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Empire Resorts Donates to Hurricane Sandy Relief

TMC Net Empire Resorts announced a $25,000 donation to the Empire State Relief Fund to help provide funding, materials and services to help New Yorkers recover from Hurricane Sandy. "We share the shock and grief of those who lost everything to this storm, and also...

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NY casino boosts thoroughbred breeding fund

Paulick Report Aqueduct’s racino is to credit for more than $6 million being added to the state’s thoroughbred breeder award program this year. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit on Friday that states that Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund...

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Hit jackpot at boro racino’s Genting Palace

Times Ledger When it opened, Resorts World Casino attracted customers to the gaming floor with a veritable sensory overload of flashing lights, ringing bells and clanging coins Now, close to one year after the curtain went up on the South Ozone Park casino at Aqueduct...

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Big A betting on table games

New York Post Let’s make a deal — and roll the dice. Buoyed by a successful first year, officials at the Aqueduct casino said they’re ready to expand from a slots operator into a full-fledged gambling facility that offers "live" table games. "We’re not done yet," New...

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Queens, N.Y., slot parlor alters casino landscape

New York Times A casino that opened a year ago at the fading Aqueduct horse racing track in Queens has emerged as the country's highest-grossing slot parlor, helping to reshape the gambling landscape in the Northeast as patrons chose less opulent, more local casinos...

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Aqueduct racino gives $500K to local charities

Crain's New York Business On Thursday, Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Raceway in Queens will mark its one-year anniversary by giving $500,000 to community charities and nonprofits—burnishing its image at a time when it hopes to be selected for one of seven...

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Tioga Downs is area's leading employer

The Daily Review Tioga Downs Casino and the New York Gaming Association (NYGA) support more than 40,000 jobs across New York State - including 5,500 direct employees and an additional 35,000 jobs in the agribusiness industry - and together added jobs in the past 12...

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