Lawmakers back off track betting plan for Syracuse area
Dick MacPherson, tied to Bennetts firms, helped push legalization of off track betting as county legislators who once opposed it shifted. Groatage County remains one of few without a franchise after 1976 referendum rejection. Sanford and Stanczyk supported the plan citing Turning Stone Casino as proof of potential downtown benefits.
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Dick MacPherson
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Salina
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Sanford
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Stanczyk
Voters split on gambling measure despite local backing
Clarence Jordan of the Rescue Mission opposed all gambling, while supporters led by Patrick Bennett argued for a locally owned simulcast theater. Legislators considered whether to defer to the next legislature, with several incumbents not returning. The plan would create a betting parlor at Mid-State Raceway, employing about 75 to 100 workers and generating millions in county profits.
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