Bets may be made with the cashiers.
You simply can't close Nassau OTB on Roman CAtholic Easter Sunday in preference to Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Greeks that do not believe in religious preference should make their views known to John Catsimatidis, who should remain Chairman and CEO of Gristedes. He is unfit to represent the people of New York
contact him at customeradvocate@gristedes.com and 212-956-5770 extension 1100
Off-Track Betting closure on Palm Sunday prompts bill
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | An unidentified man reads a betting sheet in front of the Nassau Downs Off-Track Betting, or OTB, location on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square. (Oct. 18, 2011)
Today is Palm Sunday for most Christian denominations in the U.S. In New York that means Off-Track Betting parlors are closed.
It's one of three dark days at OTB. The others are Christmas and Easter from the same calendar.
This has at least one cashier arguing it denies the right to work based on an old statute and fails to abide by the constitutionally required separation of church and state.
Jackson Leeds, also an attorney, has been writing to state officials since he took the part-time OTB job in 2003 at Nassau OTB.
Some agree with him, also noting lost business.
State Sen. Eric Adams, ranking Democrat on the Senate's Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, has introduced a bill to allow pari-mutuel wagering and horse racing on Palm Sunday.
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