the political skim is simply too high while kevin mccaffrey Suffolk county legislator president of teamsters local 707 says to union members at nassau itb et that prople tthat bet horses are dead
nassau otb cannot be bothered to provide ssuuficient thoroughbred programs and raving firms for bettor
joseph cairo oresident of nassau otb spends time on news 12, the elections are coming
horse racing and betting is an old sport and bettors et al deserve a more balanced and nuanced operation
sports betting is best left to the professional at home and abroad
Legacy interests
- David O’Rourke, NY Racing Association
- Joseph Applebaum, NY Thoroughbred Horsemen Association
- Jeffrey Cannizzo, NY Thoroughbred Breeders
- Joseph Faraldo, Standardbred Owners Association
- Henry Wojtaszek, Western OTB
- Anthony Pancella, Suffolk OTB
Earlier in the day, Sen. Daphne Jordan urged her colleagues to consider the horse tracks and OTBs within this sports betting proposal. As written, the Addabbo bill would limit licensure to casinos only — both tribal and commercial.
Tracks are some of the oldest gambling venues in New York, though, and stakeholders showed up in Albany to argue for inclusion. The horsemen also seek in-person registration, which Pancella suspects would allow them to compete with larger casino operators.
Unfortunately, the racing industry is comparatively uninformed (or perhaps intentionally disingenuous) on the topic of sports betting.
Applebaum makes some of the same points as Pancella, but his bias shines through as he continues. He contends that licensed operators in NJ are no different than unlicensed, unregulated offshore bookmakers elsewhere in the world. Without offering an alternative, he argues that New York lawmakers should consider something “more modern” than the existing standard.
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