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.
Judge allows gaming expansion, sports betting to continue
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith late Monday denied a claim by the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe that the law approving off-reservation gambling was illegally enacted.
Court refuses to block enforcement of horse-racing law
A federal appeals court won’t block enforcement of a law that requires companies that provide off-track betting signals to sell them to anyone who will buy then. In a unanimous... […]
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.
Odds on horse track conflict to wind up in court
Anonymous investors will keep a horse racing track that abruptly ended its season in June open through the end of summer. But the long-term future of that track and two others in Arizona remains in question in the wake of a new state law intended to bust up a monopoly.