Sentences with phrase «by racinos»

This comes on the heels of a letter sent last week by the racinos that predicted the Catskill casino would result in a loss of $ 400 million in revenue, $ 200 million in state education dollars and nearly 1,000 jobs.

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

Wednesday's vote came on a last - minute resolution submitted by a racino opponent, Legislator William Meyer, R - Cicero.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

«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.

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

«This was Governor Cuomo's baby and it's failed, and if it's true that del Lago's failing and if it's true that Seneca Nation is failing and the racinos, this is all a failed economic development strategy by Governor Cuomo and this really lays at his feet and no one else's,» he said.

The Senecas have withheld more than $ 450 million in payments to the state, because it believes New York has violated its 2002 exclusive rights gaming compact by allowing for gaming devices at so - called racinos, like the Hamburg Fairgrounds and Batavia Downs.

I guess they did not read the papers with regard to Pensiongate» and all those well connected Democrats who are returning the Millions of dollars that they received from the Pension System and lets not forget that Congressman Meeks records was subpoenaed by the Feds, and who can forget what Hank Morris lawyers said «everyone does it» and lets not forget the State IG and his battle with the Sampson the Bipartisan and the other leaders of the Democratic Senate Crazy» Committee it seems the don't want to give him there records with regard to the Racino scandal.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has raised concerns about the different formulas by which racinos make revenue - sharing payments to the state, and has termed it a «scandal» for the way in which some racino contracts were awarded.

It would appear Sampson is going to have some legal bills to pay, since he was involved in the AEG racino contract mess now under investigation by the feds.

Here's the long - awaited audit of NYRA by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office, which (unsurprisingly) concludes the cash - strapped racing association is going to run into serious problems if the Aqueduct racino contract doesn't materialize.

The tribes claim the state has breached exclusivity provisions by allowing competitors, including racinos, to operate in their exclusive territory.

But Sunday's tragic massacre of 58 concertgoers by gunman Stephen Paddock could prompt a reassessment of procedures and even state regulations regarding security measures at New York's three new casinos, including Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, as well as the state's older racinos offering harness racing and video lottery machines.

Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which emerged late last month as the surprise — and controversial — winner of a drawn - out bidding process to develop the Queens racino, is moving to smooth things over with the public by cutting ties with Darryl Greene, the partner who pleaded guilty to stealing $ 500,000 from city agencies in the 1990s.

Cuomo is supporting Aqueduct racino operator Genting's plan to spend $ 4 billion to build the nation's biggest convention center adjacent to the Queens racetrack in exchange for state approval to expand racinos run by the Malaysian - based gaming giant.

A recent report by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found NYRA would run into serious financial problems if the Aqueduct racino contract cash didn't materialize ASAP.

Tabone criticized Braunstein about contributions he accepted, including $ 25,000 from one developer funneled through limited liability companies — which both camps admitted was legal — and large donations from Guardian Life, a company under investigation by the state attorney general's office, and Delaware North, a bidder for the scandal - plagued Aqueduct Race Track racino contract.

The final legislation renames the Tappan Zee Bridge after former Gov. Mario Cuomo; provides a financial incentive package 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.

He was previously a member of Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which got selected to run the racino by former Gov. David Paterson.

The Sterling Forest casino would be just an hour's drive from New York City and would be operated by the same company that runs the Resorts Word racino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens.

An analysis by Capital shows that the three locations chosen by the board appear to be strategically placed between the market areas of other full - fledged resorts, though the inclusion of racinos makes that picture much more cloudy.

The new facilities will share a market with nine racinos and eight casinos run by Native American tribes.