OTBs are open 365 days of the year so bettors can bet the tracks that are running every day of the year all across the United States. He is another politician who thinks he can tell us when Easter Sunday /Palm Sunday is. He needs to learn that there are two calendars and New York Bettors are not all Roman Catholic.
* § 109. Supplementary regulatory powers of the commission.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the commission
through its rules and regulations or in allotting dates for racing,
simulcasting or in licensing race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting
is permitted shall be authorized to:
1. 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,
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday; and
2. fix minimum and maximum charges for admission at any race meeting.
* NB Effective October 1, 2012NY comes up lo$er in Derby
Last Updated: 5:38 AM, May 6, 2012
Posted: 12:24 AM, May 6, 2012
PrintNew York state may have been the biggest Kentucky Derby loser of them all yesterday.
The shutdown of Off Tracking Betting parlors and stalled plans to allow betting machines in city bars cost the state $5 million in revenue from lost wagers yesterday — and much more annually.
Manhattan Assemblyman Micah Kellner contends the state could rake in as much as $165 million a year in funds if betting machines were permitted in bars.
The Democrat criticized the New York Racing, Wagering & Gaming Commission for not approving the plan.
“New York has to get back on the horse,” Kellner said. “The New York Racing, Wagering & Gaming Commission, with its stalling, is forcing not only the hardcore handicapper but the casual Kentucky Derby fan to scratch from the race. New York state is losing out on easy money.”
Kellner wants the commission to install betting machines by May 19, the date of the Preakness Stakes.
The shutdown of Off Tracking Betting parlors and stalled plans to allow betting machines in city bars cost the state $5 million in revenue from lost wagers yesterday — and much more annually.
Manhattan Assemblyman Micah Kellner contends the state could rake in as much as $165 million a year in funds if betting machines were permitted in bars.
The Democrat criticized the New York Racing, Wagering & Gaming Commission for not approving the plan.
“New York has to get back on the horse,” Kellner said. “The New York Racing, Wagering & Gaming Commission, with its stalling, is forcing not only the hardcore handicapper but the casual Kentucky Derby fan to scratch from the race. New York state is losing out on easy money.”
Kellner wants the commission to install betting machines by May 19, the date of the Preakness Stakes.
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