Not exact matches
Cahill's legislation would allow
video lottery terminal, or VLT, licenses in Ulster County for two existing
resorts, though the bill does not name specific businesses.
In 2013, the owners of the Pine Grove Ranch and the Hudson Valley Spa and Resort, both in Kerhonkson, asked Ulster County lawmakers to adopt a resolution calling on the state to allow
video lottery terminals at the two
resorts.
«While I do not believe that establishing gambling venues is a panacea, creating a limited number of
Video Lottery Terminals in Ulster County will provide for significant job creation and greatly enhance the attractiveness of existing
resort destinations,» Cahill said in a statement.
KINGSTON, N.Y. — David O'Halloran, who resigned last week as vice chairman of the Ulster County Republican Party, said the lack of GOP support for his plan to bring
video lottery terminals to his Kerhonkson
resort shows the party is less interested in helping local businesses than it is in looking for a «white knight» to ride in and save the county's economy.
KINGSTON >> The owners of two Ulster County
resorts are renewing their appeal to the county Legislature to support state legislation that would allow
video lottery terminals at their hotels.
Asking for 750
video lottery terminals at former
resort, supplemented by top - of - the - line athletics and sports fields
The bill, which would have allowed
video lottery terminals, or VLTs, at two Ulster County
resorts, was opposed by county officials, local government officials and at least one area business association who feared it could damage the county's chances of securing a much - coveted casino license.
KINGSTON >> Legislation to allow
video lottery terminals at
resorts in Ulster County is dead for 2014 after failing to make it to the floor of the state Assembly.
The proposal by Cahill, D - Kingston, and Seward, R - Milford, would amend state tax law to allow two existing
resorts in Ulster County to install
video lottery terminals, commonly called VLTs, operated by the Catskill Regional Off - Track Betting Corp..
In a press release issued Friday, Eliot Spitzer (not the former New York governor), owner of the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, said although the bill didn't make it before the full Legislature, it brought to the fore the issue of allowing
video lottery terminals in existing
resorts.
Last year, the owners of the Pine Grove Ranch and the Hudson Valley Spa and Resort, both in Kerhonkson, asked Ulster County lawmakers to adopt a resolution calling on the state to allow
video lottery terminals at the two
resorts.