Connecticut wants NY to block online bettors

CONNECTICUT – As reported by the Hartford Courant: "Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is asking New York gambling regulators to block Connecticut residents from placing Internet bets on horse races in New York State.

"Horse racing and accompanying online betting get underway today with the opening of Belmont Park in New York. The New York Racing Association Inc., a private, non-profit association that owns and operates the three largest race tracks in New York -- Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga -- received approval from New York gambling regulators allowing it to accept online bets from residents of New York and Connecticut. But Internet gambling is illegal in Connecticut, Blumenthal said. In a letter sent today to the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, Blumenthal said he will take legal action to enforce Connecticut law…"