when is "Easter Sunday" and when is "Palm Sunday." See NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3 and NY PML Sec 109 and its precursor NY PML Sec 105. Even activist gangster lawyers know that there are Greek Orthodox believers and Roman Catholic believers in the land where NY decides, declares and enforces when "Easter Sunday" and "Palm Sunday" is.
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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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OTB FACES HAND SLAP OVER PALM
By Jerry Bossert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 12:00 AM
It
has been three days since New York City Off-Track Betting defied the
law and opened up on Palm Sunday and still there have been no
repercussions.
Currently, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board - the body
that governs racetracks and OTBs in the state of New York - is still
"reviewing" the situation, according to Stacy Clifford, a spokeswoman
for the NYSRWB.
Faced with declining revenue, NYCOTB sought a way to help recover
some money lost due to the harsh winter. It had applied for permission
to open on Palm Sunday, but the NYSRWB turned down the request.
A law instituted in 1973, which allowed "racetracks" to open on
Sundays except for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, was where NYCOTB saw a
loophole and took advantage, opening its branches, teletheaters and
phone betting service. The result was almost $2 million in handle.
The NYSRWB said it would seek the maximum fine and penalty for
NYCOTB's defiance.
Clifford says the board still hasn't decided how to punish the city
OTB. She noted that the law allows the board to fine NYCOTB "$5,000 for
each offense," but the board still hasn't determined the exact number of
offenses.
Despite possible fines and sanctions, NYCOTB is still considering
opening on Easter Sunday.
The main problem however with Easter Sunday would be limited
simulcasting action being offered around the country as many racetracks
are closed, including Aqueduct. Aqueduct was also closed on Palm Sunday,
but OTB thrived on action from around the country.
"We are currently evaluating Easter Sunday," an NYCOTB spokesman
said. "We'll decide in the next day or two.
" NYCOTB still believes it was correct in opening on Palm Sunday and that it "followed the letter of the law" because the body is not a racetrack. BAD BREAK: Eugene's Third Son, second behind Sir Cherokee in the Arkansas Derby, will miss the Triple Crown series after suffering a slight fracture in his right front leg.
" NYCOTB still believes it was correct in opening on Palm Sunday and that it "followed the letter of the law" because the body is not a racetrack. BAD BREAK: Eugene's Third Son, second behind Sir Cherokee in the Arkansas Derby, will miss the Triple Crown series after suffering a slight fracture in his right front leg.
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