)
(Minnesota) -- For now, the fate of the Vikings new stadium in Minnesota still rides, at least partly, on racehorses. A move in a state Senate committee to allow slot...
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Vikings’ stadium bill becomes racino bill in committee (4/26/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Enter racino. The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, April 25, passed a Vikings’ stadium bill, but not before lawmakers amended it to include...
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Other News
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Lottery calls discrepancies at casino 'display error" (5/16/2012)
(New York) -- A Lake George woman uses an iPhone to capture an unexplained drop in her total while playing a video lottery terminal at the Saratoga Casino and Raceway....
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Gambling eyed for Agape World’s upstate land (5/14/2012)
(New York) -- A 900-acre parcel of land near the Canadian border now owned by the Agape World bankruptcy trustee is still being promoted as a site for a possible casino...
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Presque Isle Downs prepares for new season (5/12/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- The administrative offices and hallway at Presque Isle Downs & Casino bustle with activity in the late morning and early afternoon.
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Editorial: Help, Don’t Enrich Racing Industry (5/12/2012)
(West Virginia) -- An argument used frequently to convince state legislators to legalize gambling at racetracks is that it is needed to preserve horse and/or dog racing.
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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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Indiana Racino Takes New Name (5/10/2012)
(Indiana) -- Indiana Live! Casino’s post-bankruptcy fate may be a question mark, but it’s losing the exclamation point. A bitter trademark battle and...
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Report: NYRA overcharged bettors for months (5/2/2012)
(New York) -- The New York Racing Association’s board suspended without pay two top officials - CEO Charles Hayward and Senior Vice President Patrick Kehoe - in...
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Probe of gaming regulation reaches Valley View Downs project (4/30/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- Investigators for the Pittsburgh grand jury that was empaneled last summer to examine -- for a second time -- potential problems with the regulation of...
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GOP: No gambling expansion for Vikings stadium (4/26/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A group of GOP legislatures expressed their opposition towards a proposed expansion of charitable gambling to pay for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
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SunRay Park & Casino horse racing season opens amid tighter scrutiny (4/21/2012)
(New Mexico) -- Leo Evans found a familiar seat in the grandstand, dead even with the finish line. He had a program in his hand and a Bloomfield Bobcats jacket on...
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Empire Resorts lays out plans for current racetrack after move (4/19/2012)
(New York) -- If Empire Resorts and Entertainment Properties Trust gain the approvals to move Monticello Casino and Raceway to the Concord Hotel property in nearby...
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Smartphone horse betting starts at Prairie Meadows (4/19/2012)
(Iowa) -- Betting on horse races via smartphones phones, computers or old-fashioned landline phones is now available at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, just in...
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Presque Isle Downs & Casino Racetrack One of Safest in Nation (4/19/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- The Thoroughbred Times conducted a recent study which determined that Presque Isle Downs & Casino is one of the safest race tracks in the nation...
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DUGGAN: Limiting gambling in Nebraska does more harm than good (4/17/2012)
(Nebraska) -- On April 9, Gov. Dave Heineman vetoed the historic horse racing bill under the pretense that he didn’t want to “expand gambling beyond what has...
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Meadows plans hotel, event center, retail (4/14/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- The Meadows Racetrack and Casino is making a $25 million investment that will include by 2014 the largest hotel in Washington County, an event and...
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New garage, planned upgrades bring casino investment to $600 million (4/14/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- Officials at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino this morning unveiled a new 1,400-space parking garage and announced several upcoming projects that...
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Meadows opens garage to lure more patrons (4/13/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- A 1,400-space parking garage may not have the razzle-dazzle of the latest slot machines, but for The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, it's the kind of...
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Western Pennsylvania casino unveils new garage (4/13/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- A casino outside Pittsburgh has a new parking garage as part of a $25 million expansion project. The Meadows Racetrack & Casino unveiled the new,...
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Indiana Downs closing off-track betting site (4/13/2012)
(Indiana) -- An off-track, pari-mutuel betting parlor in Evansville is set to close as the central Indiana-based company that owns it remains in bankruptcy protection.
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Laguna Loses Round In Racino Lease Fight (4/11/2012)
(New Mexico) -- A state purchasing agent has recommended that the New Mexico State Fair Commission deny Laguna Development Corp.’s protest of the commission’...
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