Sentences with phrase «from casino gambling»

Slot revenue has declined in recent years from over $ 400 million amid intensifying competition from casino gambling in nearby states.

Enter Justice for All, which follows the same model as countless other PACs and lobbying groups pushing everything from casino gambling to term limits.

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In 1995, Trump's gambling empire signed a 10 - year lease to rent space in Trump Tower, the casino chairman's Fifth Avenue office building, for $ 115,000 the first year, and rising from there.

Runners have been known to loiter at casinos, keeping numerous mobile phones and tablets near them to receive orders from illegal gambling rings.

So, if you have been in support of the common myth that investing in the stock market is in no way different from gambling at the casino, this post will help clear that off your mind.

The same people who will benefit from an expanded green economy won't suffer from an expanded gambling economy, because they'd rather dine at an upscale (but tastefully casual) restaurant in Brooklyn that specializes in locally sourced food and sustainable agriculture than get on a bus to go to a «Las Vegas — style» casino in the Catskills.

Clearly they don't mind the hypocrisy in conservative Christians accepting money from billionaires who own casinos in Las Vegas and many other countries where all kinds of gambling and debauchery occur.

Why Casinos Matter, a new report from the Institute for American Values, details the human and social costs of gambling.

And one of those considerations is motive, adds Phil Crusius, an Arlington Heights resident who led a move to keep Arlington from adding casino gambling at the track.

The Lago Resort & Casino complex being built in the Finger Lakes community of Tyre will be stiff competition for existing gambling outlets in central New York, a report from Moody's Investors Service released on Friday found.

When it comings to casino gambling, New Yorkers remain evenly divided at 46 - 46, down from 49 - 42 last month, on whether to allow the expansion of non-Indian run gaming facilities across the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and the SNI have had varying disagreements over collecting revenue from cigarette sales on reservations and the casino gambling amendment, which won first passage this past March.

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.

Lawmakers who represent Saratoga Springs have announced passage of a bill to aid a gambling facility facing competition from Schenectady's full - scale casino.

A company linked to Trump has been granted approval from the Chinese territory of Macau for additional trademarks, including casino services, to develop the «Trump» brand in the world's biggest gambling center.

His proposals on education, casino gambling and the construction of the country's largest convention center in Queens are a bold departure from the uninspired and timid governance that has been stifling New York for the last decade.

Aside from the Legislature approving a tax rate, he said, the new upstate casinos will already have the ability to offer sports gambling once the Gaming Commission promulgates regulations.

With less than 24 hours before the polls open and New Yorkers consider an amendment to expand casino gambling, the pro-casino group New York Jobs Now released two TV ads Monday highlighting support from newspaper editorials and bipartisan backing.

The Oneida Nation secured its exclusive rights to operate casino gambling in the 10 - county region in exchange for sharing for the the first time gambling revenue each year generated from their casino operations.

It's looking less and less likely that state Senators and Assemblymembers will get a pay raise as a holiday present this year, but Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers still have a number of issues they need to resolve before the year ends, ranging from the siting of gambling casinos to how to close a Thruway deficit and whether to go ahead with hydro - fracking.

Vernon's owner, Jeff Gural, slated the facility for closure due to increased gambling competition from nearby casinos.

The 2002 deal gave the Senecas an exclusive right to operate casino gambling in a sprawling area of upstate: all land to the west of Route 14, a state road that runs from Sodus Point on Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border just south of Elmira.

Over the years, gambling has moved from the back rooms of candy stores and the illegal numbers racket to legalized multi-million dollar casinos no longer confined to Las Vegas.

Our state is staggering under heavy taxes, living off of one - time windfalls from Wall Street settlements and pinning its hopes for an economic resurgence on casino gambling.

The tribe remains agnostic on the question of a statewide referendum on casino gambling, something that if approved would likely poach business from its own nascent gambling enterprise.

The governor has asked lawmakers to expand casino gambling, which will eventually bring in additional revenue from related taxes and fees.

Statewide turnout increased from 3.3 million in 2013 to 3.6 million this year, and only 6.6 percent of ballots left the question blank, compared with 16 percent in a referendum on expanding casino gambling four years ago.

At a time when state taxes from traditional gambling like lotteries and casinos are flat or declining, a majority of states are now seeking to regulate — and possibly raise revenue from — daily fantasy sports sites.

The poll sought the opinions of voters in the regions designated for commercial casino expansion, ranging from their expectations for the benefits of casino gambling to their concerns over the potential downsides.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier today insisted he hasn't been trying to distance himself from the amendment that would expand casino gambling in New York, and also confirmed that a campaign featuring direct mail and television ads would come soon.

NYPIRG researcher Bill Mahoney pointed out this evening that language from the 200 - page plus bill for the so - called enabling legislation expand casino gambling in New York that would have blocked political contributions from casino interests seeking to build in New York to candidates was quietly removed.

Opponents of gambling note that casinos can actually make a local economy worse, with issues ranging from increased costs to law enforcement to the impact a gambling addiction has on families.

The money from casino and gambling interests is coming to the forefront as a new political action committee of business leaders, unions and politicians begins a push for the casino amendment.

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.

Duffy cited the 2 percent property tax cap from 2011 as well as the proposed amendment to expand casino gambling in New York as factors that could drive down the cost of property taxes.

Cuomo proposed a new plan for New York's Finger Lakes Racetrack designed to compensate for the gambling dollars moving away from that track's racino to the nearby, newly - opened del Lago casino.

The breakdown of the Genting plan also highlights the challenges confronting gambling companies now: the industry has matured to such a degree, and casinos have so proliferated in the Northeast, that competitors are desperately seeking to take market share from one another or to block their entry altogether.

After an all - night session last week that produced agreements on redistricting, pensions, and casino gambling, the New York Times reported «Cuomo has faced grumbling from government watchdogs and some lawmakers for condoning — and, by some accounts, demanding — a rushed process.»

Governor Cuomo seemed to distance himself from the state's plan to permit four new gambling casinos in New York over the next few months, saying the decision to build new gambling centers lies with the private companies.

But it also would siphon business from any companion casino built in the heart of the Catskills — a less prosperous area explicitly mentioned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others as an intended beneficiary of New York's gambling expansion.

The state will increase its share of revenue from video gambling machines and will allow a number of casinos to stay open later.

The Gaming Facility Location Board chose Empire Resorts» proposal for the Montreign Resort Casino, at the former Concord hotel site in the town of Thompson, as the lone applicant in the Catskills - Hudson Valley region that will be allowed to receive a gambling license from the state.

And so Cuomo's casino - siting commission dutifully announced the placement of three new gambling emporiums — one up in the Finger Lakes, not too close to the Indian casinos to be a bother; another on an a brownfield site along the Mohawk River in Schenectady, and a third in Sullivan County to entice New Yorkers tired of getting their action from the Genting gaming behemoth at Aqueduct race track in Queens.

But there are major fights ahead — over, notably, the expansion of casino gambling and the legalization of fracking — and the scars from the first half of Cuomo's term could make it tougher for him to get what he wants in the second half.

Law said that was because an Orange County casino would have taken too much revenue from existing gambling operations closer to the city — and because many of the contenders faced financial uncertainties and environmental challenges.

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Little disagreement was heard from the speakers on topics including casino gambling, mandate reform, and property tax relief.

A coalition of upstate theater directors aired their concerns about potential new casinos in New York, but said they have assurances from the Cuomo administration that the gambling halls will partner — not compete — with them.

And there is no reason for the gambling industry to change their tactics because the provision which would have banned campaign contributions by casino operators was quietly dropped from Proposition One at the last minute.