A NYC OTB bettor once said that he should have been coming here

years ago when he ventured to an OTB to the east. Perhaps he was on drugs or was there something that he learned. Do not forget that NYC OTB Manager Barry Yomtov, formerly President of Teamsters Local 858 and now Business Agent for Teamsters Local 707, once presided over a Local that represented Nassau OTB employees and NYC OTB Managers.  Go figure and explain.

 

Catskill OTB eyes New York City market

Posted on June 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm by Rick Karlin, Capitol bureau in OTB

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Here’s a late addition to our end-of-the-session legislative scramble: A proposal to have the Catskill OTB serve New York City, which if you’ll remember, closed down in bankruptcy a few years back.
The measure appears to have been printed up last night and is scheduled to head for sponsor Gary Pretlow’s Racing and Wagering Committee on Tuesday.
I’m told that it’s also on the list of items for the Senate to conference.
When NYC OTB went under, New York City GOP Senators, Andrew Lanza and Mary Golden caught flack from DC-37, the union representing the now-laid off OTB workers, for their voting with the majority not to rescue the organization.
If the GOP-controlled Senate were to support another OTB in New York, along with hiring back the DC-37 workers, it could go a long way toward repairing relations between the union the senators — always a good thing in an election year.
STATUS:
A7301-A Pretlow No Same as
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
TITLE….Extends the Catskill region to include the five counties comprising the city of New York; repealer
Currently on Assembly Committee Agenda
Racing and Wagering (PRETLOW)
OFF THE FLOOR, Tuesday, June 19, 2012
04/29/11 referred to racing and wagering
01/04/12 referred to racing and wagering
06/17/12 amend (t) and recommit to racing and wagering
06/17/12 print number 7301a