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Mr. Joseph Cairo, President and CEO Members of the Board of Directors Nassau Off-Track Betting Corporation 220 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11550
Report Number S9-9-85
Dear Mr. Cairo and Members of the Board of Directors:

May 20, 2010
A top priority of the Office of the State Comptroller is to help local government officials manage government resources efficiently and effectively and, by so doing, provide accountability for tax dollars spent to support government operations. The Comptroller oversees the fiscal affairs of local governments statewide, as well as compliance with relevant statutes and observance of good business practices. This fiscal oversight is accomplished through our audits, which identify opportunities for improving corporation operations and Board of Directors’ governance. Audits also can identify strategies to reduce costs and to strengthen controls intended to safeguard local government assets.
In accordance with these goals, we conducted an audit of five regional Off-Track Betting Corporations throughout New York State.1 We included the Nassau Off-Track Betting Corporation in this audit. The objectives of our audit were to assess the financial condition of the Corporations and to determine if Off-Track Betting Corporation (OTB) officials have developed and/or implemented plans to achieve operational improvements and cost savings at their respective Corporations. The audit period was from January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2009.
Following is a report of our audit of the Nassau OTB. This audit was conducted pursuant to the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 5 of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.
This report of examination letter contains our audit results specific to the Nassau Regional Off- Track Betting Corporation. We discussed the findings and recommendations with Corporation officials and considered their comments, which appear in Appendix A, in preparing this report. Corporation officials generally agreed with our findings and recommendations. Appendix B
1 There are six regional Off-Track Betting Corporations in the State. This audit does not include the New York City OTB.
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