Black history month

Proudly  Celebrates the violation of the ny const art 1 sec 3 rights of blacks who have been kept from betting at Nassau otb on Roman Catholic Easter Sunday for over thirty years

Senator John Brooks says we do things right in New York State and Nassau county

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

Thanks for the help. The item’s below. I’d be happy to mail you a copy, if you give me a mailing address. Claude Solnik (631) 913-4244 Long Island Business News 2150 Smithtown Ave. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7348  Home > LI Confidential > Stop scratching on holidays 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. February is Black History Month - a time to honor, remember and recognize the legacy of achievements of African Americans!