KY Racing Aid Bill Called 'Life Preserver'
(KENTUCKY) -- Legislation authorizing Instant Racing, a tax on advance deposit wagering, and a reduction in the pari-mutuel excise tax sailed through the Kentucky Senate Committee on State and Local Government March 11 and heads to the full Senate, where it’s expected to pass.
Aqueduct Casino Deal is Dead
(NEW YORK) -- Gov. David A. Paterson’s office announced on Thursday that the company he had chosen to build and run a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack could not pass muster with state licensing officials and would not be awarded the lucrative contract.
NY gov drops support for Aqueduct racino group
(NEW YORK) -- Gov. David Paterson's administration dropped its support Thursday for a consortium chosen to build and operate up to 4,500 video slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack, promising to further delay the 8-year-old plan to put a lucrative racino in Queens.
Gov. Deval Patrick rejects talk of compromise over slots at racetracks
(MASSACHUSETTS) -- Gov. Deval Patrick is not leaving much wiggle room in his position on slots at racetracks. Following a speech in Marlboro, Patrick told the Herald he would reject a compromise that would allow slots at racetracks up until the first resort-style casino is built in the Bay State.
Harrah’s ups ante, will hire 500 new workers
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Five hundred is sounding like a lucky number for job-seekers in the Delaware County area. Harrah’s Chester Casino and Racetrack plans to hire 500 additional employees to fill jobs created by the legalization of table games by the state in January.
Table-games approval favors Valley View
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Legalization of table games in Pennsylvania casinos may prove to be a deciding factor in whether Valley View Downs is ultimately successful in building its harness racetrack/casino in Mahoning Township.
Man Attacked With Rock At Gulfstream
(FLORIDA) -- It was nearly noon Monday in a busy Gulfstream race track and casino parking lot. The last thing club manager John Klecha was thinking about was being attacked, as he headed to the bank with the weekend earnings from Club MIVI.
Backers bail on slots plot at Aqueduct
(NEW YORK) -- AEG's bid to run video slots at Aqueduct looked ready to be put down yesterday. Queens minister Floyd Flake and rapper Jay-Z bailed out as key local partners in the Aqueduct Entertainment Group, while Gov. Paterson's office threatened to kill the deal.
Vernon Downs to hold job fair
(NEW YORK) -- If you are looking for work in this down economy, you might want to head to Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel this weekend. Vernon Downs is holding a job fair Saturday March 13th from 8a.m.-1p.m.
Jay-Z pulls out of casino project
(NEW YORK) -- Rap mogul Jay-Z has scrapped plans to invest in a new racetrack casino project in New York after state officials allegedly ordered all the backers to hand over detailed records of their finances.
Public hearing on table games set
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- A public hearing is scheduled for March 24 to allow the public to comment about plans for table games at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course that will generate 439 jobs.
A state in shambles
(NEW YORK) -- Among horseplayers, cynics abound. Rose-colored glasses are rarely found among those who read the Daily Racing Form, the trade magazines and Internet sites devoted the most battered of sports but in New York healthy cynicism has been cloaked in a pervasive melancholy and occasional anxiety.
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