We the bettors of the State of New York who patronize Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation, continue to have our rights secured by NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3 violated. Please consider our request for assistance should you do any pro bono work. See below for background information. You may recall that those NYC OTB employees who chose to work on ANY Sunday were paid double time.
All NY OTB employees should have the choice of whether to work, bet, and/or pray an any day of the year.
Simply stated, Nassau OTB cannot close on Roman Catholic Palm Sunday in preference to Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday. Ditto for Easter Sunday.
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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.
Crist: New York restrictions defy belief | Daily Racing Form
www.drf.com › News › Columnists › Steven Crist
Nov 25, 2011 – It's only 126 days until Palm Sunday and seven more until Easter, more than enough time for New York to repeal its antiquated and ...
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
* § 109. Filing of pari-mutuel tax returns or reports by electronic
means. Every corporation or association authorized by this chapter to
conduct pari-mutuel betting on horse races shall file in a timely manner
pari-mutuel tax returns or other reports relating to such activity in
such form and by such means, including electronic means, as may be
prescribed by the state racing and wagering board or the commissioner of
taxation and finance, as the case may be in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter.
* NB Effective until February 1, 2013
* § 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 February 1, 2013
HI-
Thanks for the help. The item’s
below. I’d be happy to mail you a copy, if you give me a mailing
address.
Claude
Solnik
(631)
913-4244
Long Island Business
News
2150
Smithtown Ave.
Ronkonkoma,
NY 11779-7348
Home >
LI Confidential
> Stop scratching on holidays
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.
Crist: New York restrictions defy belief | Daily Racing Form
www.drf.com › News › Columnists › Steven Crist
Nov 25, 2011 – It's only 126 days until Palm Sunday and seven more until Easter, more than enough time for New York to repeal its antiquated and ...Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
* § 109. Filing of pari-mutuel tax returns or reports by electronic means. Every corporation or association authorized by this chapter to conduct pari-mutuel betting on horse races shall file in a timely manner pari-mutuel tax returns or other reports relating to such activity in such form and by such means, including electronic means, as may be prescribed by the state racing and wagering board or the commissioner of taxation and finance, as the case may be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. * NB Effective until February 1, 2013 * § 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 February 1, 2013
The Day At The Races - New York Daily News
articles.nydailynews.com/2003.../18225991_1_empire-maker-new-y...
BY JERRY BOSSERT. Sunday, April 13, 2003. Bucking the law, New York City Off-Track Betting will be open today, Palm Sunday, accepting wagering from ...Federal Judge Steps Down to Join Law Firm
By PETER LATTMANArticle Tool
Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesJudge Barbara S. Jones of the United States District Court served 17 years on the bench.In an interview, Ms. Jones, of Federal District Court in Manhattan, said that her last day as judge was Friday and that she would start at Zuckerman Spaeder later this month.
“I’ve been in public service for more than 40 years, the last 17 on the bench,” Judge Jones said. “I’m ready to try something new.”
Judge Jones, 65, has never worked in a law firm, not even during a summer internship. A graduate of Temple University’s law school, she spent the first half of her career as a prosecutor in three offices — the Justice Department’s organized crime strike force, the United States attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York and the Manhattan district attorney’s office. President Bill Clinton, acting on the recommendation of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, nominated her for a judgeship in 1995.
She presided over a wide range of cases, including the 2005 trial of Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief executive of WorldCom, and the 1997 trial of Autumn Jackson, a woman who tried to extort millions of dollars from the entertainer Bill Cosby. Both resulted in convictions.
Judge Jones also heard the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard, finding that the companies had violated antitrust laws.
While some defense lawyers viewed the former prosecutor as pro-government, many more said that she had been evenhanded in her rulings. In November, she meted out relatively lenient sentences to three men from Mali who had pleaded guilty to terrorism charges that involved a conspiracy supporting Al Qaeda. Justifying her sentence, she noted that the men had been driven by financial motives and difficult family circumstances rather than ideology.
“Barbara is smart, dedicated and understands both the letter and objectives of the law,” said Mary Jo White, a former United States attorney in Manhattan and now a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton. “She also understands people and brings real humanity to everything she does.”
In Zuckerman Spaeder, Ms. Jones joins a law firm that has expanded its Manhattan office over the last year. A litigation boutique with headquarters in Washington, the firm recently hired three prominent lawyers for its New York presence: Steven M. Cohen, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo; Andrew E. Tomback, a former partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; and Paul Shechtman, a criminal defense lawyer who, as a young prosecutor, was supervised by Ms. Jones.
The firm has about 90 lawyers and is known for its criminal defense work. William W. Taylor III, a partner in the firm’s Washington office, was part of the team that successfully defended Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, against charges that he had sexually assaulted a hotel maid.
“Being able to attract a lawyer like Judge Jones validates what we have been doing since we relaunched the New York office,” Mr. Cohen said.
On the bench, Judge Jones was known for her efficiency, low-key manner and wry sense of humor. She is also a very popular figure around the federal courthouse, partly because of the blowout holiday party that she throws almost every year for the entire building. Judge Jones hosted her final party two weeks ago, where she could be seen dancing amid the security guards and court reporters and wearing a Santa hat emblazoned with the logo of her beloved New York Yankees.
“I’ve always been awed by the power and responsibility that comes with being a judge and don’t expect to have that ever again,” Ms. Jones said. “But I’ve never been a private citizen and am excited to go out into the world.”
http://www.zuckerman.com/attorneys-directory.html
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