In the News
In the News
Tioga Downs gives back to the community; casino owner recognized
The Daily Review On Dec. 20, four area organizations benefited from the generosity of Tioga Downs and Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols, N.Y. and CEO of American Racing and Entertainment, LLC. In true Christmas spirit, Gural, in a presentation held at...
NY's Finger Lakes launches online wagering with Sportech
Gaming Intelligence Sportech has launched a new online horse race betting platform for New York’s Finger Lakes Racing Association, a subsidiary of Delaware North Companies. In operation since 1962, the Finger Lakes racetrack in upstate New York provides live...
Resorts World Casino Hosts NY Cares Coat Drive Through End Of January
Queens Gazette This winter, Resorts World Casino New York City will host a NY Cares Coat Drive at its facility, near the coat check area on the Times Square level, to help provide crucial layers of warmth for those in need. The drive starts on Monday, December 9th and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Franklin Community Center Receives Funding From Saratoga Casino and Raceway Foundation
Saratoga Today Saratoga Casino and Raceway Foundation recently gave an award of $2000 to support Project Lift, Franklin Community Center’s after school prevention program. Project Lift strives to educate youth on the dangers of drugs, alcohol and gambling through...
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...
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...