teamster local 707 is presided over by republican suffolk county legislator kevin mccaffrey who opines that people that bet horses are dead
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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.
June 27, 2018, Contact: Press Office (518) 474-4015
NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today after the United State Supreme Court ruled on the Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees case.
"Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision overriding 40 years of legal precedent is just plain wrong.
"In New York, recently enacted legislation will help protect public employee unions. But we must stand together to defend unions and working families in all parts of our country and fight further attacks by special interest groups that mean to undermine decades of progress.
"Labor remains the backbone of the New York and American economy. Unions created our middle class – and are still building it. A strong and united labor movement will preserve employee benefits and retirements, support fair contracts and promote safe working conditions.
"I will continue to call for policies that not only help to create new jobs and opportunities, but also ensure that hardworking union members across this state are treated with the respect they deserve – on the job and in retirement."
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