Capital and Mohegan Join Forces

The New York Racing Association is still fighting for the rights to hold onto New York’s racing franchise, and there are three other groups competing for the rights as well. Now the Mohegan Sun Tribal Gaming Authority has teamed up with Capital Play, Inc. who already had an application in for the franchise.

The Mohegan Sun would handle the slot machine aspects of the tracks, while Capital Play would handle the racing. The Mohegan Sun has plenty of experience with slot machines as they run slot machine casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The details of the agreement between the two companies are unknown.

The franchise operates the Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga tracks, as well as a slot machine casino at Aqueduct. There is talk of bringing slot machines to Belmont as well, something that will be further discussed presumably after they decide who is taking over the franchise. Slot machines are currently illegal at the track, but state officials have been trying to change that.

Capital Play is based out of Australia, and is a bookmaking business that allows Australians to wager in North America. They are one of four groups trying to get the franchise and no matter who gets it, final approval comes from Governor Spitzer and the NY legislature.

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