Gambling provides, on average, between 2 and 3 percent ofstates' revenue, excludingfederalfunding, according to theRockefellerInstitute, a New Yorkthink tank.
Yet by excludingNew York's own regulatory apparatus, the Comptroller has removed an entire layer of consumer protection, says Diana Taylor, New York's superintendent of banks.
The November survey provides clear evidence that the employment situation in eight states on the East Coast (excluding western NewYork and western Pennsylvania, not reached by Sandy), deteriorated significantly.