The Yankees’ betting man
Sunday, between beer and burps, noticed document betting for the Super Bowl.
We discuss now of tomorrow. And that New York, already so costly, might discover a technique to squeeze one thing out of an empty toothpaste tube.
Its new dentifrice? Authorized cell sports activities betting.
The excellent news is New York’s sports activities betting program is a house run. In fast time New York has develop into the No. 1 state for sports activities betting. This implies {dollars} guess and the variety of bets made.
The dangerous information? New York is just not being an excellent sport about it.
Regardless of the quantity of hits it’s touchdown out of bounds. As a result of New York is moreover taxing the licensed sports activities books and on the highest charges within the nation. Occurring is that together with the nice quantity it’s ensuing now within the sports activities books themselves dropping cash.
Says Yankee president Randy Levine, an early ardent supporter of cell sports activities betting: “Concern is New York’s excessive degree of taxation. In addition to precise bettors, this taxing consists of the promotional choices.”
Which suggests what?
“Means you’re additionally taxed on the promotional stuff. Comparable to telling you to develop into a member — like betting in your cellphone. This consists of the state of New York counting promotional provides as precise betting revenue. We’ve all seen the commercials the place the sports activities e-book says you get further {dollars} for becoming a member of and making your preliminary sports activities guess.”
The issue now’s this. With New York buttering that further bread, might be these sports activities books get cranky? Swim again throughout the river? Hike cross nation? Take their motion to a decrease taxing state? Perhaps even go to — oy, forgive me, Father, for I could have sinned — downtown Iowa?!
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Weasel to get popped?
TONY Testa, mobster turned realty dealer, is difficult Sammy “The Bull” Gravano. Boxing match. Wanting to lift charity cash for Black Historical past Month, Testa says, “I’ve an age benefit so I’ll let Sammy put on head gear safety.” Desires to hitch the undercard of a girls’s boxing occasion when champ Conor McGregor’s BFF Katie Taylor — who I don’t know — fights Brooklyn’s Puerto Rican champ Amanda Serrano — whom I additionally have no idea. Madison Sq. Backyard. Why? Who is aware of.
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Trustworthy about Abe
WE bought us a Lincoln automobile, Lincoln penny, 200 Lincoln statues, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore’s Lincoln, Lincoln parks in every single place, 16,000 books on Lincoln. He’s adorned extra movies than Meryl Streep. Been immortalized by Raymond Massey, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Liam Neeson, Sam Waterston, Walter Huston, John Carradine, Hal Holbrook, everybody however Pete Davidson.
Comes now — knocked right down to Apple TV+ — a brand new collection on previous Abe. Producers swear it’s contemporary stuff. Yeah. Like he’ll stand up to disclose he was a shill for Burma-Shave? Producers invited me to study extra. So their extra? “We produced this right here. Took a 12 months. Leslie Odom is Frederick Douglass’ voice.” What’s new about Lincoln? An ex press agent, now an exec, mentioned: “We optioned David Reynolds’ e-book. Plenty of new info.” Like what? “I’ll have our p.r. man get again to you.”
Their p.r. man then shared this large nugget: “It’s nice. Very nuanced. We return to Lincoln’s diaries.” To study what?! He then recited names of the eight producers behind this one undertaking. Nice. Lincoln’s cupboard was smaller.
The factor debuts Friday. 4 components. Itchy for info, attempt the Staten Island Advance. Perhaps they know one thing.
Film producer Richard Donner. Made stuff like “Superman,” as soon as mentioned: “I’ve a bust of Abraham Lincoln in my workplace. Not due to what he did for our nation, however as a result of each time I see it I’ve to recollect an actor killed him.”
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CELEBRATING romantically all Valentine week? Recall the immortal phrases of the Bronx poet laureate Carlos Schwartz: “Sex over 55 may be harmful. At all times pull over to the aspect of the freeway.”
Particularly in New York, children, particularly in New York.
