tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post600036227360547822..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Charles Can Wait For Bruno No MoreAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-25605310690086853162008-02-02T09:54:00.000-05:002008-02-02T09:54:00.000-05:00Where does the last anon poster get the informatio...Where does the last anon poster get the information that Bruno's fellow republicans are upset with his behavior? Is there a source for this claim? I read the Charles Wait piece as him "taking a shot" for the dying on the vine NYRA and perhaps one of his largest clients.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-2679737905094665672008-02-02T07:05:00.000-05:002008-02-02T07:05:00.000-05:00To the anonymous posters that made disparaging but...To the anonymous posters that made disparaging but largely irrelevant comments about Mr. Wait, I say "don't shoot the messenger."<BR/><BR/>There is one person that continues to hold up racing in New York - Joe Bruno. Only he knows why, although (and in addition to his hatred for all things Spitzer) I suspect it has something to do with the rich "consulting" contracts given to his son and D'Amato by MEC.<BR/><BR/>If you're a true racing fan and New York resident, you should be appalled that he is singlehandedly holding up progress. Even his fellow republicans are disgusted by his behavior, and that's the real news in yesterday's statement by Mr. Wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-84263822756611667102008-02-02T02:33:00.000-05:002008-02-02T02:33:00.000-05:00The NYS Racing and Wagering Commissioner on Adiron...The NYS Racing and Wagering Commissioner on Adirondack Trust's board is Harry D. Snyder.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Snyder is a member of the NYS Racing Commission, a meaningless advisory body that should not be confused with the NYS Racing and Wagering Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-74889352849724629022008-02-01T22:06:00.000-05:002008-02-01T22:06:00.000-05:00Update Dire warning Charles Wait: No deal, no rac...Update Dire warning <BR/>Charles Wait: No deal, no racing <BR/>By PAUL POST, The Saratogian <BR/> <BR/>Former NYRA board member Charles Wait gesturesduring a recent interview. (RICK GARGIULO/The Saratogian)SARATOGA SPRINGS — The state’s racetracks will shut down if a franchise agreement isn’t reached by Feb. 13, Adirondack Trust Co. Chairman Charles Wait said Friday — one day after his surprise resignation from the New York Racing Association’s board of trustees.<BR/><BR/>“There is a real possibility that NYRA will run out of cash,” he said. “If that happens there’s a real possibility that racing will stop.”<BR/><BR/>Wait devoted more than one-fourth of his bank’s annual report, released Thursday, to the racing situation, blaming Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, whose district includes Saratoga Springs, for preventing a racing settlement. <BR/><BR/>Bruno responded Friday with a statement saying that he expects “to be able to announce a final agreement within the next two weeks.”<BR/>More here:<BR/>http://www.saratogian.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/BigDaily;jsessionid=GhXSHjdNg3n6tLC2dNZcHRPpvhH4x7qB8STMMFndBPhHL9T7n91L!1978559121?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FTST%2FHome&r21.content=%2FTST%2FHome%2FContentTab_Feature_1518810Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-10288421914529560652008-02-01T21:28:00.000-05:002008-02-01T21:28:00.000-05:00Random thoughts:Maybe Charlie is going back to his...Random thoughts:<BR/><BR/>Maybe Charlie is going back to his Peace Corps values. <BR/><BR/>Then again, if he was with NYRA for 23 years,I blame him for not doing anything to blow the whistle on NYRA's financials that headed south.<BR/><BR/>AT, the "Home Town Bank" still has a NYS Racing and Wagering Commissioner on its board and retains him as the banks lawyer.<BR/><BR/>Interesting that Charlie states,"I know *-that Senator Bruno is powerful and popular and I know that criticizing him in public may bring retribution. "<BR/><BR/>I think that this announcement is but a ripple in the NYRA /Bruno World. <BR/><BR/> Will the Wells Fargo trucks still be pulling up at Adirondack Truck ?<BR/>Can AT still count on the float time of NYRA account ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-69398487542167288732008-02-01T19:55:00.000-05:002008-02-01T19:55:00.000-05:00Where did Wait talk about rentals? He mentioned h...Where did Wait talk about rentals? He mentioned hotel traffic being down, not rentals, as far I can tell; that would signify to me that hard-core racing folk (fans/in the business alike) haven't changed their plans, but the casual visitor might have?Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118955760148482020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-18177634999364013142008-02-01T16:19:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:19:00.000-05:00>>Politics as usual. Even from the non-politicians...>>Politics as usual. Even from the non-politicians.<BR/><BR/>I recall that article, and yes, Wait's comments send conflicting signals. But I've rented from Federlin, and besides the fact that I think he's a bit of a flake (like i should talk), he also markets very aggressively throughout the year...I've been getting emails from him for a couple of months now. So I don't know that his own figures would be indicative of the market as a whole.<BR/><BR/>But, having said that, I'd personally be surprised if summer rentals have been affected to this point. It's still very early after all. After a couple of weeks of a post-Feb 13 shutdown is when I would think renters will start to think twice.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-33665879374752816362008-02-01T16:01:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:01:00.000-05:00It’s amusing that it finally dawned upon Mr. Wait ...It’s amusing that it finally dawned upon Mr. Wait that NYRA’s utilization of his bank, Adirondack Trust, could be perceived as a conflict of interest. The bigger question is why it took 23 years for the light bulb to go off over his head (35 years if you include his father, from whom Mr. Wait 'inherited' his trustee's seat).<BR/><BR/>In an article entitled “Despite racing status, rentals on par” in the January 15, 2008 Saratogian (available online), Paul Post published anecdotal evidence contradicting Mr. Wait’s claims. Racing City Realty, which rents more than 200 local homes and apartments, alleged rentals were on par with last year’s figures. “I’ve done as many rentals now as I did at the same time last year,” Racing City Realty owner Tom Federlin said. “It’s continuous from now until July. Everybody makes a decision about Saratoga at different times. Everybody has a different timetable.” <BR/><BR/>In that same article, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce President Joe Dalton is quoted as saying, “We’ve gotten some phone calls, not many, from people asking what the track dates are and if they’re going to be running. Do I think the delay is going to turn people off? I doubt it.”<BR/><BR/>Politics as usual. Even from the non-politicians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-22049558100841415072008-02-01T15:25:00.000-05:002008-02-01T15:25:00.000-05:00Money talks (as in Adirondack Trust, a beautiful b...Money talks (as in Adirondack Trust, a beautiful bank on Broadway that still looks like a bank should!)....but a flood of phone calls to Joe Bruno's Saratoga and Albany offices will be better, coordinated around a 3 day blitz and concentrated in certain time blocks. My God it must be tough being Joe Bruno these days. C'mon, Joe, show 'em you can still throw the nasty slider past these rookies. /S/Green Mtn PunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-20306349366085654412008-02-01T14:58:00.000-05:002008-02-01T14:58:00.000-05:00Wow. Good for Wait. That might make a difference.Wow. Good for Wait. That might make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com