Legal Opinion
Roosevelt Raceway, Inc. v. Monaghan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 1961PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
The Constitution of this State was amended in 1939 to permit such “ pari-mutuel betting on horse races as may be prescribed by the legislature and from which the state shall derive a reasonable revenue for the support of government ” (art. I, § 9). And, in 1940, the Legislature enacted the Pari-Mutuel Revenue Law authorizing several types of horse racing under State supervision (L. 1940, ch. 254). This statute placed harness racing, which is here involved, under the supervision of the State Harness Racing Commission and, in order to protect the public and to derive “ reasonable revenue for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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