There are no Greek Bettors in NY State and Andrew Cuomo says that

 they cannot bet at Nassau OTB on Roman Catholic Easter and Roman Catholic Palm Sunday.

Andrew Cuomo, the next Governor of Wisconsin and a religious scholar and man who does not believe in freedom of religion and NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3.  

As to the press release below, details are unknown to us. what sort of silly release is this?

 

State of New York | Executive Chamber
Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor
For Immediate Release: June 5, 2012

STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO

"This year's Belmont Stakes has the potential to be a truly remarkable event, attracting worldwide attention and millions of dollars of economic activity for the New York metropolitan area and the entire region. The event has been planned for months with excitement continuing to build. It is simply unacceptable that a two-year-long labor dispute would imperil this special event. My administration has been in touch with NYRA and the unions, and we have urged both to resolve this dispute amicably. Both sides should put aside their differences and do what is best for the people of the State of New York: ensure a smooth and successful Belmont Stakes."

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Additional news available at www.governor.ny.gov
New York State | Executive Chamber | press.office@exec.ny.gov | 518.474.8418

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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012

Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.