Sentences with phrase «for upstate casino»

The Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack filed a lawsuit against the state board that in December selected Lago Resort & Casino just off the Thruway in the Town of Tyre as one of three recommended sites for an upstate casino.

As part of the enabling legislation approved the state Legislature earlier this year, the Hotel Trades Council previously signed five labor peace agreements with the operators who are considering applying for upstate casino licenses.

At the press conference, Bluhm spoke on jobs created as well as Ward's aid in passing legislation for upstate casinos, stating «I'd like to have a special thanks and recognize the tremendous job that Peter Ward has done... Without Peter's great work we wouldn't be here.

Governor Cuomo has been pushing the plan for upstate casinos as an economic development tool for several months now.

Further, the state has already awarded all four licenses for upstate casinos that were made possible by the statewide constitutional referendum in 2013 that permitted a new round of casino expansion.

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Platzer was running a kitchen in upstate Pennsylvania when on one of his trips home was given an opportunity for a job in the soon - to - open Atlantic City Casino industry.

He continues to make a name for himself with a new seafood delivery service, Lobster by Fabio, launched in late 2016, and a new restaurant Portico by Fabio Viviani, opening in del Lago Resort & Casino early this year in upstate New York.

Cuomo brushed off recent bad news for the gaming industry, saying that the private sector and not the state will determine «the scale and scope» of casino operations coming soon to upstate.

As expected, state gaming regulators on Tuesday approved a casino license for the Tioga Downs Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate Newcasino license for the Tioga Downs Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate NewCasino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate Newcasino to upstate New York.

The 56 - year - old Cuomo will begin his second term with a long list of challenges, including the implementation of a new medical marijuana law, a decision on whether to allow fracking for natural gas and the selection of up to four new casino operators upstate.

He's signed into law a plan build casinos upstate, but the public must approve a change in the state's constitution in order for it to move forward.

The casino has created roughly 1,200 jobs for upstate residents and is expected to improve Schenectady and the surrounding region.

While upstate New York waits for the Gaming Commission to approve up to four casinos, anti-casino group Save East Greenbush has released the results of an Election Day exit poll that asked voters how they felt about a gaming hall going up on Thompson Hill Road.

Bloomberg has largely avoided commenting on local politics, though he has allowed aides, such as Wolfson, to occasionally defend his record, and did criticize Governor Cuomo earlier this year for his decision to ban hydrofracking statewide and allow casinos in upstate regions.

State lawmakers were finishing up their session for the year, working to approve a measure to build four gambling casinos upstate and create tax free zones at college campuses.

The race for the last upstate casino license has just one runner — a blunt - talking real estate tycoon trying his luck for a second time in New York.

Cuomo's vision to bring Las Vegas - style casinos to the Empire State includes putting three upstate but none in the Big Apple and its suburbs for at least five years.

He also proposed three casinos for upstate New York and a whitewater rafting competition for the Adirondacks.

Today Cuomo declared it «coincidental» that the fracking decision was being unveiled hours before his casino commission picked three upstate locations for new gambling.

Some supporters of casino gambling worry that turnout for the downstate races will dwarf the more low key local races upstate.

But Cuomo says he'd prefer to begin with just three casinos, located upstate, for now.

The report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office comes as the state accepts applications from developers for a total of four casinos in three upstate regions, including the Hudson Valley - Catskills.

If there is no casino planned for the New York City area, and only ones upstate, voters downstate might not be in favor of the amendment, or simply be uninterested in the matter and skip the proposal altogether.

Editorial by Former Assmbly Ryan Karben New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically adrift upstate communities.

This can be found in the 2013 law that detailed the plan for constructing casinos upstate and excluded Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.

Still, Rapfogel gushed, «Shelly loved to mentor people» and he also worked «for farmers, addressed issues about casino gambling, supported hospitals in upstate areas that needed the support, and was involved in fracking concerns.

New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically adrift upstate communities.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is coordinating a robust campaign to persuade voters to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing an expansion of non-Indian casino gambling, an important part of his economic development plan for upstate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will today visit the three upstate counties selected for new casinos by the state's Gaming Facility Location Board.

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.

The bill backed by the Legislature and signed by Cuomo turned the casino construction to upstate New York, setting up exclusivity zones for the Indian - run gambling halls and placing an emphasis on building north of the metropolitan area.

In recent years, the state has provided better tax deals for Finger Lakes Racetrack and Vernon Downs near Turning Stone because of the casino competition upstate.

Five years later, a lot has changed: Cuomo is presiding over casino openings in upstate communities, touting their construction as a part of a turnaround for a struggling region of the state.

The long time period was built into a 2013 law that created the timetable to give four upstate casinos a chance to get off the ground and be prepared for competition.

Cuomo is pushing for the expansion of gambling in New York, saying it would create jobs and take advantage of what is already available at Indian - run casinos in parts of upstate.

A five - year moratorium for the construction of downstate casinos is expected to remain in place, as will the siting for three upstate casinos in four locations.

Briccetti said casinos aren't a cure - all for the ailing upstate economy but says it is certainly an extra perk.

Winning a bid to host a casino resort is a «credit positive» for the host municipalities in upstate New York, a Moody's analysis released on Friday found.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pushed hard to get Las Vegas - style casinos legalized in New York as a key component of his plan to revive the upstate economy, plans to visit the three communities that emerged victorious yesterday in the battle for gaming licenses.

The move comes as three new casinos slated for upstate are under construction, and a fourth license is expected to be awarded soon.

The state's top gambling regulators on Monday will consider the final approval of three casino licenses for upstate projects recommended a year ago, according to an agenda released late on Thursday night.

Four years after Cuomo promised a jolt to the upstate economy with the expansion of state - sanctioned gambling, state regulators gave licenses to three for - profit operators to open full - blown casinos in regions from the Finger Lakes to the southern Catskills.

The move comes as three new casinos slated for upstate — Rivers in Schenectady, Montreign in the Catskills and Lago in northern Seneca County — are under construction.

Top casino operators — including Newmark Grubb Knight Frank chairman Jeffrey Gural — are vying for the opportunity to operate four new casinos in upstate New York, and are investing heavily in lobbying efforts in order to win the lucrative licenses.

Prospective casino operators got a chance to ask the Cuomo Administration questions about details of the process for choosing licensees for four upstate casinos.

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.

Those would be the best regions for voter - approved developments, Cuomo said, because he wants casinos in six upstate regions, including those where three native tribes already offer legal gambling halls.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that for the three host communities, the casinos offer the possibility of greater tourism and a chance to revitalize long - struggling upstate areas.

ALBANY >> The board tasked with picking locations for casinos in upstate New York will consider Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to reopen the bidding process so a Southern Tier applicant can get a license, the board's chairman said Friday.

For months, the spokesman for the state Gaming Commission had repeatedly indicated that the license for Montreign and two other upstate casinos would be issued by Dec. For months, the spokesman for the state Gaming Commission had repeatedly indicated that the license for Montreign and two other upstate casinos would be issued by Dec. for the state Gaming Commission had repeatedly indicated that the license for Montreign and two other upstate casinos would be issued by Dec. for Montreign and two other upstate casinos would be issued by Dec. 31.