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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.
Fordham University's a sure winner in governor's race
ALBANY -- Here’s a sure bet for the governor’s race: Fordham will win.
That’s because all three major candidates have close ties to the Jesuit university in the Bronx.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo earned his bachelor’s degree there in 1979, Republican candidate Rob Astorino earned his bachelor’s degree in 1989, and Cuomo’s Democratic opponent, Zephyr Teachout, is an associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law.
“We’re pleased, if not surprised that our alumni are represented in the governor’s race,” said Fordham spokesman Robert Howe.
“Of course there is a degree of chance in the fact that we have two graduates and a faculty member in the same race, but overall the candidates are representative of Fordham alumni and faculty achievements and influence.”
State government is filled with graduates from the university with 15,000 students in 10 schools including the law school.
They include veteran Sen. Neil Breslin (D-Albany), Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) and Senate co-leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre), Budget Director Robert Megna, Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) who runs the Senate Democratic campaign; Sen. Malcom Smith (D-Hollis) a former Senate majority leader and now under indictment; and Michael Murphy, spokesman for the Senate Democratic conference.
Other Fordham graduates in Albany were former Gov. Malcolm Wilson and Jim McGuire, a former appellate judge and chief counsel to Gov. George Pataki.
“Student government elections were financed by the college and there was a tremendous emphasis on knowing the political system and becoming involved in it,” said Breslin, who graduated from Fordham College in 1964 majoring in political science. “I think there is also a Jesuit influence to public service.”
The Catholic order is steeped in a follower’s mission to work for the greater good of society.
and to support discrimination based on RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop scratching on holidays
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.
That’s because all three major candidates have close ties to the Jesuit university in the Bronx.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo earned his bachelor’s degree there in 1979, Republican candidate Rob Astorino earned his bachelor’s degree in 1989, and Cuomo’s Democratic opponent, Zephyr Teachout, is an associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law.
“We’re pleased, if not surprised that our alumni are represented in the governor’s race,” said Fordham spokesman Robert Howe.
“Of course there is a degree of chance in the fact that we have two graduates and a faculty member in the same race, but overall the candidates are representative of Fordham alumni and faculty achievements and influence.”
State government is filled with graduates from the university with 15,000 students in 10 schools including the law school.
They include veteran Sen. Neil Breslin (D-Albany), Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) and Senate co-leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre), Budget Director Robert Megna, Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) who runs the Senate Democratic campaign; Sen. Malcom Smith (D-Hollis) a former Senate majority leader and now under indictment; and Michael Murphy, spokesman for the Senate Democratic conference.
Other Fordham graduates in Albany were former Gov. Malcolm Wilson and Jim McGuire, a former appellate judge and chief counsel to Gov. George Pataki.
“Student government elections were financed by the college and there was a tremendous emphasis on knowing the political system and becoming involved in it,” said Breslin, who graduated from Fordham College in 1964 majoring in political science. “I think there is also a Jesuit influence to public service.”
The Catholic order is steeped in a follower’s mission to work for the greater good of society.
and to support discrimination based on RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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