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Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday June 8, 2006

NASSAU CAN EXPECT BOOM IN TOURISM FOR BELMONT STAKES

Contact:  Kristen Matejka           
Director of Marketing and Communications
LICVB&SC
631 951-3900 xt.317

NASSAU CAN EXPECT BOOM IN TOURISM FOR BELMONT STAKES
Legislators join with Belmont officials, jockeys and trainers to announce economic boom for county this weekend Friday, June 9, at 11 a.m.

Nassau County Legislator Dave Mejias (D-North Massapequa), chair of the Legislature’s Economic, Development & Labor Committee, will join with Regina Zara of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission; Senior Vice President of the New York Racing Association (NYRA) Bill Nader, and OTB President Dino Amoroso in announcing an expected restaurant and hotel boom as a result of the Belmont Stakes taking place this weekend.  The Long Island region attracts thousands of visitors every year as another Triple Crown racing season reaches its exciting climax.

WHAT: Press Conference – to announce expected economic boom for county this weekend due to the Belmont Stakes
WHO: Nassau County Legislator Dave Mejias, chair of the Economic, Development & Labor Committee 
Regina Zara, Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission
Bill Nader, Senior Vice President New York Racing Association (NYRA)
Dino Amoroso, President Nassau Regional Off Track Betting
Jockeys and trainers with horses in the Belmont Stakes
 
WHEN: Friday, June 9th at 11:00 AM
 
WHERE: Belmont Park Racetrack, in the paddock area next to the Secretariat statue
2150 Hempstead Turnpike
Elmont NY 11003

The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission (LICVB&SC) was established in 1979 as the official tourism promotion agency for the destination’s travel and tourism industry. Based on Long Island in Hauppauge, NY, the LICVB&SC contributes to the economic development and quality of life on Long Island by promoting the region as a world-class destination for tourism, meetings and conventions, trade shows, sporting events, and related activities.

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