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N.Y. Racetracks: Gaming Spurs Job Creation

The Journal News By Joseph Spector ALBANY -- In a bid to build support for getting full-scale casinos, the state’s nine racetracks released a report Thursday touting the tracks’ economic benefits. The report from the New York Gaming Association, the tracks’ lobbying...

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Racino $2B sure thing

New York Post Ka-ching! New York has hit the jackpot with the stream of cash rolling in from the state’s nine racinos, including the new gambling parlor at Aqueduct Racetrack, according to a report released yesterday. The network of racinos generated about $2 billion...

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New York study shows $1.96B casino impact

Daily Racing Form By Matt Hegarty A group representing New York racetrack-casino operators on Thursday released a study it funded purporting to measure the economic impact of casinos as part of a public-relations campaign to get table games legalized at their...

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Study: New York Gaming Association Members Creating Jobs

The Business Council - Capital Business Blog By Heather Jung New York Gaming Association (NYGA) members generated approximately $1.96 billion annually in economic output including wages and salaries and the purchase of goods and services, according to a new economic...

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Report Helps NY Racetrack Casinos Make Case

Blood Horse By Tom LaMarra A report done for the New York Gaming Association says the organization’s members—nine racetrack casinos in the state—generate almost $2 billion a year in "economic output," with support for horse racing and breeding accounting for $368...

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New York's racetracks, lottery show revenue increase

Poughkeepsie Journal Despite a weakened economy and high unemployment, gambling in New York continues to soar as the state debates whether to legalize casinos, according to records from the state lottery. Sales of traditional lottery games — such as the multistate...

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Push for Expanded Gambling Intensifies in NY

Blood Horse Legislation is popping up in New York to permit additional casinos across the state, with other versions of bills placing the expanded gambling offerings at existing racetrack casinos. And there is a new effort to permit sports betting in the state. The...

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