Andrew Cuomo have intensified the past six weeks. 'I think you're going to see a much bigger falloff once everything is nice out and they get their hotel open,'' Brown said of del Lago.īrown said talks with administration of Gov. Last year, the track had 155 race dates, down eight days from the previous year, accord to David Brown, president of the horsemen's group.īrown predicted the decline in Finger Lakes' VLT revenues since the del Lago casino opened this month will worsen as the weather improves in the snowy upstate region later this spring. The horsemen have yet to sign a 2017 racing contract with Finger Lakes, though the sides expect any possible deal that might drive money to purses to include a reduction in the number of race dates at the upstate Thoroughbred track located south of Rochester. 1 and is located 29 miles from the track. The sides have been discussing a potential bailout plan to deal with cannibalization in Finger Lakes racino revenues at the hands of del Lago Resort & Casino, which opened Feb. 17 to have a potentially key telephone conference with officials from the governor's administration in Albany. The numbers come as the Finger Lakes Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is expected later Feb.

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