New York Post Move over, Vegas and Atlantic City. Thanks to a sky-high 68 percent tax rate, New York state is by far the nation’s biggest jackpot winner at its nine racinos — collecting $620 million in revenues during the first half of this year. That’s nearly double the $329… Read more »
Nine Racinos pour $620 million into education, horse racing and other state entities (Albany, N.Y.) New York Gaming Association (NYGA) members have generated nearly double the amount of tax revenue for their home state as the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City casinos combined, according to recently released statistics covering… Read more »
Blood-Horse New York’s racetracks say they contributed more in various tax and revenue-sharing funding during the first six months of the year than the casinos on the Las Vegas strip and Atlantic City combined. The New York Gaming Association, which represents nine tracks with VLT casinos, says its facilities since… Read more »
Blood-Horse New York’s nine racinos saw their highest-ever win-per-machine totals during the recent July 4 holiday week on the more than 17,000 video lottery terminals operating in the state. A review of state Lottery Division records shows the win-per-machine reached $332—up from $297 during the same week a year ago.… Read more »
Mid-Hudson News In the first six months of the year, $12.3 million in funding for state education has been generated by the electronic gaming at Monticello Casino and Raceway. Charles Degliomini, executive vice president of Empire Resorts, the company that owns and operates the facility, said the average $2 million… Read more »
New York Post It’s a win-win at the Big A! The Aqueduct racino provides the biggest bang for bettors’ bucks — by paying out more in winnings than any other racino in the state, The Post has learned. Aqueduct Resorts World also is the taxpayers’ biggest friend — it’s the… Read more »
New York Daily News New York now holds the cards in its battle with New Jersey for gambling business. The Empire State has yet to legalize full-fledged casino gambling, but its eight racinos and other gambling operations have already eclipsed the gaming revenue of its neighbor on the other side… Read more »