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The Catskills and Hudson Valley is one of three regions targeted for casino development in New York.

Cuomo laid out a swift schedule for casino development in upstate New York, and introduced a Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark Gearan, who has broad international experience, as his man to lead the effort.

WAWARSING >> Michael Treanor has been reinstated as chief executive officer of casino development group Nevele Investors LLC, the company announced Thursday, three weeks after Treanor stepped down amid reports that his sister had accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2007.

Details on another of the five proposed casino developments for Orange County were unveiled during a public forum Tuesday night.

Las Vegas Sands, Aldelson's company, is a leading casino development group.

Earlier this week, Moreau's town board approved a measure in support of casino development on the 1,200 - acre facility.

Casino board members declined to issue a fourth casino permit last month, noting the northeast casino market was nearing a saturation point that could have harmed the commercial casino development effort underway.

The Seneca casino developments were part of a broader gambling expansion approved by the state shortly after the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks.

The debate over casino development in Saratoga County is expanding, as the town of Moreau is making its own pitch for a possible casino location.

A new pro-casino coalition of community members and business owners is entering the discussion surrounding casino development in Saratoga Springs.

One of the regions slated for casino development includes the Catskills, which has a growing Orthodox community that has voted as a bloc on major issues.

The move to reconsider the Southern Tier as a location for casino development still raises a number of questions, including the scope of Cuomo's role in making the recommendation in the area.

Fifteen of the 16 communities where developers are eyeing casino development have populations under 50,000, a report on casino lobbying released by the New York Public Research Interest Group on Monday found.

Cuomo forged revenue sharing and exclusivity agreements with Indian nations that run casinos, limiting casino development to the Catskills, Albany area and the Southern Tier.

«Proposal One will keep $ 1.2 billion in gaming revenue and thousands of jobs in our state by allowing regulated casino development.

The state Gaming Commission is due to meet on Friday, but a decision as to which casino developments will be selected will not be announced at that meeting.

The state used eminent domain powers to take the site of the former Niagara Splash Water Park in 2006 and give it to Seneca Gaming Corp. as part of the Seneca Nation's casino development deal.

Residents of Saratoga Springs will have the chance tonight to hear from a range of experts on how controversial casino development could affect the area.

Yet, Cuomo, who estimates $ 1 billion in investment from casino development firms and thousands of jobs, is not specifying where he wants casinos built.

In April, the East Greenbush Town Board voted unanimously to back «any reasonable» casino development proposal, although a town official stressed there was no formal proposal in mind.

Representatives of Alabama - based Greenetrack revealed some of the details of a proposed casino development next to Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.

The researchers used the data to evaluate the effect of the new casino development on four crime types — violent street felonies, vehicle crime, residential burglary and drug crime — at the neighborhood level.

A Time Warner Cable News / Siena College poll released in two parts shows that Capital Region residents are divided, 49 percent to 40 percent, in favor of casino development in the area.

The operator of the Resorts World Casino New York City at Aqueduct Racetrack has taken the wraps off its proposed casino development for an Orange County town.

A deal reached with the Seneca Nation of Indians over payments to the state which ultimately granted the tribe exclusive rights to the western New York region now allows for three areas of the state for commercial casino development: the Capital Region, the Southern Tier and the Catskills.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan said she has not seen the proposal and needs to consider multiple factors before forming an opinion on casino development in the capital city.

Gearan made the announcement at the regularly scheduled meeting of the state Gaming Commission and comes just before the panel is set to formally approve licenses for casino development in different regions around upstate New York.

Casino developments are large projects that will have significant impacts on our environment.

An unusual partnership of Capital District OTB and a Rochester developer is proposing a casino development at Exit 23 of the Thruway at the compound of secluded homes where the prominent Noonan family — related to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — lives on the outskirts of Albany.

Opponents of casino gambling rallied supporters in Springfield, Massachusetts last night where a citywide referendum on MGM Resorts» $ 800 million casino development is less than three weeks away.

The East Greenbush casino partnership — Saratoga Gaming and Racing and Churchill Downs Inc. — have released this new rendering of their proposed $ 300 million casino development on Thompson Hill.

So my idea was to couple it with a racino or a casino development, have a mega development, a casino, racino and convention center are all one development, which would make the numbers work.»

We were talking about doing a competition for casino developers, make the convention center - slash - casino development one competition, let's get the best ideas, the best offers from the best companies on the globe and then we'll make a decision.»

If New York went ahead with its casino development in New York City, that, too, could have major consequences for Aqueduct and Yonkers, which get tens of millions of dollars each year from VLTs for operating funds and purses for horsemen.

Another casino development, Foxwoods, is dropping out of the bidding for a Catskills casino, citing the plethora of proposals in Orange County, which is closer to New York City.

Denerstein writes that communications from supporters or bidders for casino development that fall under questions regarding licensing, support or opposition to a particular casino proposal or questions and comments regarding the application review process should be avoided.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top counsel is reminding administration staff to avoid contact with any representatives or supporters of a casino development project, according to a memo obtained by Capital Tonight.

Overall, New Yorkers in the economically troubled Southern Tier are the most supportive of casino development, with 48 percent backing the expansion.

State officials and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have insisted the ongoing process to select a casino development project will remain free of corrupt influences, pointing to numerous safeguards put in place, as well as an unusual level of transparency when it comes to the information on the potential developers.

That means only three zones north of New York City are eligible for casino development: The Catskills, the Albany area and the Southern Tier.

The agreement means three areas are open for casino development in the first round of construction: the Capital Region, the Southern Tier and the Catskills.

Casino development can't be exempted from zoning requirements and environmental protections and imposed on towns, villages, and cities from on high.»

Here is part one of our three - part series on casino development, New York's Big Bet.

A Time Warner Cable News / Siena College poll released in two parts on Monday and Tuesday shows that Capital Region residents are divided, 49 percent to 40 percent, in favor of casino development in the area.

Capital Region residents are split on casino development in the region — but if they build it, will they come?

In the speech, the governor also announced new initiatives designed to attract more international business to the state and to increase exports, a timetable for casino development, starting with the appointment of a siting board this month, and a commitment to upgrade Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York City.

An unusual partnership of Capital District OTB and a Rochester developer is proposing a casino development at Exit 23 of the Thruway at the compound of secluded homes where the prominent Noonan family lives on the outskirts of Albany.

He said he believes Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who pushed for casino development and touted the siting board's picks but insisted he was not involved in the decision, was «blindsided» when Tioga Downs was not given a license.