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JUNE 4, 2018
Albany, NY

Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on the Supreme Court Ruling

STATEMENT

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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.


"This Supreme Court ruling does nothing to lessen New York State's commitment to protecting the rights of the LGBTQ community. Discrimination of any kind is a poison, and in New York, we have zero tolerance for bigotry. It is illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity - period. New York has led the way championing the rights of the LGBTQ community, including becoming the first large state to pass marriage equality and adopting regulations banning harassment against transgender people. While it is particularly disheartening that this ruling came down during Pride month, we will never stop fighting to protect and strengthen the rights of all New Yorkers."

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