P.J. Campo Named VP of Racing for The Stronach Group
Campo, formerly Vice President and Director of Racing for New York Racing Association, will be based primarily in Florida. He will oversee The Stronach Group’s racing operations and assist Chief Operating Officer and Gulfstream Park President Tim Ritvo.
“We’re thrilled to have P.J. as a member of our team,” Ritvo said. “We are a company that loves Thoroughbred racing, and we’re proud to have someone with P.J.’s extensive knowledge of the industry as well as his contacts. With our Championship Meet coming up, P.J. will provide support and aid our Racing Secretary Jeff Noe as well as his team.”
Said Campo, “I’m honored to join The Stronach Group for this fantastic career opportunity. To be able to join such a great team that has such a focus on Thoroughbred racing is an opportunity like no other. I am anxious to get started and look forward to being a part of such an industry innovator who is admired throughout the world for its commitment and investment to the Thoroughbred and Thoroughbred racing.”
PJ Campo will see that Gulfstream Park Races even if he chooses to go to Church with Andrew Cuomo,
the Chief Religious Officer of the State of NY.
NY Bettors who remember Campo want to bet Gulfstream Park any day that is running.
Nassau OTB cashiers see dark clouds and lightning with the closing of the Freeport Branch and worlds floating in the air. The migration to Florida has just begun?
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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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