Who forgets that Charles schiumer does business with Suffolk county legislator Kevin mccaffrey who does business with Joseph g Cairo , all of whom do business with jimmy hoffa
As Nassau itb employees tell you there is a riot going on among the gangsters to the detriment of people that work, bet and live in New York
Arrogant pompous corrupt and worse
Bellone protested without taking out the knives for
Long Island video-gaming casino deal under fire
A Long Island official is demanding the state Legislature investigate the Suffolk County OTB’s controversial $120 million purchase of a popular Long Island casino — from a company with close ties to Gov. Hochul.
Suffolk Off-Track Betting shelled out the big bucks to both own and manage Jake’s 58 Hotel and Casino to the Buffalo-based Delaware North, a firm that employs Hochul’s husband William as a senior vice president and its general counsel.
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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.
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