Just as New York is mulling
casino license applications, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the US gaming industry from it previous «stable» outlook to «negative.»
Spokeswoman Rita Cox said the Saratoga Casino and Raceway will conduct an evaluation before determining whether or not to proceed in filing
a casino license application.
He added, though, that his company still plans to file
its casino license application with the state by the June 30 deadline.
Represented Illinois Gaming Board as Special Assistant Attorney General in license revocation proceedings arising out of alleged misrepresentation to Board in
casino license application relating to organized crime infiltration.
Not exact matches
The city has a long association with gambling, including the historic Thoroughbred track, and is also home to the Saratoga
Casino and Raceway, which has expressed its intent to file an application for a full casino li
Casino and Raceway, which has expressed its intent to file an
application for a full
casino li
casino license.
Instead, the commission has conducted business only with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's appointees, who have already picked the three - person siting board that is considering
applications for
casino licenses.
Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs, spoke last week in front of a truck loaded with his
application for a full
casino license.
His group, including Clairvest and Great Canadian Gaming, say they need a 50 percent cut in the
casino license fee, bringing it to $ 25 million, and 60 days to complete their
application.
Greenberg argued that the tribe's
casino leaders intimidated vendors to testify in support of the
license application, and produced an e-mail from a
casino official suggesting that if vendors wanted to keep Oneida business, it would be good for them to support the liquor
license.
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.
The legislation requires the siting panel to develop an
application form, determine a
casino license fee and analyze the
application for
casino construction and location.
The hearing, which also included testimony from scientists and Canadian gambling experts, is meant to help the gaming commission better evaluate
applications from
casino operators seeking
licenses in New York.
Developers at Tioga Downs are hoping the planned expansion will strengthen their
application for a
casino license.
Support from a local government body is a key component under the state's Request For
Applications for a
casino license.
The Howe Cave Development Corp., the organization working to establish Howe Caverns as a resort
casino location received confirmation Wednesday that its $ 1 million
application fee for a
casino license has been received by New York's gaming commission.
----------------------------- State Senator Tom Libous is calling on the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board, and the Governor to reconsider the Southern Tier's 2
applications for the fourth authorized
casino license, at a press conference Friday in Binghamton:
The group's requirements are outside the terms set by the Gaming Commission and its siting board, which is requiring all bidders for up to four
casino licenses in three regions of the state to submit
applications by June 30.
The board reviewing
applications for the
casino licenses expects to make its choices at its next meeting.
16
applications have been filed and up to four
casino licenses are set to be awarded for three different upstate regions: the Albany - Saratoga area, the Southern Tier - Finger Lakes region and the Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley.
Developers hoping to win one of four upstate
casino licenses paid
application fees to the state last week.