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The pandemic has changed how numerous things are done, and the hiring process is no different. Larger companies — such as the Oneida Indian Nation — used to bring together large groups of hopefuls to large job fairs. Now, due to the pandemic, in-person job fairs like this are impractical and not allowed. However, like most everything else, the hiring process has changed with the times. The Nation — and others — is now going virtual to bring in potential employees. “A virtual job event...

By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta Feb 2, 2021 Japanese-owned firm Dentsu which pulled the rug out from under Woodstock 50 two years ago breached its deal with the event organizers with its actions, according to a previously-confidential arbitration panel ruling made late last year. Dentsu has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum covering the damages but not unrealized profits from the ill-fated festival, Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang and his partners accused Dentsu and its investment arm Amp...

Woodstock 50 wins damages, settles lawsuit over failed Upstate NY festival Updated Feb 01, 2021; Woodstock 50 organizers have won damages in a lawsuit against an ex-investor over the Upstate New York music festival that never happened. Billboard reports an arbitration panel ruled 3 months ago that Dentsu, a Japanese conglomerate that was the event’s primary investor, breached its contract when it pulled out in April 2019. Dentsu has since agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement sum covering ...

Woodstock 50 The anniversary event was canceled in 2019 after advertising firm Dentsu pulled out, taking millions of its promised investment with it. The Japanese-owned advertising firm Dentsu that pledged $49 million to stage the Woodstock 50 anniversary festival in 2019 before calling it off breached its deal with event organizers, according to an arbitration panel ruling made three months ago. Now Billboard has learned Dentsu has agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement sum covering damages ...

Few doubt New York will legalize mobile sports betting but whose version will win? FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo endorsed the legalization of online sports books in New York last week in his State of the State address, but his proposal and the one in the Legislature have little in common. Pictured: Rivers Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 in Schenectady, N.Y. Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady reopens following a shutdown of state casinos under coronavirus safety guidelines. (Lori ...

The Meadowlands will welcome four popular Grand Circuit stakes for older horses, previously been raced at Tioga & Vernon Downs, to the big time over the mile oval at "Harness Racings Greatest Showplace" for 2021. The Roll With Joe (Open Pace) sponsored by Clinton Tractor, Crawford Farms (Open Trot) sponsored by Al & Michelle Crawfords Crawford Farms, Artiscape (Open Mare Pace) sponsored by International Sound and the Joie De Vie (Open Mare Trot) sponsored by Harrahs Hoosier Park Racing & Casino...

Hudson Valley Casinos still open for gamblers, but is online help on the way? This content was produced in partnership with Gambler.Media. If you are a local to the Marcy area, or really anywhere in Oneida or Madison County, you will have probably been to one of the many casinos in the area. Maybe you wanted to play some table games, or the slots, or maybe you are a sports bettor looking to place a wager on the Tampa Bay Rays to win the 2020 American League title (which hopefully you did, becau...

Dee Leftwich Photo Harness racing, at its very core, is a career that follows a routine pattern, but at the same time, follows no routine at all. In other words, the everyday routine of each stable is set through a similar schedule – morning feed, stalls, buckets, watering, jogging or training, bathing, lunch, and dinner. Now these schedules vary from stable to stable. Everything from how far a horse is jogged to how much they are fed to how many buckets of water each horse has can be differe...

Frank A. Glasso, 98, a lifetime resident of Rome, NY (40 miles east of Syracuse) who was a member of the U.S. Harness Writers for 55 years and an USHWA Director for 16 years, passed away at home on Nov. 5. A son of Italian immigrants who took many trips back to his parents’ homeland (frequently visiting the “original” Rome), Glasso graduated from Rome Free Academy, then enjoyed a varied career. At one job, as a broadcaster for WKAL Radio, Glasso received a record request from a nurse at a...

Needing workers, Turning Stone casino reaches way out Tapping Orlando, NYC, Atlantic City as well as Capital Region for workers FacebookTwitterEmail Folks around Central New York shouldn’t be surprised if they notice an unusual number of Florida and Nevada license plates on their roads in the coming months. That’s because the Oneida Indian Nation is recruiting laid-off gaming and hospitality workers in Orlando, Fla. and Las Vegas for their Turning Stone casino and resort complex. Turning St...