May 13, 2014
CAPITAL REGION ATTORNEY PETER J. MOSHCETTI, JR. APPOINTED TO NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISSION
Capital
Region attorney Peter J. Moschetti, Jr. has been unanimously confirmed
by the New York State Senate as the sixth member of the New York State
Gaming Commission, which
regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state,
including the development of casinos in Upstate New York.
Moschetti
is a founding member of the firm of Anderson, Moschetti and Taffany. He
served as a prosecutor in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office
from 1984 to 1987.
Since then, Moschetti has focused on the trial of personal injury and
wrongful death cases, including products liability and medical
malpractice actions. He represents individuals and corporations in both
state and federal courts and has been appointed as
a special prosecutor in a number of high-profile criminal cases in the
region.
Commission
Chairman Mark D. Gearan said, “The Gaming Commission readily welcomes
Peter to the team. His vast legal experience and important work within
and beyond the courtroom
are excellent assets that will further help the Commission bring
effective regulation to all gaming in the state. I applaud the Senate
for advancing his appointment and look forward to working with him.”
Senator
John J. Bonacic, Chair of the Senate’s Racing, Gaming and Wagering
Committee, said, "I was pleased to support the nomination of Peter
Moschetti, who I am confident
will perform intelligently and professionally as a member of the Gaming
Commission."
Moschetti
said, “I am honored to take on this important role on behalf of the
people of the State of New York and thank the Senate for its
consideration. I look forward to
joining my colleagues on the Commission to ensure that the integrity
and transparency of the racing and gaming industries in New York is
upheld.”
Moschetti
has been named one of the top 25 lawyers in the Hudson Valley by New
York Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2007 and has received the
highest possible rating
by Martindale Hubbell for both legal ability and ethical standards. He
has lectured for continuing legal education in the areas of civil and
criminal law and has taught at Albany Law School.
Moschetti
graduated with Honors from both the University of New Haven in
Connecticut in 1981 and Albany Law School in 1984. He resides in
Saratoga Springs.
Moschetti
joins Chairman Mark D. Gearan and members John A. Crotty, John J.
Poklemba, Barry Sample and Todd R. Snyder on the Commission.
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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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