UPDATE: State meets obligation to NYRA; Legislature OK's advance

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Originally Posted by Kasept

Certainly right regarding the union which has been the obstacle at every turn in any of the NYC OTB negotiations... So, let the union keep the bricks and mortar location jobs... but turn the internet and phone wagering over to NYRA Rewards to run. This came within inches of happening several weeks ago.


As to the consolidation of the other regional OTB corporations, the Task Force on the Future of OTB report addressed that quite coherently. Of course the report and its' suggestions, which weren't all ideal but had a lot of merit, is already gathering dust in Albany.

I'd be all for turning the internet and phone wagering over to NYRA, but based on some conversations with Capital OTB officials, I suspect that the other OTBs would balk, as I think they'd hope to get some of the NYCOTB business and wouldn't let NYRA have it to themselves.