World Lottery Association
www.world-lotteries.org/
Note Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation, sells and cashes NY State Lottery Tickets, when Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation is OPEN BASED ON THE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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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.
NYS Gaming Commission’s Responsible Gaming Program Earns Global Recognition
March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
NY one of six jurisdictions to achieve World Lottery Association Level 3 certification.
SCHENECTADY,
N.Y. (March 2, 2015) – The World Lottery Association (WLA), the leading
global authority on the lottery business, has granted the New York
State Gaming Commission’s
Lottery Division its prestigious Level 3 Responsible Gaming
Certification.
The
advanced accreditation recognizes the Commission’s ongoing efforts to
apply a strict responsible gaming framework to its products,
advertising, player education and activities.
Other factors such as research, treatment referral, and reporting and
measurement were also cited as factors that contributed to the WLA’s
decision.
In
achieving Level 3 Responsible Gaming Certification, New York joins only
five other Lottery jurisdictions in North America who have attained
this prestigious distinction.
The
Commission’s advanced certification comes at the beginning of March,
which is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month. This month, the
Commission seeks to raise awareness
about the issue and educate the public and healthcare professionals
about the warning signs of problem gambling as well as the availability
of treatment options and referrals.
Commission
Chairman Mark D. Gearan said, “We held the state’s first-ever forum on
problem gambling last year and learned a great deal. The WLA’s
certification proves that we
are moving in the right direction in recognizing that effective
regulation of gaming includes addressing the challenges posed by problem
gambling. We will continue to partner with the industry to indeed ‘have
the conversation’ as proposed by the National Council
on Problem Gambling.”
Chairman
Gearan recently announced that the Commission will soon host public
forums around the state aimed at breaking down the stigma’s surrounding
problem gambling, charting
a path to treatment, and exploring better ways to provide education and
awareness on this important issue. Details about these events will be
announced in coming weeks.
To achieve WLA Level 3 Certification Lotteries must demonstrate they have:
·
Allocated sufficient resources to support the implementation of specific Responsible Gaming programs;
·
Initiated
the development of internal and external communications to inform
relevant stakeholders of the Lottery’s Responsible Gaming commitments;
and
·
Begun the implementation of engagement processes that support the Development of a Responsible Gaming program.
National
Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director Keith Whyte, who
personally reviewed and endorsed New York’s Level 3 proposal prior to
its submission said, “I believe
New York is one of the first states to truly unify all forms of gaming
oversight under a single commission and I expect this will continue to
lead to improved responsible gaming outcomes across the entire spectrum
of gaming operations in the state, up to and
including the new casinos.”
Members
of New York’s Responsible Play Partnership (RPP) also voiced their
support of the Lottery Division’s ongoing Responsible Gaming
initiatives.
New
York State Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services
Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez said, “Clearly the staff of the New
York State Gaming Commission is committed
to developing an industry best practice framework that will support its
daily operation for the benefit of the citizens of New York.”
New
York Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director James Maney said,
“The formation of the RPP was an indication, to those working in the
field of problem gambling prevention
and treatment, NY Lottery retailers, and the general public, that
addressing Responsible Gaming is a priority for the State of New York.”
New
York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) President James S.
Calvin also reviewed and endorsed the Lottery Division’s submission and
said, “NYACS applauds the Lottery’s
expanded outreach to its retailer base, and we look forward to
partnering with the Division on future Responsible Gaming initiatives.”
The
World Lottery Association is a global professional association of state
lottery and gaming organizations from more than 80 countries on six
continents. All members adhere
to the strictest standards of social responsibility, responsible
gaming, security and risk management.
About the New York State Gaming Commission
The
New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and
gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel
wagering, class III Indian gaming,
video lottery terminal facilities at race tracks, the state lottery and
charitable gaming.
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