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.
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.
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.
Not exact matches
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo embraced the spread of
state - sanctioned
gambling during his first six years
in office, from
expanded lottery and commercial
casinos to daily fantasy sports wagering.
This whole discussion might be moot anyway, because
in order to build a
casino in New York City — or anywhere
in the
state on non-Indian land — the constitutional amendment
expanding gambling would have to be passed for a second time by the Legislature and also pass muster with the voters
in a public referendum.
«But the senator is supportive of a constitutional amendment to let people decide to
expand casino gambling, because it could have a positive economic impact
in certain parts of the
state and lead to the creation of jobs,» said Wren.
With New Yorkers set to vote on a referendum that would
expand casino gambling in New York
state, people are speaking out on all sides of the argument.
The news of the application filing fees signal that start of a new phase of the
casino process, initiated first
in 2012 when
state lawmakers took the first step
in approving a constitutional amendment for
expanding casino gambling in New York to table - top games.
But compared to the efforts
in other
states to
expand casino gambling, the $ 4 million was, comparatively speaking, something of a bargain.
Cuomo said
in his
State of the
State address last week that he wants to
expand casino gambling in New York, both as a revenue raiser and a job - creation vehicle.
Cuomo had first raised the possibility of
expanding casino gambling in New York to commercial developers and beyond the
state's American Indian tribes.
State lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment that would
expand casino gaming and
gambling in New York.
Earlier this week, Governor Cuomo said talks between Genting and his administration over the Queens convention center had broken down, and he would now wait until
expanded gambling is actually legalized
in New York
State, then take open bids to operate
casinos and build convention centers.
In particular, Mr. Cuomo cited the Seneca Nation, which he said has been withholding some $ 500 million owed the
state from its
casinos because of a disagreement over
expanded slot - machine
gambling at racetracks inside their exclusive region.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo defended on Sunday his ties to a private lobbying group that received $ 2 million from the
gambling industry last December as he was developing a plan to
expand casino gambling in New York
State.
The new law permits up to four
gambling casinos in upstate New York, as long as a referendum on November's ballot is approved to amend the
state's constitution to allow the
expanded gambling.
To raise
state revenues without increasing traditional taxes, Cuomo is expected to continue to push for a constitutional amendment to
expand gambling in New York to up to seven new non-Indian run
casinos.