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Windsor Raceway slots to close tonight at 6 p.m.

Horse racing activities will continue as will the profit-sharing agreement between the province and the race tracks. That agreement is set to expire on March 31, 2013. Slot machines will also be remov... read more

Shuffling the Deck: Last Exit?, Part 2

Perhaps the largest player being dealt out of the game is the horse-racing industry that found out last year the province is ending its annual $345 million in funding on March 31 that came from slot m... read more

Could race days be over at Sarnia's Hiawatha Horse Park?

The final race of the season this Saturday at Hiawatha ... permanent end to racing as the facility struggles to keep up with the bills. Owner Jim Henderson took a gamble, betting he could stay open ev... read more

Sarnia detox centre, heavy-load corridor on Doug Ford's radar during visit

SARNIA — Ontario Premier Doug ... it shows “they have skin in the game.” Hiawatha owner Jim Henderson took Ford on a tour of the racetrack facility where Bailey announced in October 150 slot machines ... read more

Pull the plug on pulling the slots from our racetracks

Not only did 560 jobs linked to the slot machines disappear immediately, but hundreds more will follow now that the closure of the tracks in Windsor and Fort Erie has been announced. There is signific... read more

Re-Ranking Every Team's Prospect Pool After 2015 NHL Draft

The addition of Ryan Haggerty, who came over in trade for Antti Raanta, is more of the same; he slots in as a depth prospect up front ... is also nicely on track after an impressive OHL debut. After t... read more

My Earliest Memories: A Child in Birkenhead

My earliest memories are inevitably confused with the passage of time ... Merry-go-rounds, sidestalls with their penny slot machines, dodgems, ice creams sellers, ghost trains, helter skelters etc wer... read more

Three Ontario tracks lose slot machines

Slot machines at Fort Erie, Windsor and Sarnia racetracks are all to close, the report said. The closures come as part of an overhaul, but are thought to be in response to declining numbers of visitin... read more

Trickle-down effect of government cash is 'huge' says Western Fair CEO

The extra $100 million doled out to boost horse racing in Ontario ... from racetracks with slot machines. In the London region, Clinton, Dresden, Woodstock and Western Fair District raceways also have ... read more

With new leaders in charge, Missouri lawmakers return to action

Take a minute to subscribe and unlock unlimited access to News-Press NOW. It's a fast and easy way to support local journalism. Thank you for Reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free conte... read more

Mad Minute stories from Monday, August 22nd

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington says the family decided over the weekend to return Hunter the dog to William ... Authorities say back rooms at the bingo hall contained machines similar to ... read more

Ontario closing slots in Windsor, Fort Erie and Sarnia

TORONTO - Hundreds of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. employees will lose their jobs April 30 when the Crown corporation shuts down its slot machine operations at racetracks in three border cities. T... read more