to chose whether to bet or work or both on Palm Sunday and each and every Easters Sundays when tracks all across the US are running. We are not all football fans. Please share the below with Governor Andrew Cuomo.
cc:edurkin@nydailynews.com
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 Bettors 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 belatedly validate the actions of New York City OTB taken on the advice of its Counsel in 2003.
Sincerely yours,
January 5, 2012
Open On 1st Palm Sunday, Otb Rakes In $2m - New York Daily News
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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 maximume charges for admission at any race meeting.
Archbishop Timothy Dolan offers pre-game prayers for the Giants at New York's St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Lighting candles for home team in first Sunday Mass since returning from Holy Land
Comments (16)By Erin Durkin / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 1:51 PM
Debbie Egan-Chin/New York Daily News
Archbishop Timothy Dolan says Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral after his return from the Holy Land.
Big Blue got a big blessing from Archbishop Timothy Dolan Sunday morning.
“Here in New York, we’re lighting candles for the Giants in front of the Blessed Mother,” Dolan said, in his first Sunday Mass since returning from the Holy Land.
“In Boston, they’re lighting candles from the Patriots at the shrine of St. Jude,” he said, coyly referring to the patron saint of lost causes.
“There might be people from Boston listening, so I want them to know where prayers are going from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.”
Dolan said he relished his trip to Israel, but was glad to be back in New York to watch Big Blue play. “It’s good to be back. We didn’t want to be late for the Super Bowl,” he said.
Dolan said his time in the Holy Land was perfect preparation for his upcoming elevation to cardinal.
“Before a pivotal event in somebody’s life, before a time of transition, one should spend some time renewing one’s relationship with the Lord, and I can’t think of a better place to do that than the Holy Land,” he said.
He said the Gospel took on new meaning after visiting the spots where Jesus taught. “Reading the Bible is never the same,” he said. “It just brings it alive and makes it real,” he said.
He said the highlight of his trip was visiting the Sea of Galilee - but another high point was the Maccabee beer.
“I don’t see beer in the Bible, but I see wine, and I like them both. Good food, too,” he said.
edurkin@nydailynews.com
“Here in New York, we’re lighting candles for the Giants in front of the Blessed Mother,” Dolan said, in his first Sunday Mass since returning from the Holy Land.
“In Boston, they’re lighting candles from the Patriots at the shrine of St. Jude,” he said, coyly referring to the patron saint of lost causes.
“There might be people from Boston listening, so I want them to know where prayers are going from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.”
Dolan said he relished his trip to Israel, but was glad to be back in New York to watch Big Blue play. “It’s good to be back. We didn’t want to be late for the Super Bowl,” he said.
Dolan said his time in the Holy Land was perfect preparation for his upcoming elevation to cardinal.
“Before a pivotal event in somebody’s life, before a time of transition, one should spend some time renewing one’s relationship with the Lord, and I can’t think of a better place to do that than the Holy Land,” he said.
He said the Gospel took on new meaning after visiting the spots where Jesus taught. “Reading the Bible is never the same,” he said. “It just brings it alive and makes it real,” he said.
He said the highlight of his trip was visiting the Sea of Galilee - but another high point was the Maccabee beer.
“I don’t see beer in the Bible, but I see wine, and I like them both. Good food, too,” he said.
edurkin@nydailynews.com
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