Even with the economy reeling, the New York Lottery continues to see growth in sales, state records show. State officials said sales of traditional lottery games and revenue from the video-lottery terminals at racetracks grew by 3.2 percent in the ...

MONTICELLO — Barack Obama and the tanking economy are going to mean Indian casinos in the Catskills — or at least that's what Sullivan County's latest casino player is betting on. Although the feds squashed 22 casino plans across the country a ...

ALBANY — A Michigan group called Rotate Black Gaming Inc. is working on a project with the Seneca Indian Nation to build a casino and resort in the Catskills that could produce $160 million annually in new gambling funds for the state to use on ...

The cost of lottery tickets could be increasing if legislation being proposed by State Rep. Ron Herrell becomes law in 2009. Herrell, D-30th District, said Friday he is proposing to extend the state’s 7 percent sales tax to lottery tickets and ...

There is no doubt that the external threats to our sport are numerous. At conference after conference, presentations are given that serve to flawlessly articulate the exact nature and extent of the many troubles posed to racing. Scholarly studies ...