and could not care less that the pontiff or bartholomew know when easter(s) sunday is
because our lord is sndrew cuomo and workers, bettors et al can go to hell like we did to nyc otb
Former NY attorney general Eric Schneiderman won’t face charges after four women claim he abused them
Claude Solnik
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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.
Disgraced New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement he didn't consider the decision by the Nassau County District Attorney not to file charges against him over abuse allegations an exoneration. (Mary Altaffer / AP)
Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who stepped down after four women accused him of assaulting him during romantic encounters, will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Thursday.
The Nassau County District Attorney’s office, tasked with investigating the case by Gov. Cuomo, found the women and their allegations credible, but noted there were obstacles in the way of filing charges against the disgraced elected official.
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