"Casino gambling" refers to playing games of chance, such as slot machines or card games, with the hope of winning money or prizes. It takes place in casinos, which are establishments where people can participate in various gambling activities.
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The last several days has brought some good news for the supporters of
expanding casino gambling through a Constitutional amendment, due before voters next month.
In the renewed call
for casino gambling, the first phase would include up to three casinos, all located upstate.
The argument that casino expansion will lead to job creation was a key argument made by campaigns supporting the amendment to expand
casino gambling last year.
It's part of a process that will allow the building of up to seven new
casino gambling resorts in the state over the next several years.
That could make the politically difficult issue more acceptable to far more voters in a statewide referendum required to expand
casino gambling beyond Indian lands.
An effort last year to block casino companies from donating to the campaigns of state lawmakers and other candidates was quietly removed from legislation
governing casino gambling.
The poll sought the opinions of voters in the regions designated for commercial casino expansion, ranging from their expectations for the benefits
of casino gambling to their concerns over the potential downsides.
Successful single constitutional amendments include
expanding casino gambling and changing the redistricting process to draw legislative districts.
Lago's owners have pushed back, charging the Oneida Indians simply want to protect their monopoly on
casino gambling in the central New York region.
The Mayor of Lake George has scheduled a public forum Tuesday evening to get a sense of where residents stand
on casino gambling in Warren County.
Someday, students of Machiavellian political maneuvering will read about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to
legalize casino gambling in New York and the way he used the issue to wring money and concessions out of the state's tribal gaming operators.
Pay - to - play: Common Cause paid close attention this year to gambling interests as they won a ballot issue to allow
non-Indian casino gambling in New York.
Casino operators seeking a full casino license under New York's new
casino gambling law must submit their applications, along with a $ 1 million application fee.
The plan had the backing of Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who had not been an ardent supporter of
bringing casino gambling to the city.
This year, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and County Racing Committee have both passed resolutions in unaninmous support of an expansion of
casino gambling at Saratoga Casino and Raceway, if Saratoga County is chosen as a viable location in the Capital Region area.
What brought them out on this bright but chilly morning was Gov. Deval Patrick's gaming bill, which would
authorize casino gambling in the state while explicitly criminalizing online poker.
Wynn's Boston strategy started back in 2011, when Massachusetts
approved casino gambling as a way to pump money into the local economy.
Problem gambling, while affecting a small percentage of total gamblers, is growing among people age 60 and older — a key customer base of the burgeoning
casino gambling industry in Western New York.
Another anti-gambling group has released a study debunking Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature's claims about the benefits of permitting
more casino gambling in New York.
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like casino gambling, there's only one certainty with stock investing: Some players will win and some will lose, but the guys who run the game are sure to get rich, no matter what.
Another prominent liberal of an earlier generation, Governor Andrew Cuomo's father, Governor Mario Cuomo, a self described «progressive pragmatist,» also
opposed casino gambling on the same grounds which Mayor LaGuardia did.
By contrast, in a Dec. 26 Daily News story, Andrew Cuomo argued that «the economic boost
from casino gambling far outweighs the increase in crime and compulsive gambling and other social ills that critics say the industry fosters.»
The profit - sharing will enable the Oneida to maintain its dominance
over casino gambling in central New York.
After Cuomo first proposed full -
scale casino gambling during last year's State of the State address, the focus was on a casino in Queens, at the Aqueduct Racetrack.
ICYMI: During an extended CapTon interview last night, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos raised doubts about the expansion of non-Indian
run casino gambling in New York, saying the complicated process necessary for a constitutional amendment might not succeed.
But the State Constitution
prohibits casino gambling, and efforts in the past to legalize it beyond tribal reservations have failed.
Picente says Oneida County has worked very closely with the state to try to improve its local economy, including reaching last year's settlement with the Oneida Indian Nation which brings
casino gambling revenue to the county.
That has led to speculation that New York might consider awarding full casino rights to Aqueduct and Yonkers if New Jersey expands
casino gambling outside of Atlantic City.
The New York Gaming Association has released a new report suggesting that legalizing
full casino gambling in the state would «generate more than $ 3.3 billion in economic output, which includes wages, salaries and the purchase of goods and services.»
Panel of gaming experts highlighted the potential pitfalls to the expansion of
casino gambling during a conference in Saratoga Springs yesterday.
The Oneida Nation secured its exclusive rights to
operate casino gambling in the 10 - county region in exchange for sharing for the the first time gambling revenue each year generated from their casino operations.
But it's conditional: Treanor said it can happen only
if casino gambling is approved and they are in the first wave of licenses granted in the Catskills region.
With so much money at stake, critics of
casino gambling say the process has the potential to be corrupted.
They discussed horse racing and
casino gambling before heading off to tour the under - construction Rivers Casino.
In January, Cuomo's spokesman told the New York Post that Genting's convention center plans weren't contingent upon its attaining
casino gambling rights.
Cuomo is pushing legalization of
casino gambling through a constitutional amendment that would need approval by two separately elected state legislatures before going to voters.
Yet Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants the Legislature — and, eventually, citizens — to embrace
casino gambling even as important questions go unanswered.
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