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Batavia Downs is a harness racing track and casino in Batavia, New York. It is located in Genesee County between Buffalo and Rochester just off of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). It opened on September 20, 1940, and is the oldest lighted harness racetrack in the United States. The track is exactly .5 miles (0.80 km) long.
Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation covers fifteen counties in Western New York and the cities of Buffalo and Rochester. [35] It has nineteen branch offices, and also owns and operates Batavia Downs racetrack and casino. [36] [37]
He will oversee operations at the agency's betting sites in several counties in New York and Batavia Downs, which offers live harness horse racing and a video game casino. As mayor, he is paid $178,500 a year. His term was set to end Dec. 31, 2025. Western Regional Off-Track Betting board members unanimously approved a contract with Brown last ...
Off-track betting in New York was legalized in 1970, after years of unsuccessful attempts. By the 1970s there were 100 betting parlors in New York City, [1] and twice that number by the late 1980s. [2] In New York City, the thought was that legal off-track betting would increase revenue while at the same time decrease illegal gambling activity ...
Also onsite is Batavia Downs Racetrack, America's Oldest Lighted Harness Track. Batavia Downs Casino is owned and operated by Western Regional Off-Track Betting, a public benefit corporation.
The 2025 Buffalo mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent acting mayor Christopher Scanlon is running for a full term in office. Scanlon succeeded longtime mayor Byron Brown after he became the CEO of Western Regional Off-Track Betting .
A gateway to the former Garden State Park racetrack is part of a 10-acre site being offered for sale. The site once was expected to hold an off-track betting and restaurant complex.
The Rams are 6-6 after last Sunday’s victory over the New Orleans Saints, and the streaking Buffalo Bills will make it difficult for the Rams to get over .500 for the first time this season.