Apr 28, 2021 / Horse Racing Lasix Ban To Take Effect In June In Some Of Pennsylvania’s Thoroughbred Racing BY Gary Rotstein Over objections of some horsemen, the Pennsylvania commission determines it's important to join other states cracking down on the drug.
Feb 23, 2021 / Horse Racing PA Horse Racing Commission Goes On The Record Again Resisting Wolf’s Reach For Purse Money BY Gary Rotstein Just like last year, state commission rebukes governor for Nellie Bly plan to redirect slots revenue from horse industry to college tuition.
Feb 3, 2021 / Horse Racing Wolf Saddles Up Again With Controversial Plan To Shift Slots Funds From Racing Industry BY Gary Rotstein Governor's budget proposal to divert racing subsidies to college tuition help got nowhere last year, but he tries again.
Aug 26, 2020 / Horse Racing Festive Derby Atmosphere Will Be Missing At Pennsylvania Tracks, As At Churchill Downs BY Gary Rotstein Pennsylvania racinos normally hype party atmosphere for viewing Kentucky Derby, but not on this year's rescheduled Sept. 5 date.
Aug 17, 2020 / Horse Racing State Report On Racing Industry Shows Its Struggles, Even Before COVID’s Impact BY Gary Rotstein Pennsylvania's racetracks have been facing challenges for years, as a new gaming board summary of 2019 explains.
Jul 30, 2020 / Horse Racing All PA Tracks Are Racing Again, But Big Event Saturday Shows It’s Not Like Normal BY Gary Rotstein Circumstances surrounding Saturday's Adios at the Meadows show the limits to what the race atmosphere can be this year.
Jun 15, 2020 / Casino, Horse Racing Three More PA Casinos Have Green Light To Reopen As Soon As Friday BY Gary Rotstein Penn National's Hollywood Casino is preparing to reopen Friday, with announcements awaited from Mohegan Sun and Mount Airy.
Jun 11, 2020 / Horse Racing Horse Racing Gets The Long-Awaited Go-Ahead At Pennsylvania Tracks BY Gary Rotstein Some Pennsylvania tracks will resume horse racing next week, with others to follow later in wake of health guidelines approval.
Jun 11, 2020 / Casino, Horse Racing Reopening Casinos Before Racetracks In PA Might Seem A Little Backward BY Gary Rotstein Many states have their racetracks running again before their casinos, but Pennsylvania stands out as the opposite.
Jun 1, 2020 / Casino, Horse Racing A Return To Normalcy, But On No Set Date, Is In Sight For PA Casinos And Tracks BY Gary Rotstein The first indications have arrived that Pennsylvania casinos and racetracks are about to reopen, but details are pending on a date.