Churchill Downs Inc., the racetrack and casino owner, has joined
the board of the American Gaming Association, the lobbying group
announced Tuesday.
Two other companies also joined the AGA’s board at the same time as Churchill, bringing the number of board members at the organization to 15, a list that includes other racetrack owners such as Pinnacle Entertainment and Penn National Gaming Inc. The AGA is the casino industry’s largest lobbying group.
Over the past several years, Churchill has purchased three stand-alone casino properties and has begun lobbying for the legal expansion of online gambling. In addition to its casino and racetrack properties, the company operates the racing industry’s market-leading account-wagering operation, twinspires.com.
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Stop scratching on holidays
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.
Let's see Churchill Downs and the American Gaming Association fight for the right of Greek Bettors in NY!!
Two other companies also joined the AGA’s board at the same time as Churchill, bringing the number of board members at the organization to 15, a list that includes other racetrack owners such as Pinnacle Entertainment and Penn National Gaming Inc. The AGA is the casino industry’s largest lobbying group.
Over the past several years, Churchill has purchased three stand-alone casino properties and has begun lobbying for the legal expansion of online gambling. In addition to its casino and racetrack properties, the company operates the racing industry’s market-leading account-wagering operation, twinspires.com.
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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.
Let's see Churchill Downs and the American Gaming Association fight for the right of Greek Bettors in NY!!
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