Sentences with phrase «bid on a casino»

Greenetrack recently launched a Web site — gamingfornewyork.com — to promote its interest in bidding on a casino license in one of the three upstate regions, including the Catskills.

«I have no doubt that we would get companies from around the world to bid on a casino right in Buffalo - Niagara Falls area,» the governor said.

«I have no doubt that we could get companies from around the world to bid on casinos right in Buffalo, Niagara Falls area,» Cuomo said.

Not exact matches

In the Capital Region, the operators of Saratoga Gaming and Raceway are moving forward with a proposed hotel expansion after losing out on full - size casino bids in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley.

Rank and file legislators fear a repeat of the 2010 bid rigging scandal over gambling at the Aqueduct that cost the State Senate's Democrats their majority, but don't want to be shutout of the dealing on the lucrative casino licenses.

State gaming regulators on Friday indicated they would undertake a new request for proposal process to receive new bids for a Southern Tier - based casino following a personal request from Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month.

The state's gaming facility location board on Wednesday awarded casino licenses to project bids in Sullivan County, Schenectady and the town of Tyre in Seneca County.

But the announcement of which bids won casino permits came the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration announced it would put a ban on high - volume hydrofracking in place early this year.

Winning a bid to host a casino resort is a «credit positive» for the host municipalities in upstate New York, a Moody's analysis released on Friday found.

ALBANY — Companies involved in bidding for casino licenses in New York State spent nearly $ 11 million on lobbying and campaign donations in 2012 and 2013, and are donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to campaign committees through holding companies, according to a new report from the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Meanwhile, deep - pocketed gambling interests — including Caesar's and Jeff Gural — were passed over on bids to develop casinos in Orange County and elsewhere.

Subcontractors hoping to find work on the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino expansion are expected to have bids submitted to the project team by Monday afternoon.

New York's state Gaming Commission on Monday signed off on a plan to seek bids on what would be a fourth upstate casino, the same day that a new study indicated that tax revenues nationwide from such facilities are slowing.

What's next: The battle to secure the four casino licenses is already heated — especially in Saratoga County, where combatants are lining up on either side of an expected bid by the Saratoga Casino & Racasino licenses is already heated — especially in Saratoga County, where combatants are lining up on either side of an expected bid by the Saratoga Casino & RaCasino & Raceway.

This comes on the heels of Governor Andrew Cuomo's letter to the state Gaming Commission, urging the panel to reopen bidding for a casino in the Southern Tier.

The Press & Sun - Bulletin reports Mayor Richard David requested a special council meeting to vote on the resolution after an unnamed bidding group indicated it was prepared to move forward with a casino proposal.

More than 150 guests came to play professional casino games — for fun and prizes — and bid on an array of silent auction items.