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In the News

Tioga Downs’ good candidate for gaming

The Daily Review Over the last couple of years, our area readership has been kept informed of the efforts by Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols, N.Y. and CEO of American Racing and Entertainment, LLC, to bring gaming to his River Road casino. The...

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Business owner helps casino donate toys to needy families

News 12 The Empire City casino in Yonkers is donating more than 500 toys and coats to needy kids and families for the holidays, with the help of a generous business owner. Business owner Josh Blake has been in charge of the toy drive for the past three years. After...

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Pro-Casino Coalition Launches In Saratoga Springs

WAMC A new pro-casino coalition of community members and business owners is entering the discussion surrounding casino development in Saratoga Springs. The group Destination Saratoga announced at a press conference that it is seeking to convince area residents that...

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Barbara Bedell: Raceway to host children's holiday party

Times Herald-Record The third annual children's holiday party at Monticello Casino & Raceway will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday when Bob Beauregard, one of Santa's helpers, arrives in the Winner's Circle in a horse-drawn jog cart. Children are invited to welcome...

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Drivers donate to injured horseman

Post Star The drivers at Saratoga Casino and Raceway will donate 5 percent of their drivers fee on Wednesday to fellow horseman Anthony Coletta. Coletta, 31, from Jersey City, N.J., was critically injured in a four-horse accident at Harrah’s Philadelphia Racetrack on...

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Job Readiness Day For Veterans In Westchester

Talk of the Sound Unemployment is particularly high among veterans - about 6.3 percent compared to 7.3 percent nationwide. For those returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, unemployment is even higher - at about 10 percent. County Executives Robert P. Astorino and Mary...

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7th Annual Toy & Coat Drive Kicks Off to Help Families in Need

Yonkers Tribune For the seventh consecutive year, Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway and Catholic Charities will team up to make the holiday season a little warmer and a little brighter for families in need. Empire City will host the 17-day "Christmas Spirit Toy...

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