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DiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery generates billions of dollars each year for New … for its budget and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, casinos, sports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… Wall Street’s profits were strong in the first half of 2015 at $11.3 billion, the strongest first half since … Thomas P. DiNapoli today. “After a very strong first half of the year, the securities industry faces volatile financial … an unsteady global economy,” DiNapoli said. “After years of downsizing, the industry has been adding jobs in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startFinancial Condition and Selected Expenses
… Agreement (Agreement), a percentage of Resorts’ Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue is directed to NYRA for … Specifically, post-employment benefits resulted from the numbers of employees NYRA hired and the compensation former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/10/financial-condition-and-selected-expensesState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… with Tahawus Trails LLC to rehabilitate the gorge access trail stairway at Whirlpool State Park in Niagara County. … with Kubricky Construction Corp. for bridge replacement on Route 9 over I-87 in Saratoga County. $5.3 million with … Inc. for 7.6 miles of asphalt concrete resurfacing on Route 17 in Sullivan County. $2.4 million with Concrete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyDiNapoli: Small Business Owners Are Backbone of New York's Economy
… for three key areas. The effort includes a link to a portal that invites New Yorkers to submit recommendations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-small-business-owners-are-backbone-new-yorks-economyTown of Lockport – Asphalt Millings Inventory (2025M-55)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) properly safeguard … and one pile of unscreened millings behind the Town highway garage that have a combined value of approximately … related to the inventory of millings stored behind the highway garage. Develop procedures to ensure all millings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-asphalt-millings-inventory-2025m-55Determining Whether Purchases from OGS Centralized Contracts are Short- or Long-Term SBITAs
Determining Whether Purchases from OGS Centralized Contracts are Short- or Long-Term SBITAs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/docs/determining-whether-purchases-ogs.docxIV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… The capital construction expenditure account codes have been designed to permit the identification of the … The capital construction expenditure account codes have been designed to permit the identification of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projectsDiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… Revenues From SFY 2011-12 to 2022-23, state revenues from lottery sales and taxes on gaming revenues increased by … most forms of gaming nationwide. State revenues from video lottery terminal (VLT) facilities, casinos, and tribal-state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingOpinion 2001-7
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Expenses (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking district) -- Extensions (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7New York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… as: 14,144 assaults (44.1 percent of incidents), 7,006 alcohol or drugs, 5,464 weapons possession, 4,583 sexual … students. Both had higher shares of incidents involving alcohol and drugs, as well as weapons possessions. The large …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearOversight of Language Access Services
… services—also referred to as Language Access Services (LAS). Hospitals must also post signage in public areas listing the availability of free LAS. The 2023 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. … have LEP, speaking hundreds of languages. H+H provides LAS in multiple languages and dialects through Telephonic or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/25/oversight-language-access-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Excessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed … from that report. State Education Department (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative): St. Mary’s … awarding new contracts. MTA missed opportunities to advise project management teams about areas of known performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsReducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Follow-Up)
… saved $294.4 million on behalf of these recipients for clinic, inpatient, and practitioner claims that could have … saved $190.3 million on behalf of 17,818 recipients for clinic, inpatient, and practitioner claims that could have … to provide information about any actions planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this follow-up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/13/reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-who-are-eligible-medicare-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … delinquent accounts were not accurately re-levied, and the town did not receive all of the revenue it was entitled to. Officials did not maintain an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Medicaid Program: Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (2021-S-16)
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) took sufficient steps to control the Medicaid costs of recipients who were eligible for Medicare based on age but were not enrolled in Medicare.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s16.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… devices used at local retailers to determine how much a consumer pays. County weights and measures departments are … consumer complaints, following up with businesses that have deficiencies and taking enforcement actions. Auditors … of businesses and consumer complaints. Audit Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersMedicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare
… SSA also administers the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, a federal cash benefit to assist low-income individuals. In New York, all SSI recipients are eligible to receive Medicaid. When SSA receives an SSI application for someone who is 65 years of age, it also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/14/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-who-are-eligible-medicareDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Reliable, high-speed internet is a … lacking true competition in the marketplace," said Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-19th Congressional District) . "The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandDiNapoli: L.I.C., Sunnyside and Woodside Are Drivers of Economic Growth in Queens
… Island City (L.I.C.), Sunnyside and Woodside in northwest Queens have their own distinct personalities, but together … report on the local economies in this section of northwest Queens, which is based on data from within the boundaries of … “There is a strong immigrant population in this section of Queens and it is helping lead the borough’s revitalization. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-lic-sunnyside-and-woodside-are-drivers-economic-growth-queens