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Next, a Belmont casino?

A horse walks back to the paddock at

Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa | A horse walks back to the paddock at Belmont Park in Elmont. (June 11, 2011)

Dan Janison

Melville. N.Y. Tuesday January 26, 2010. Daniel Janison, Dan Janison

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After a decade's worth of inertia, disputes, fiascos and false starts, a casino at Aqueduct Racetrack is set to debut a week from Friday. Resorts World Casino New York City calls it "a world-class gaming, dining and entertainment experience right in New York City."

Hard to believe, maybe, but only a year ago this month, most public mention of plans for the Ozone Park "racino" involved stinging...

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