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By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Albany Law School The New York State Gaming Commission has recently issued its annual report for 2016.[1] Unlike all prior years since pari-mutuel racing started in New York in 1940—and this includes the … Continue reading →

By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center Albany Law School In 2013, the New Jersey state legislature passed a bill authorizing Internet gambling in the state through casinos physically located in Atlantic City.[1] The legislature authorized Internet … Continue reading →

By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center Albany Law School Too often in looking at the declining popularity of horse racing in the United States, we focus on the state of New York. New York, despite its … Continue reading →

By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center Albany Law School Who benefits from the sport of horse racing? Many would say that there are significant economic benefits from horse racing. Horse racing and breeding can create thousands … Continue reading →

Prepared Remarks for the Association of Racing Commissioners International Annual Convention, April 18, 2017 By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center Albany Law School When Ed Martin asked me to speak about confessions of a recovering racing … Continue reading →

By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center, Albany Law School 1. Introduction[1] It has been four and a half years since the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which runs the three principal thoroughbred racetracks in New York … Continue reading →

By Bennett Liebman Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center Albany Law School Speech before The Racing Officials Accreditation Program Tucson, Arizona December 5, 2016 Thank you for having me here today. And thank you for that overly kind introduction … Continue reading →

by Bennett Liebman Interim Director and Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center, Albany Law School The link below will take you to a PowerPoint presentation on the history of racing in New York State. Click here for PowerPoint presentation.

by Bennett Liebman Interim Director and Government Lawyer in Residence Government Law Center, Albany Law School It has been 75 years since Saratoga Raceway[1] (now Saratoga Casino Hotel) opened for business in 1941 as a harness track. Many things – … Continue reading →

By Bennett Liebman[1] Government Lawyer in Residence Albany Law School In Yiddish folklore, there exists the mythical village of Chelm.[2] Chelm is “inhabited by befuddled, stupid, foolish, but endearing people.”[3] “It has become the archetypical home of simpletons, an incubator … Continue reading →