Sentences with phrase «otb parlors»
NYRA began offering free bus service from the now - closed OTB parlors, bringing bettors to Aqueduct Race Track.
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The problem, Groth said, is traditional OTB parlors like Catskill and Capital District still rely on horse wagering, even as other forms of gambling are coming on line.
Schwartz said all OTB parlors would close at midnight and would not reopen today, although a handful of branches are expected to remain open to cash existing winning bets.
The 1995 college student's parents and grandparents might have played bingo or bet on horse racing (at a racetrack, not at an OTB parlor or in the living room using a phone account).
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The penalties range from written warnings for lottery ticket retailers involved in a first violation, to $ 25,000 for un-escorted minors in Video lottery terminal parlors, race tracks or OTB tele - theaters.
Suffolk County OTB's 6 - month - old video lottery betting parlor at Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino in Islandia continued its run as one of the state's most successful this summer after adding 273 terminals in late May.
The temporary VLT parlor could operate for a maximum of 18 months as OTB pursues a permanent location, Mangano said.
In 2013, state lawmakers approved legislation allowing Nassau and Suffolk OTBs each to erect a gambling parlor with 1,000 video slot machines.
Suffolk County OTB executives say Long Island's first video lottery casino is the agency's last - ditch effort to emerge from bankruptcy and save itself — if the Islandia betting parlor can meet projected revenues.
«A big zero,» said Donald Groth, president and CEO of the Catskill OTB, who wants to be able to offer video lottery terminals, or VLTs, in his parlors.
The financially ailing Nassau OTB had been trying to find a place for a VLT parlor in the county, but had met opposition from communities there.
Suffolk officials think the parlor would be a boon for OTB and help close a $ 20 million county budget deficit.
The arrangement would solve Nassau's problem of finding a location for a video slots parlor — which has been met with staunch opposition at more than one proposed site — while guaranteeing the county a revenue stream through OTB.