you don't have to be Nassau County's Bond Counsel

to know that the New York Racing and Wagering Board can't close Nassau OTB on Roman Catholic Holidays in preference to Greek Orthodox Holidays. John Sabini is paying back people by simply ignoring NY  Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3. He is a clown and unwilling to make a bet with NY Bettors and simply ask Eric Schneiderman for a FREE FORMAL OPINION.

BETTORS WANT TO BET AT NASSAU OTB ANY DAY OF THE YEAR THAT THERE IS A RACE RUNNING ANYWHERE IN THE US OR BEYOND THAT IS OF INTEREST TO THEM.

BETTORS KNOW THE RIGHT IS RIGHT.

 

New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Phone:  518-395-5400

www.racing.ny.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                               

January 2, 2013

CONTACT: Lee Park

lee.park@racing.ny.gov

NEW YORK RACING FAN ADVISORY COUNCIL ISSUES 2012 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO RACING AND WAGERING BOARD

The New York Racing Fan Advisory Council issued its 2012 report and recommendations to the Racing and Wagering Board on December 31, 2012. The report is available online at: http://www.racing.ny.gov/pdf/123112_RFACReport.pdf

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Claude Solnik

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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.

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