During the final two months of this year’s legislative session in Albany, more than three dozen companies, Indian tribes and trade groups with an interest in gambling or horse racing lobbied New York’s state government. There were more lobbyists representing the gambling industry than there are members of the Legislature. Enlarge This Image Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has collected over $1 million in donations from gambling and horse racing interests since 2005. Connect With NYTMetro Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for news and conversation. The industry’s backers got what they wanted, and in three weeks, the state’s voters will go to the polls,...
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