Dear Simran Jeet Singh:

I commend to your attention NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3 and the religious preference of the State of New York and Nassau County where you run and where Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation is located.
Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday do not coincide in all years on the Gregorian Calendar, the "official" calendar of the State of New York.  The citizens of Nassau County should be free to bet or not or work or not at Nassau OTB on every day of the year without religious preference. You can buy and cash a NY Lottery Ticket every day of the year (except at Nassau OTB) and you can play the slot machines in New York every day of the year.    I would like to know your feelings on the this issue.  I hope you will share it with students and faculty at the Columbia University's Department of Religion.

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Sikhism, which originated in the Punjab region of northern India and eastern Pakistan, is distinct from Islam or Hinduism, the dominant religions of that part of South Asia. "It is an independent tradition with its own prophets, scriptures, revelation, rituals and disciplines," said Simran Jeet Singh, 29, a Sikh who is also a doctoral student at Columbia University's Department of Religion and a marathon runner.

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Updated: May 2, 2014 10:51 AM
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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.

A growing population
Sikhism, which originated in the Punjab region of northern India and eastern Pakistan, is distinct from Islam or Hinduism, the dominant religions of that part of South Asia. "It is an independent tradition with its own prophets, scriptures, revelation, rituals and disciplines," said Simran Jeet Singh, 29, a Sikh who is also a doctoral student at Columbia University's Department of Religion and a marathon runner.