Friday, April 12, 2013

sign the working/betting/religious freedom


Petition
Hello!
I've started the petition "Nassau OTB. all NY OTBs, and Governor Andrew Cuomo: open 365 days of the year, " and need your help to get it off the ground.
Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the link:
http://www.change.org/petitions/nassau-otb-all-ny-otbs-and-governor-andrew-cuomo-open-365-days-of-the-year
Here's why it's important:

NY PML Sec 109 does not apply to Nassau OTB.
NY PML Sec 109 violates the rights of NY State Bettors secured by N Y Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3.
NY PML Sec 109 is vague, indefinite and/or overly broad as the term "Easter Sunday" does not define one and only one Sunday in all years. See the Gregorian and Julian Calendars. The term "Palm Sunday" does not define one and only one Sunday in all years.
In other words:
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.
OPEN ON 1ST PALM SUNDAY, OTB RAKES IN $2M - NY Daily News
www.nydailynews.com/.../open-1st-palm-sunday-otb-rakes-2m-articl...
Since 1973, when Sunday racing was made legal in New York State, race ... allowed to operate every Sunday except for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. ... By Jerry Bossert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Monday, April 14, 2003, 12:00 AM ...
You can sign my petition by clicking here.
Thanks!
leonard smith

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