For the second straight year Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed what advocates call devastating cuts to the Race Horse Development Fund.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2020-21 budget would fund a $200 million college scholarship program by taking the money away Pennsylvania racing.
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred industry will see its share of gambling revenues protected under the new law, signed by the Governor October 30.
The Pennsylvania equine industry is working to ensure state legislators don’t raid racing’s share of slots money as the state tries to fill a budget deficit.
A dispute over funding the Pennsylvania racing commissions and drug testing program that threatened to shutter the sport is slowly moving towards resolution.
The Pennsylvania State Racing Fund is endangered by millions of dollars of inappropriate charges by the Dept. of Agriculture, the state auditor said today.
A state report on Pennsylvania slots revenue also reveals much about the state of racing, and its challenges, in Pennsylvania and beyond.
In today’s RaceBrief, Pennsylvania racing’s share of slots revenue is imperiled by a new proposal, plus racing news and notes from around the mid-Atlantic.