Indirect Veto Stalls Adoption of WV Rules
June 13, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Some proposed changes and updates to Thoroughbred racing rules in West Virginia will have to wait almost another year because of an indirect veto [...]
Congressional Committee Pushes IRS To Modernize Pari-Mutuel Tax Treatment
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joan Lawrence (646) 335-6833 CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE PUSHES IRS TO MODERNIZE PARI-MUTUEL TAX TREATMENT The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations today passed the Financial Services and [...]
Cuomo Submits NYRA Privatization Plan
June 9, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse The New York Racing Association would be returned to private hands, though with a tiny leash from state government that has controlled its operations [...]
New Minnesota Law Encourages Account Wagering
June 9, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Minnesota officials said advance deposit wagering legislation passed recently by lawmakers will provide an estimated $1.5 million in revenue that will be "recaptured" from [...]
NY Has Plans Should NJ Expand Casino Gambling
June 8, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse Officials in New York have been quietly discussing ways to "send a shot across the Hudson River" in advance of New Jersey's fall referendum [...]
Horseman Hendrickson Resigns as NYRA Adviser
June 7, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse John Hendrickson, who operates a Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based stable with his wife Marylou Whitney, resigned in frustration as a special adviser to the state-run [...]
NY Lawmakers Find Daily Fantasy Common Ground
June 7, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse A deal has been reached between New York Senate and Assembly negotiators on a bill to legalize daily fantasy sports contests in the state, [...]
NYRA Privatization Bill Filed
May 25, 2016 Tom Precious, Blood-Horse Legislation has been formally introduced in the New York Senate to return the New York Racing Association to private control following a four-year period [...]
NYRA Board Awaits Action on Legislation
May 25, 2016 Teresa Genaro, Blood-Horse As it waits for a decision on the future of the New York Racing Association, the organization's board of directors May 25 spent less [...]
Potential Breeders’ Cup Tax Break Debated
May 10, 2016 Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse Breeders' Cup intends to legislatively pursue a pari-mutuel tax break for its 2018 World Championships at Churchill Downs, but the form it takes [...]