ORC licenses Fort Erie for 78 race dates

The Executive Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has issued the 2010 Licence to Operate a Racetrack to Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) for Fort Erie Race Track. The issuance of the licence includes approval of a 78 race date schedule to begin May 1 and running through October 26.

From January to March this year, Fort Erie Racetrack had continued to operate for the purposes of the simulcast facilities on an extension of the 2009 licence granted to Nordic Gaming Corporation. A management agreement between Nordic and FELRC was filed as part of the ORC application process, which will ensure the operation of the facility until a new management structure is put in place. Similarly all documents have now been filed with the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency, which will mean no disruption of customer service during this period of transition.

The ORC congratulates all the parties on successfully negotiating the necessary details surrounding this transition – the patience and perseverance exhibited by everyone involved bodes well for the future of Fort Erie Race Track.

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