Sentences with phrase «first upstate casino»

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Lawmakers and Cuomo remain at odds over how much influence the Legislature should have with siting up to three upstate casinos in the first round of construction.

Bonacic follows Cuomo's own plan by calling for the first three casinos to be developed upstate, but specifiesthe first must be in the Catskills, the second in the Southern Tier and the third in the Capital Region.

First envisioned as a plan to bring a casino and resort to the area adjacent the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, the plan turned to building casinos upstate after an agreement with Malaysian - based Genting could not be reached with the state.

At the time, siting board members questioned the sustainability of a fourth casino being built in upstate New York during the first phase of casino construction.

The gambling expansion amendment to the state constitution approved by voters in November was promoted as an economic boost for the three upstate regions that will get the first four casinos: Catskills / Hudson Valley, the Capital region and Southern Tier / Finger Lakes.

It'll be a while before any of the three starts turning a buck, if ever, but it's worth noting this: Fleecing tourists, which is essentially the intent of the upstate casinos, usually produces sugar highs — satisfying at first, but lacking nutrition.

On November 5th, for the first time in state history, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on whether to amend the State Constitution and permit limited commercial casinos for regions in upstate New York.

If the governor gets his way, the proposed new casinos would come to upstate first.

The first four casinos would be built upstate, although the specific sites will be chosen by casino developers.

First, the casino gambling market has become saturated in upstate New York.