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Turf Paradise to resume racing, extend off-track betting
Hold your horses – Turf Paradise is back in the saddle. Ten days after announcing that live racing would cease at Turf Paradise, and therefore off-track betting sites would shut down as well, the track said recently that live racing would resume in January.
Turf Paradise agrees to pay fees after concerns raised about track conditions
In response to concerns raised by the newly formed Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Turf Paradise has agreed to pay over $150,000 in fees to ensure its track meets updated standards.
Leaders are ignoring rural Arizona, horse racing industry
Sadly, here in Arizona our governor has taken a different approach, ignoring the needs of horse racing and the multitude of rural, locally owned businesses that support the industry. There has been no meeting, no conversation, no discussion about how the state can help us modernize the industry as we can compete with other states.
GOP lawmaker questions Governor’s authority to renegotiate gambling compacts
Plans by Gov. Doug Ducey to allow statewide sports wagering, betting on fantasy leagues, keno and more tribal gambling could be undermined by a southern Arizona lawmaker.
Turf Paradise won’t challenge law on off-track betting
The owners of Turf Paradise won't challenge a new law that is designed to provide some financial help for Arizona Downs.
Senate approves horse racing bill despite sponsor’s objections
The Senate passed a bill Wednesday regulating horse racing simulcasts Wednesday over pleas from the original sponsor to kill it.
Panelists debate expanded Arizona gambling proposals
As lawmakers and the governor turn every stone and flip every couch cushion for any extra money, the debate about the expansion of gambling – and the money that it could bring to state and local coffers – flares around Arizona.
Possible solution to big budget problem
As the mayor of Cave Creek, I empathize with what Gov. Jan Brewer and state legislators are facing with the state’s budget deficit. Taxes can be raised only so high and spending cut only so deep before Arizonans’ quality of life suffers.
Gambling pitched as Arizona’s budget salvation
The struggling Arizona racing industry is hoping it can sell lawmakers on a proposal to help racetracks stay open and give the state hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue. But the idea faces resistance on several fronts, as it would expand gambling by allowing "racinos" and by lifting limits on tribal casinos.
