- Dear Attorney General Eric Schneiderman:
The Bettors of the State of New York and the employees of the remaining OTBs, public benefit corporations, have no standing to ask for your Opinion to the following simple questions with seemingly obvious answers::
1. Will the Attorney General defend the constitutionality of NY PML Sec 105?
2. Does NY PML Sec 105 apply to Nassau OTB?
3. Does NY PML Sec 105 violate the rights of New York Bettorsl secured by NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3?
4. Is NY PML Sec 105 vague, indefinite and/or overly broad as the term "Easter Sunday" does not define one and only one Sunday in all years (see eg Gregorian and Julian Calendars)?
I hope that you will sua sponte issue an Opinion as to the above so that bettors may bet, workers may work or not as they wish, and the State and its subdivisions make money. There are tracks running all across the United States every day of the year that bettors want to bet. Track calendars may be found at eg www.ntra.com. The OTBs also sell New York Lottery tickets which are drawn every day of the year. The OTBs also cash non IRS Lottery tickets in cash for any sum, a convenience for many Lotto Players.
It is critical in these current time that the OTBs are open when customers want to bet. I believe that your Opinion will belately validate the actions of New York City OTB taken on the advice of its Counsel in 2003.
Sincerely yours,
Open On 1st Palm Sunday, Otb Rakes In $2m - New York Daily News
Open On 1st Palm Sunday, Otb Rakes In $2m. BY JERRY BOSSERT DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER. Monday, April 14, 2003. New York City Off-Track Betting ...
§ 105. Supplementary regulatory powers of the board. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the board through its rules and regulations or in allotting dates for racing or in licensing race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted shall be empowered to: (i) permit racing at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted on any or all dates from the first day of January through the thirty-first day of December, inclusive of Sundays but exclusive of December twenty-fifth and Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday; and (ii) fix minimum and maximum charges for admission at any race meeting.
Vatican names NY archbishop Dolan a cardinal
Associated Press
NEW YORK — When New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan got word he was becoming a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, he knew just who to call: Mom."It's about time," was her response, according to Dolan.
Dolan, 61, is one of 22 prelates who will be elevated to cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican Feb. 18. Pope Benedict XVI made the announcement in Rome on Friday, following an Epiphany Mass that ended the Vatican's main Christmas celebrations.
The list includes one other American, Edwin O'Brien, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and the former archbishop of Baltimore.
Dolan said Friday that the Vatican's choice is an honor not just for him, but for all New York, as if the pope were putting "the red hat of the cardinal" on top of the Empire State Building or other city landmarks.
"I am honored, humbled and grateful," Dolan said after celebrating Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. "But let's be frank; this is not about Timothy Dolan, this is an honor from the Holy Father to the Archdiocese of New York, and to all our cherished friends and neighbors who call this great community home."
Cardinals are the pope's key advisers and are members of the group that will eventually elect Benedict's successor.
Dolan was installed as archbishop of New York in 2009 after serving as archbishop of Milwaukee. He succeeded Cardinal Edward Egan, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 2007.
Although he is retired, Egan remains a cardinal and would be eligible to elect a pope until he turns 80 in April. Dolan's promotion was expected, in light of Egan's approaching milestone.
Dolan's outgoing, voluble presence contrasts with Egan's more scholarly demeanor.
At a news conference in front of nativity scene inside St. Patrick's, he joked that his new title means "I've got to get a new outfit and, I guess, new stationery."
He said he had recently read a biography of President John F. Kennedy and recalled Kennedy's reply to someone who congratulated him on the honor of the presidency.
"'Thank you,' John Kennedy replied, 'but I don't look at it so much as an honor as a call to higher service.' My sentiments exactly," Dolan said. "This is not about privilege, change of colors, hats, new clothes, places of honor or a different title. Jesus warned us against all of that stuff."
Tourist Barbara Daly, of Buffalo, visiting St. Patrick's, said Dolan's elevation to cardinal is great.
"Everyone admires him," Daly said. "You can't say anything bad about him. He's personable and he's current."
Dolan will continue to lead the New York Archdiocese but said he will have more duties to the "church universal."
Dolan was ordained a priest in 1976 and earned a doctorate in American Church History at the Catholic University of America.
In 1987, he was appointed to a five-year term as secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C. In 1994, he was appointed rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome where he served until June 2001.
In 2001, Dolan was named the Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis by Pope John Paul II. In November, he was elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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