NYRA unaffected, VLT op slowed by Spitzer departure

[Bystander]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Spitzer resignation has 2 trade journal interpretations online in the last hour... One is from Karen Johnson of Blood-Horse and addresses NYRA specifically, and the other is from Paul Post for Thoroughbred Times and focuses on the selection of the VLT operator for AQU.

NYRA: Little Impact From Resignation
by Karen M. Johnson

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=44035

With the March 12 announcement of the resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer effective March 17, officials at the New York Racing Association said they don’t anticipate his resignation would affect recent legislation that grants NYRA a new franchise.


Spitzer resignation leaves New York racing industry in limbo
by Paul Post

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...-in-limbo.aspx

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned on Wednesday, and now New York’s horsemen and breeders are faced with the possibility of losing millions of dollars. The state’s Thoroughbred industry could encounter procedural slowdowns stemming from Spitzer’s alleged involvement in a prostitution scandal.

Yet Paul Moran has something else to say.

What Does Hookergate Mean For Racing?
"Ironically, the shepherding of pending racing legislation through the legislative gauntlet would fall to Sen. Joe Bruno, the senate majority leader who was the principal obstructionist throughout the process and in an ironic twist that almost qualifies as the blackest of humor, would, upon Spitzer’s resignation, become first in line of succession to Paterson."

http://paulmoranattheraces.blogspot....or-racing.html