NYRA Deal In Trouble?
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- February
- 13
Senate Republicans are in a private conference now to hash out a deal on the NYRA franchise and there appears to be some push back from some lawmakers over the $105 million bailout to continue to give NYRA the reins to running racing at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga.
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco were scheduled to have a 1 p.m. press conference to announce the deal, but it’s already been pushed back once.
Also, Gov. Spitzer was scheduled to have a 12:45 p.m. conference call with reporters, but that’s been pushed back too.
The Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee approved the legislation this morning, which can be viewed here, but Republican Assemblyman Robert Barra of Long Island voted against the measure because it doesn’t include putting video-lottery terminals at Belmont.
“The community wants it very badly,” Barra. “They want it for a total revitalization. They want it to be Saratoga south.”
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on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 at 1:25 pm by Joseph Spector.
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