YONKERS - In the face of New York State's $ 15 billion budget gap, Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), joined by Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins (D - Yonkers), and the Director of the NYS Lottery, will propose the expansion of gaming options at the New York State's
existing video lottery terminals (VLTs) and electronic gaming tables as a way to generate a projected $ 145 million in education funding.
Not exact matches
A new report finds that growth has been at the expense of other already
existing gambling businesses like
video lottery terminal casinos.
Cahill's legislation would allow
video lottery terminal, or VLT, licenses in Ulster County for two
existing resorts, though the bill does not name specific businesses.
«While I do not believe that establishing gambling venues is a panacea, creating a limited number of
Video Lottery Terminals in Ulster County will provide for significant job creation and greatly enhance the attractiveness of
existing resort destinations,» Cahill said in a statement.
The proposal by Cahill, D - Kingston, and Seward, R - Milford, would amend state tax law to allow two
existing resorts in Ulster County to install
video lottery terminals, commonly called VLTs, operated by the Catskill Regional Off - Track Betting Corp..
In a press release issued Friday, Eliot Spitzer (not the former New York governor), owner of the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, said although the bill didn't make it before the full Legislature, it brought to the fore the issue of allowing
video lottery terminals in
existing resorts.
Because Gural's plan involves adding on to the
existing harness track and
video lottery machine «racino,» it calls for a smaller dollar amount.
And while they are entering a crowded field, analysts believe the
existing racinos, or combination harness tracks and
video lottery terminal parlors, face the stiffest challenges, especially if they are near newly built casinos.