New York regulators on Wednesday tabbed three casino proposals in upstate locations for licensing while rejecting all applications for a casino in the location approved by legislators that was closest to New York City.
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Terry Finley, the New York-based owner who narrowly lost a recent election for president of the state’s horsemen’s group, will have until Jan. 5 to prepare a challenge to the election result under a four-step process adopted by the group’s board Monday, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association said.
The Association of Racing Commissioners International, an umbrella group for state racing commissions, has voted to ask an embattled independent medication research and advisory group to merge with it, the organization announced Tuesday.
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The New York Racing Association has hired George Venizelos as its new vice president of security. He will begin his new position Jan. 26.
Venizelos, 54, is currently the assistant director in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York division. He oversees all FBI operations in New York City as well as those at La Guardia and John F. Kennedy airports.
Prior to his appointment to the FBI's New York division in October 2012, Venizelos served as special agent in charge of the Philadelphia division.
TUCSON, Ariz. – A handful of racing officials kicked off the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming on Tuesday by presenting detailed data showing how field size affects betting figures, a critical issue for North American racetracks due to sharp drops recently in the foal crop and handle.
Wagering on U.S. races was down $51 million, or 5.6 percent, in November of this year compared to the same month last year, according to figures released on Thursday by Equibase, with the decline being nearly entirely attributable to a sharp drop in races and the scheduling of the Breeders’ Cup this year.