As long as Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. owns and manages Jake’s 58 casino in Islandia, the authority must follow the state’s rules and regulations.
Clearly, when it comes to the importance of employee licensing standards, that has not been the case.
The state Gaming Commission found that 26 Jake’s 58 employees were not in compliance with state licensing standards, leading the Commission to issue a $26,000 fine. OTB chief executive Phil Boyle says the authority is now rectifying the situation — but the quasi-governmental agency should never have been in this position in the first place. Only now is OTB trying to hire a compliance officer; that should have been done long ago.
