Sentences with phrase «casino gambling in the state»
New casinos will encourage problem gamblers To the Editor: Many people who favor expanding casino gambling in our state seem to overlook that problem gamblers provide about 50 percent of casino revenues.
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Polls show New Yorkers remain evenly divided on whether allowing more casino gambling in the state is a good idea, or not.
When New Yorkers go to the polls this November they will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling in the state.
A New York congressman and his potential opponent have weighed in on whether to allow casino gambling in the state.
As reported by my counterpart Chris Bragg at our sister publication Crain's New York Business, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced plans for a November referendum that would legalize full - scale casino gambling in the state, not just at the tracks and off - track betting facilities that have them now.
A number of business, labor, and elected officials joined together in Ulster County this afternoon to urge New Yorkers to vote in support of casino gambling in the state.
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.»
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.
Anyone interested in Connecticut's future should be deeply concerned about the way Democratic legislative leaders handled the General Electric Co. fiasco as opposed to their all - out effort to preserve Connecticut's casino industry by expanding casino gambling in the state.
Another anti-gambling group has released a study debunking New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's and the legislature's claims about the benefits of permitting more casino gambling in the state.
Voters in New York approved a referendum on Tuesday to expand casino gambling in the state and rejected a referendum to allow judges to serve until age 80.
More than three years after New York voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand casino gambling in the state, Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady opened its doors to the public today.