Sentences with phrase «thistledown racino»

In April 2016, the company opened an addition to JACK Thistledown Racino that included the Italian eatery as well as Millcreek Grille, a classic American concept; and Cleo's, a bar offering craft beer and live entertainment.

«I think one of the issues that you have to really look at is if we expand a casino location or gaming are we just going to be recycling money that's already out there being spent at other racinos or perhaps some of the Indian gaming sites in the state or will we be bringing in revenue that right now may be going to a location in Connecticut or Atlantic City or what have you.»

Since reopening Vernon as a racino in 2006 we have given almost $ 150 million to the State for education.

State Inspector General Joseph Fisch has completed his lengthy probe of the AEG / Aqueduct racino mess and it is a doozy.

The report pointed to advantages Lago will have over its competition, such as the Batavia Downs and Finger Lakes racinos, including location and a favorable tax structure for slot machines and table gaming.

Lawmakers are also considering measures for financial relief for the Vernon Downs racino in the Mohawk Valley, speed cameras for New York City.

If Genting fails to make it through the process and doesn't pass muster with the Senate, Assembly and Gov. David Paterson, then it's back to the drawing board — for a third time — in the search for a racino operator.

The omnibus extraordinary session package also provides a financial incentives to entice Vernon Downs racino and harness track to remain open; offers $ 55 million in relief for Lake Ontario communities ravaged by flooding; tweaks a law to allow New York City first responders to receive an accidental disability pensions even if they don't receive a federal Social Security disability pension; and creates a 250 - acre forest land bank to allow for certain public utility projects under a constitutional amendment.

The first hit came from The Post, which reported the IG's investigators believe Sampson leaked an internal memo to the politically connected AEG, assisting the firm in landing the first Aqueduct racino contract.

Batavia Downs will continue to lobby the state for a tax break to allow it to keep a higher percentage of net winnings after such a proposal was not included in this year's state budget, the racino's chief operating officer said.

A bombshell IG report released in October 2010 found Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, former Senate President Malcolm Smith and Sen. Eric Adams might have violated the Public Officers Law in «unduly conferring benefits or favoritism and acting in violation of their public trust» when awarding the politically connected AEG the Aqueduct racino cotnract.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson reportedly leaked confidential bidding information to help the politically connected firm that won the first Aqueduct racino contract.

The Shinnecocks haven't bid on the Aqueduct racino and shouldn't «cause concern» for potential bidders, the Paterson administration said.

A group of state lawmakers from the Mohawk Valley is asking for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's help in pressing Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to introduce a relief package for a racino.

The racino, with 4,500 video lottery terminals, is expected to generate from $ 450 million to $ 600 million per year.

He pressed Schneiderman on the findings of a recent report by Inspector General Joseph Fisch, which detailed a litany of abuse regarding the state senator's handling of a controversial deal to build a racino at the Aquaduct track.

Legislation allowing for Aqueduct's racino was approved in 2001 but the facility hasn't been built because of the state's failure to reach an agreement.

The bill includes a few provisions that may be of interest to gaming industry lobbyists, and to current «racino» licensees.

New York State allows gaming, from Native - run casinos to racinos that host video slots to Off - Track Betting centers.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Firms seeking the 30 - year gaming contract to run a proposed Aqueduct Race Track racino must submit $ 1 million entry fee payments by Tuesday.

Once the state signs a contract with an operator, racino construction is expected to take 12 to 18 months, meaning it could open anytime from late 2011 to early 2012.

And just last year Cuomo ponied up a $ 2 million tax break to the failing Vernon Downs - «racino,» claiming it would save hundreds of jobs.

Last week, Paterson requested new bids for potential operators of a racino at Aqueduct Racetrack, the latest action following his withdrawal of support for Aqueduct Entertainment Group LLC in March amid state and federal investigations into an allegedly corrupt selection process.

In Saratoga Springs, home to a Racino, the city council came out against «upgrading» to a casino model, prompting developer Saratoga Casino And Raceway to look to places like Newburgh in Orange County and East Greenbush in Rensselaer County as potential casino sites.

Silver says he supports a single casino as long as it's located in a less densely populated area such as the Aqueduct racino in Queens.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is pushing back against a Post report that quoted an anonymous Paterson administration official slamming his «inept» office for holding up the Genting NY Aqueduct racino contract.

The bill has come under fire from racino operators, who point out the revenue generated from fantasy sports wouldn't go to education.

«I was quite surprised by it because we've had fantasy sports around for 10 years and the racinos have never said a word about it,» Bonacic said.

Senator John Bonacic says allowing fantasy sports bets shouldn't infringe on the money generated by racinos.

The state's existing nine racinos, which offer video slot machines and electronic table games without live dealers, have grown quickly.

The Lago project is about 25 miles from the Finger Lakes racino.

Jeffrey R. Gural, the chairman of Newmark Knight Frank and the owner of two upstate racinos that are members of the New York Gaming Association, said he had contributed about $ 200,000 last year to the committee, chiefly because he supported Mr. Cuomo's agenda and shared the governor's view that public employees unions had grown too powerful in Albany.

«Fantasy sports is very small compared to the racinos,» Bonacic said, adding, «There are six states now that have fantasy sports and not one of them are tied into a gambling institution.»

Racino operators say it makes the most sense to expand their facilities into full - fledged, Vegas - style casinos.

«We're surrounded by casinos — everyone has them, but we have racinos.

A New York Supreme Court Judge this week threw out the lawsuit while saying New York's casino law does not require protection of racinos.

«The current racinos are going to argue, they currently argue, that the selection should be limited to the current racinos,» Mr. Cuomo said.

So the racino's owners asked Sen. Tom Libous, R - Binghamton, for a state grant to build a wastewater treatment plant.

Tioga Downs Racino hosted two job fairs this past Saturday and Tuesday to fill the over 60 available positions.

Sampson said the IG's report «highlights the well - known flaws in the selection of a bidder» to operate the Aqueduct racino, noting the process «lacked structure» and was twice scrapped and re-opened.

The Point Place Casino will compete with the state - approved del Lago Resort and Casino and Gural's Tioga Downs Casino and Vernon Downs racino.

... And, let us not forget that the legacy of the AEG mess in connection with the racino has yet to be written, since the matter remains under investigation.

They say a casino there would hurt racino operations in Yonkers.

FLUSHING — From restored funding for senior centers to ambitious proposals for convention centers at the Aqueduct racino, Helen Marshall dwelled mostly on the positives for Queens during her State of the Borough address on Tuesday.

Gordon Medenica, who has been the state Lottery Division's director the past five years and serves in an advisory role, provided a way to make up for lost lottery revenue if racinos lose business.

Tioga Downs is a «racino,» a combination of harness racing and slot machines.

Featherstonhaugh's group is pushing for the racinos to be the priority sites for the seven proposed new casinos; the outcome of the Seneca exclusivity case could determine if the western New York racinos could be in the mix.

The session was high stakes for Jeff Gural, owner of Vernon Downs harness track and video lottery «racino» in Oneida County.

Three of the other four Republican party bosses also said that Smith, who was mired in the Aqueduct Racino bidding scandal, also panned his bid, the paper said.

Wilmot continues his push for at least two years for the state's last available racino license, a state requirement to open a harness race track with video slot machines.