Sentences with phrase «allowing video lottery»

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.

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.

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.

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.

As a state siting board prepares to select locations for four Las Vegas - style casinos in three regions of New York, including the Hudson Valley - Catskills, Assemblyman Kevin Cahill and Sen. James Seward have introduced legislation to allow video lottery terminals in Ulster County.

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.

The Senecas stopped casino slot revenue payments to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca in 2009 saying the state broke its casino gaming compact with the Nation because it has allowed video lottery terminals at nearby racetracks.

Not exact matches

The racetracks were approved to get video lottery terminals in 2001, when Pataki signed a historic gaming compact that allowed for three Indian - run casinos in the Buffalo area and the Catskills, although the Catskills never got theirs.

The license will allow Tioga Downs to complete its transformation into a full - scale casino, replacing the current Video Lottery Terminals with slot machines and allowing the facility to add Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, a Poker Room and other casino card games that would be permitted by the gaming commission.

If it were to be allowed in New York, most agree that the state's casinos and racinos, which offer video lottery terminals and OTBs, would want to participate.

The casino's first 265 video lottery terminals opened at 1 p.m., just hours after the state Gaming Commission issued a certificate allowing the facility to open at Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino, on the north service road of the Long Island Expressway.

If the ballot item is rejected, then the bill allows the state to set up more video lottery terminals instead, which are slot like machines already legal in New York.

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..

The legislation would allow the state's racetracks with video lottery terminals to accept wagers on online poker games.