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Suffolk county legislator appears to place a bet, get his picture taken and greet the Nassau county residents arriving after temperature checks on the  packed parking lot at Jake's 58 in Islandia on Friday, March 13, 2020. Credit: James Carbone 

By Scott Eidlerscott.eidler@newsday.com   @ScottEidler Updated May 12, 2020 9:40 PM

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Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting has furloughed most of its 300 employees, but the OTB's president and vice president still are collecting their salaries as the agency copes with the closure of betting parlors and Jake's 58 Casino Hotel in Islandia due to the coronavirus

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OUR BRANCHES ARE RE-OPENING! We are excited to announce that Suffolk OTB will be welcoming customers to the Racing Forum (Kitchen and Bar also), CENTEREACH BRANCH and our Route 110 Farmingdale Branch . (Hours for all Branches will be Wednesday - Sunday 11:30am - 7:00pm) Wednesday, July 15th ALL OF OUR 42 QWIKBETZ LOCATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!Please CLICK HERE for a list of wagering locations.   Our Phone Operators are Back at 1-800-TELBETS! As always, our customers can wager from home via our State-of-the-Art Wagering Website, and Touch Tone Telephone Wagering, which will remain open to account holders at 1-877-TEL-BETT(1-877-835-2388). Click here for info. Visit www.qwikbetz.com to open an account, view

While the "vast majority" of employees are being furloughed, some essential employees, including Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. President Phil Nolan and Vice President Anthony Pancella III, are collecting their salaries, agency spokesman Jon Schneider confirmed. Nolan is paid $205,400 annually, and Pancella makes $195,000 a year, Schneider said.

In a letter to employees, Nolan and Pancella said: "It had been our hope that we could afford to pay our entire workforce until such time as we were able to safely resume operations or access federal aid meant to retain workers."

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OUR BRANCHES ARE RE-OPENING! We are excited to announce that Suffolk OTB will be welcoming customers to the Racing Forum (Kitchen and Bar also), CENTEREACH BRANCH and our Route 110 Farmingdale Branch . (Hours for all Branches will be Wednesday - Sunday 11:30am - 7:00pm) Wednesday, July 15th ALL OF OUR 42 QWIKBETZ LOCATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!Please CLICK HERE for a list of wagering locations.   Our Phone Operators are Back at 1-800-TELBETS! As always, our customers can wager from home via our State-of-the-Art Wagering Website, and Touch Tone Telephone Wagering, which will remain open to account holders at 1-877-TEL-BETT(1-877-835-2388). Click here for info. Visit www.qwikbetz.com to open an account, view

They said the betting agency, which has been in bankruptcy since 2011, was not approved for the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans to small businesses.

When OTB reopens, employees can return to their current rate of pay and maintain their seniority, and accrued time, according to the

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OUR BRANCHES ARE RE-OPENING! We are excited to announce that Suffolk OTB will be welcoming customers to the Racing Forum (Kitchen and Bar also), CENTEREACH BRANCH and our Route 110 Farmingdale Branch . (Hours for all Branches will be Wednesday - Sunday 11:30am - 7:00pm) Wednesday, July 15th ALL OF OUR 42 QWIKBETZ LOCATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!Please CLICK HERE for a list of wagering locations.   Our Phone Operators are Back at 1-800-TELBETS! As always, our customers can wager from home via our State-of-the-Art Wagering Website, and Touch Tone Telephone Wagering, which will remain open to account holders at 1-877-TEL-BETT(1-877-835-2388). Click here for info. Visit www.qwikbetz.com to open an account, view

Employees can also draw down unused paid time off before applying for unemployment insurance, Nolan and Pancella wrote. 

"And without any revenue or prospect of reopening within the next 30 days, our financial position has deteriorated," Nolan and Pancella said in the April 16 letter announcing furloughs.

The Nassau and Suffolk OTBs are public benefit corporations that provide profits to the counties.