New York

1st legal 'racino' draws crowd at Aqueduct

Originally published: October 28, 2011 2:51 PM
Updated: October 28, 2011 10:15 PM
By HUGO KUGIYA hugo.kugiya@newsday.com

Photo credit: Jason Andrew | Maybe it’s easier to win video roulette than it is to find a seat inside Aqueduct Racetrack’s “racino.” More than 20,000 people showed up for the racino's opening; some waited hours to enter the facility. (Oct. 28, 2011)

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Some waited as long as three hours in lines that rivaled a rock concert to be the first to visit the first legalized "racino" in New York City.

About 20,000 people showed up, officials said, at Aqueduct Racetrack Friday in Ozone Park, Queens, for the opening of the Resorts World Casino New York City, the closest racino to Long Island.

New York police officers managed the massive lines...

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