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03-23-2010, 08:59 AM
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Frucher/NYC OTB = big; Racing/breeding = little
Who isn't 'little' when compared to someone like the great Sandy Frucher?
"This is about jobs and not just OTB jobs. It's horse farms and agri-jobs and a lot of little-people jobs." said OTB Chairman Meyer (Sandy) Frucher. OTB: We'll close unless Albany rides to rescue BY Kenneth Lovett and Erin Einhorn Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...#ixzz0j0Yg5xSl The city's Off-Track Betting board voted Monday to send pink slips to all of its 1,300 employees - unless Albany quickly throws a lifeline. Without a rescue deal from the state, the struggling OTB says it will shutter its 66 betting parlors after close of business on Sunday, April 11.
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