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The article reports on the request by Elmont residents in establishing video lottery terminals (VLT) at Belmont Park Race Track in New York. The civic groups and elected officials are forcing the state legislature to establish VLT to support Elmont's crowded school. Sustainable Long Island conducted a visioning process to Elmont residents and business owners to identify their wants and needs for zoning changes.

The article reports on the plan of Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway to expand its business in New York. It mentions that the company had installed electronic roulette video gaming machines to compete with its competitors in casino nightlife. General manager Bob Galterio states that their expansion would give them more room for table games, and loosen up their floor slot tracks.

The article reports that Yonkers, New York is the number two market for racetrack casinos in the U.S. in terms of total revenues. It states that Yonkers totaled $394.33 million in revenue in 2007. It adds that Yonkers Raceway is home to Empire City, a $225 million addition to the racetrack completed in 2006. In the said year, consumers spent $828 million on racetrack video gaming, which was a 95% increase over 2006.

The article reports on the plan of New York governor Eliot Spitzer to redevelop its three racetracks. They include Belmont Park in Elmont, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park. It states the city planning will enable the state to generate $800 million each year with the installation of video gambling machines and nearby restaurants. It shows that the government is already communicating with residents to discuss the concerns of the local people.

The article reports that the Cayuga Nation of New York has temporarily closed its video gaming hall in New York while it considers fighting a local law aimed at permanently ending the operation of the facility. The gaming facilities and stores of the tribe is located within the Cayuga reservation land-claim area. The New York Cayuga and the Seneca-Cayuga of Oklahoma jointly obtained a federal court judgment based on a 1994 court ruling that the state had illegally bought the land.

This article focuses on the popularity of racinos, comprising of horse and dog tracks with video gambling facilities. Every state on the seaboard that has adopted slots at the racetracks has enjoyed this multiple revenue increase. Unfortunately, a report recently issued by the New York State comptroller's office shows that the take from the state's racinos hasn't exactly lived up to expectations. The state authorized the racinos three years ago to meet a court ruling that ordered it to send more money to fund New York City's schools.

The article reports on the transforming of the Tioga Park racetrack into a state-of the-art racing facility and casino. One of the financial keys to the project is the introduction of video lottery terminals, made possible by a New York State law passed in 2001 and amended this year that aims to breathe economic life into the state's racetracks by allowing them to host video gaming. The project entails demolishing part of the existing grandstand and ticket house and building a new 99,000-sq. ft. structure behind it that will house the video gaming, betting, and administrative areas, along with pari-mutuel and simulcast facilities and several restaurants.