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Waiting on Investigation

The Aqueduct Entertainment Group was very excited. They had just been chosen to be the company that handled all of the slot machines for the state of New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack, only to be told that there was now a federal investigation underway to see if there was anything shady afoot when the deal was made. There is a state probe to see how the decision was come to and to ensure that the slot machines went to the company that was the most qualified and offered the best deal.

Some think that AEG was chosen because of the political clout of Rev. Floyd Flake even though he holds less than a one percent stake in the company. They say that Paterson wanted his support in the next election, so he awarded the slot machine contract to him. It is up to Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Governor David Paterson and Senate President Malcolm Smith to make the final decision as to who gets the slot machines.

Silver is the one that asked for the investigation into how the slot machines were awarded to AEG, and he says that there is no room for speculation about anything having to do with the slot machines until all of the information has come out and they see how the decision was made. There are also questions raised regarding the involvement of Smith as he has ties to a charity that is involved in the deal as well.

But some of the bigger names that were not chosen are crying foul because of the political ties and the shady way that it seems to have been handled. For now all we can do is wait to see if there was some sort of political wrangling going on, or if AEG really was the right one to handle the slot machines – and everyone else are just sore losers.

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