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Yonkers Raceway opens with VLTs

YONKERS, New York – As reported by the Hudson Journal News: "It may not be Las Vegas on the Hudson, but gamblers with an urge to test their luck today will get their first chance to hit the only casino merely minutes from the New York City border.

"Yonkers Raceway is expected to reopen at 10 a.m. today after a 15-month hiatus, with the sounds of some 1,870 video lottery machines - electronic games modeled after traditional casino fare, such as slots and poker - filling the once moribund, 107-year-old track's clubhouse.

"Empire City Gaming at Yonkers Raceway, as the reborn facility is called, is the closest casino gambling available to New York City and the largest of its kind in the state. It became a reality five years after the state Legislature, desperate to generate new revenue after the financial shock of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, approved eight video lottery casinos at horse tracks around the state.

"…The initial opening is a limited one. Track officials plan to open only the first floor of the renovated clubhouse, featuring the first 1,870 video gaming machines…"

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