Vernon Downs on the right track as additions begin

WKTV With racing season finally underway at Vernon Downs, the facility has begun working on some major improvements to enhance the race day experience. Owner Jeff Gural was on hand, Monday, for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new parking garage that will ease the...

Region's casino developers promise thousands of jobs

Times Herald-Record “Developers competing to build casino hotels in the Hudson Valley and Catskills promise thousands of jobs to boost the region’s economy, a key factor the state will weigh when it selects which projects win gaming licenses. The state is...

Yonkers Raceway announces 15% purse increase

Harnesslink When Yonkers Raceway returns from hiatus, it does so with an across-the-board purse increase. Beginning Friday, June 13, the Raceway offers an increase of approximately 15 percent on all overnight races. The new purse structure shall range from $10,000...

Tioga Downs bets on Wine Fest's success

The Daily Review Watkins Glen International announced Tioga Downs Casino as the premier sponsor of the VIP Experience at Finger Lakes Wine Festival presented by Yancey’s Fancy New York’s Artisan Cheese, July 11-13. The VIP Experience presented by Tioga...

Racino owners cross the river

Times Union After months of contentious debate, the owners of the Saratoga Casino and Raceway have abandoned plans for a full-blown casino at Saratoga Springs’ 10-year-old racino in favor of a new site off Interstate 90 in East Greenbush. The move fundamentally...