5/19/17 – Harnesslink ALBANY, NY – The New York Gaming Association (NYGA) today released their Annual Statewide Economic Impact Report detailing the economic activity, education funding and quality jobs and local tax revenue generated by NYGA throughout the 2016 calendar year. With nine member facilities spanning every region of the state, NYGA once… Read more »
5/19/17 – Democrat & Chronicle ALBANY – The state’s nine racetracks with gambling operations are promoting how much they provide to the state in education dollars and jobs amid growing competition from casinos and a push by some of them to improve their tax rates. The racetracks, which stretch from… Read more »
NEW YORK GAMING ASSOCIATION RELEASES STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT NYGA Facilities Spurred $3.3 Billion In Economic Activity For New York Record $905 Million Generated For Education, Brings 12-Year Total To $7.5 Billion Supported An All-Time High Of Nearly 29,000 Quality Jobs Throughout New York Report Link: http://newyorkgaming.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/KSKD_NYGA_AnnualReport2016_v12_fin_web.pdf ALBANY, NY – The New York… Read more »
2/17/17 – Democrat & Chronicle ALBANY – In 2003, New York’s racetracks were paying out among the lowest prizes in the nation, and many of the tracks, particularly upstate harness facilities, were nearly set to be put out to pasture. Then the racetracks started adding video-lottery terminals, VLTs. Now, the… Read more »