The move this week by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman against daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel may have its vocal detractors, but the state's racetrack owners with attached casino operations have come out in full support of the action...

Award-winning Empire City Casino has earned five more honors – including Best Casino – from Casino Player Magazine, America’s premier gaming lifestyle magazine based in Las Vegas, NV, in its “Best of Gaming” Awards in 2015 (October issue).  The Yonkers-based casino,...

Queens Gazette - Resorts World Casino New York City (RWNY) President Ryan Eller was honored at the City & State Reports Hospitality, Gaming and Tourism Awards on Tuesday, October 20. Eller received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Fostering Community...

Times Union - A special Gaming Facility Location Board gave its approval Wednesday for Tioga Downs in rural Nichols, Tioga County, to be the site of state's fourth Las Vegas-style casino. The ruling, which allows for the expansion of the harness track-racino venue,...

Racing continues this fall at Vernon Downs At Vernon Downs, fall means an extended season of harness racing and activities for the whole family, beginning with a special “pumpkin patch” giveaway and continuing through the final race of the season in late November. The...

Yonkers Raceway owner to be honored Tuesday Timothy J. Rooney, president & CEO of Empire City Casino, will be honored at City & State Magazine’s Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (CSR) Breakfast, which will recognize leaders in the Hospitality, Gaming and...

Bergman: International Trot drawing near Daily Racing Form There is plenty of history surrounding the International Trot, a race that will be renewed on Saturday afternoon at Yonkers Raceway with a cool $1 million purse. Born in the late 50’s at Roosevelt Raceway on...

Empire City Casino donates 300 new backpacks YONKERS, NY, Thursday, August 20, 2015 Summer has flown by in typical fashion and parents and students are gearing up for the beginning of the school year. For most, that means new clothes, shoes, and lots of school...

June 10th, 2015 Tioga Central school officials and students are thanking a community member for a generous donation to their district. Wednesday, owner and CEO of Tioga Downs Casino Jeff Gural announced he would make a nearly $300,000 donation to the district. This...

The Daily News - April 3, 2015 Batavia Downs is planning an outdoor food festival in June to highlight local restaurants, breweries and wineries. The inaugural “Taste at the Track” event will take place on Sunday, June 14, from 11a.m. to 6p.m. on the inner track at...