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The HPIbet partnership with the Pari-Mutuel Urbain could also bring WMP trotting to French bettors. by Melissa Keith In early 2024, French trotters quietly expanded their presence on Canada's only legal online wagering platform for horse racing. On Jan. 25, Woodbine Entertainment's HPIbet offered its first full eight-race card from Hippodrome…

One of the biggest races of the year is just days away and Ontario-based users of formerly "grey" sportsbooks no longer have access to what might have been their usual way of betting on the sport of kings. Ontario horseplayers may want to pour themselves a mint julep before reading this. That's because recent changes to sports betting in…

The horse-racing industry faces newer, more direct competition for the gambling dollars on which it relies: legal sports betting. Single-game gambling in Canada is a boon for sports betting sites but government documents show it created uncertainty for the country's horse racing sector at a financially sensitive time, especially the federal…

Woodbine wants to bring pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing to other sportsbooks in Ontario, and across Canada as well. Sports betting sites across Canada could offer legal sports betting on horse racing before next year's Kentucky Derby, according to one industry executive. Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson told Covers on Monday that…

TORONTO- Woodbine Entertainment, Canada's leading race track operator, and global sports betting leader bet365, are proud to announce that horse racing is now available to Ontario sports bettors through bet365's Ontario site. "This a great day for Ontario sports bettors and especially for the horse racing industry in the province," said Jim Lawson,…

The wait for horse racing fans is over as Woodbine Entertainment will soon offer online betting on horse racing events outside of its HPIbet or Dark Horse Bets. The equine operator reported that it will allow pari-mutuel wagering on horse races via the sports betting provider, bet365. This comes just in time for the 2023 edition of the…

Under the current legal and regulatory structure in the country, Ontario-regulated sportsbooks couldn't offer wagering on horse racing, until now. The sport of kings is back on the menu of one of Ontario's many sports betting sites - but it's a biggie. Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson announced Wednesday that wagering on horse racing,…

TORONTO, JULY 17, 2023 - The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) was in harness racing action across the province this weekend, with Gold and Grassroots racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park and Rideau Carleton Raceway. On Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, there were eight OSS divisions, two Golds for freshman male trotters and six Grassroots dashes for…

Colorado has joined the growing list of states that can tap into the power of the Caesars Racebook app. Horse racing enthusiasts in The Centennial State can now place pari-mutuel wagers on races across the globe, all from the comfort of their homes. Colorado becomes the 15th state the Caesars Racebook app operates in. It launched just under a year…

The Kentucky Derby, one of the most exciting horse racing events in the industry will be contested over the weekend. However, despite numerous online sports betting options available, Ontarians are still waiting on regulated sportsbooks to add horse races as a legal option. Therefore, leaving fans with the limited options of HPIbet and Dark Horse…

But there is an effort afoot to provide wagering on horse-racing to Ontarians via online sportsbooks. The biggest horse race of the year is nearly here again, but residents of Canada's most populous province still won't see any wagering markets on their usual sports betting sites. Indeed, Ontario sports betting is now offered by more than 30…

Giddyup. DraftKings announced today that its standalone horse racing app, DK Horse, is now live in 12 states. The company expects to launch in additional states by the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6. In November 2022, DraftKings and Churchill Downs announced a multi-year deal to bring pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing to the DraftKings brand.…

Tyler Jones had several drives last Thursday (Jan. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but the card ended up canceled due to unexpectedly-warm weather, which had created unsafe track conditions. It struck him as slightly ironic: "For sure the weather is a big difference [from Florida], however it's been a fairly mild winter thus far racing at Mohawk,"…

Part 2 of our conversation with Woodbine's Chris Lush. by Melissa Keith Woodbine Mohawk Park conducted its first live races of 2023 on Monday evening (Jan. 2), beginning the new year on a positive note: Last month, the Campbellville, ON track announced that its annual all-sources wagering for 2022 had gone over the $400 million (Cdn) mark for the…

Churchill Downs and DraftKings are creating a new sports betting app. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville's most iconic horseracing organization has joined forces with a sports betting company known for their fantasy sports contests. Churchill Downs has partnered with DraftKings to build a new sports betting app: " DK Horse ", according to a CDI press…

For various legal reasons, there is no wagering offered on horse racing by the legion of online sports betting apps and websites that have launched in Ontario. Woodbine wants to change that. If one company's efforts are successful, online sportsbooks in Ontario could be taking bets on horse races long before the next Kentucky Derby. For various…

Pushing today's pari-mutuel wagering experience to sports bettors might turn them off to racing forever. Significant work has been dedicated to getting North American horse racing content on the platforms of existing and emerging sports betting providers. Racing would bring tens of thousands of wagering events to these platforms. In the absence of…

The launch of Ontario's new internet gambling market has provided players in the province with a host of legal wagering options - but betting on horse racing is not yet one of them. Ontario sports betting received a shake-up on Monday when a regulated iGaming market launched, allowing private-sector operators of online sportsbooks and casinos to…

TORONTO - Messier will attempt to become just the third Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but racing fans won't be able to wager on him in Ontario's fixed-odds sports betting industry. Single-game sports betting became legal in Canada last summer, with the market opening fully in Ontario on April 4. However, before Bill…

The CEO of the Woodbine Entertainment Group warns the launch of an online sports betting and casino market in Ontario is a threat to horse racing and its 25000 jobs in the province. by Dave Briggs Woodbine CEO Jim Lawson said there's no question an open Ontario sports betting market will hurt the province's massive horse racing industry. He's not…

TORONTO, August 19, 2021 - Ahead of Canada's most prestigious and historic horse race, The Queen's Plate, Woodbine Entertainment is simplifying wagering on the sport by launching the innovative Dark Horse Bets app. Dark Horse Bets App is the easiest horse betting mobile application for new fans looking to experience the rush of horse racing. Using…

Five days before the 143rd Preakness Stakes, the United States Supreme Court handed sports betting a win, and American horse racing a warning. Until the Supreme Court knocked down the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act as unconstitutional on May 14, opening the door for states to legalize sports betting, horse racing enjoyed a…

With complicated, ever-changing win rates and different types of bets, it can be difficult to figure out how horse racing bets actually work. So, how do you decide which horse to wager on and calculate how much you could win? All is revealed in this simple guide to understanding horse betting odds. What is pari-mutuel betting? In the U.S., most…