Article: SENATE COMMITTEE ON RACING, GAMING, WAGERING TO CONDUCT SERIES OF THREE HEARINGS TO EXAMINE FUTURE OF STATE RACING FRANCHISE

Article: SENATE COMMITTEE ON RACING, GAMING, WAGERING TO HOLD PUBLIC ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 27, 2007 ;     483 words ... ... hearings on the future of the state racing franchise. The first hearing will review Governor Spitzer's state racing franchise recommendations & ... recommendations for the future of the state racing franchise. "It is very important ...

Article: SENATE RACING COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON IMPACT OF AWARDING ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 28, 2007 ;     585 words ... ... examine the future of the State Racing Franchise. This second hearing will ... the impact of awarding the State Racing Franchise on communities surrounding ... receives the bid to operate the State Racing Franchise and which will manage Belmont ...

Article: SENATE COMMITTEE ON RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING TO MEET IN ALBANY ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 10, 2007 ;     600 words ... ... discuss the future of the State Racing Franchise. Three invited guests ... qualified bidder to manage the State Racing Franchise. In addition, these speakers ... future management of the State Racing Franchise and proposed Memorandum ...

Article: GOV. SPITZER, MAJORITY LEADER BRUNO, SPEAKER SILVER, NEW YORK ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Speaker Sheldon Silver, and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) today announced an agreement awarding the state's racing franchise to operate Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course to the New York Racing Association. This agreement ...

Article: Pledge to alter historic track; Magna Entertainment vows to turn ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... rights to operate the state's three major thoroughbred tracks. Stronach publicly entered the derby for the state's racing franchise with show-stopping testimony that drew smiles from members of the state's Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Racing ...

Article: NYRA trailing the field for state racing ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau SARATOGA SPRINGS - The New York Racing Association may not be running state thoroughbred racetracks much longer, Gov. George Pataki and Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno indicated Friday as they began forming a panel to help select an operator. Pataki and

Article: Long on promises, short on details; Bidders for state ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: JAMES M. ODATO - Capitol bureau ALBANY - Las Vegas casino legend Steve Wynn's bid team asked a state panel Wednesday to "trust" it will work "magic" with New York's underperforming thoroughbred racetracks, while an Australian competitor promised an international recipe for success. The