[pointman]

Maybe the real problems can be addressed such as the end of putting people in positions at OTB based on political connections instead of merit (how can any of us forget the highly qualified Hazel Dukes' tenure?)

Maybe the State can take less or no money and stop using it as a piggy bank and allow OTB and the racetracks to run as a profitable model.

Maybe the State can allow customers to get simulcasts of racetracks across the country at home even when NYRA is racing so OTB can shut down parlors and concentrate more on on-line betting, or better yet, maybe shut down OTB altogether and allow the racetracks to run off-track betting on-line while giving customers access to tracks around the country and take another hand out of the racetracks cut and possibly even reduce takeout to some extent.

Just a few ideas off the cuff that the legislators should consider.