Sentences with phrase «from racinos»

Negotiators where also able to come to an agreement on ensuring that revenue to state from racinos operating near potential casinos would be more equitable.

The bill has come under fire from racino operators, who point out the revenue generated from fantasy sports wouldn't go to education.

Bill sponsors insisted they had the votes available for a Friday vote on the measure, but the effort has been met with stiff resistance from racino operators, who spent much the day personally lobbying lawmakers in the Senate.

Not exact matches

The first hit came from The Post, which reported the IG's investigators believe Sampson leaked an internal memo to the politically connected AEG, assisting the firm in landing the first Aqueduct racino contract.

A group of state lawmakers from the Mohawk Valley is asking for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's help in pressing Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to introduce a relief package for a racino.

The racino, with 4,500 video lottery terminals, is expected to generate from $ 450 million to $ 600 million per year.

New York State allows gaming, from Native - run casinos to racinos that host video slots to Off - Track Betting centers.

Once the state signs a contract with an operator, racino construction is expected to take 12 to 18 months, meaning it could open anytime from late 2011 to early 2012.

The Lago project is about 25 miles from the Finger Lakes racino.

FLUSHING — From restored funding for senior centers to ambitious proposals for convention centers at the Aqueduct racino, Helen Marshall dwelled mostly on the positives for Queens during her State of the Borough address on Tuesday.

I do not want to be in a po situation where the assumption these tracks have the racinos and we have to figure out how to get money from them.»

I guess they did not read the papers with regard to Pensiongate» and all those well connected Democrats who are returning the Millions of dollars that they received from the Pension System and lets not forget that Congressman Meeks records was subpoenaed by the Feds, and who can forget what Hank Morris lawyers said «everyone does it» and lets not forget the State IG and his battle with the Sampson the Bipartisan and the other leaders of the Democratic Senate Crazy» Committee it seems the don't want to give him there records with regard to the Racino scandal.

With 1,000 new video lottery terminals coming to the Resorts World racino at Aqueduct in Queens, supporters of thoroughbred racing are worried that the new devices could eventually detract from the money that the VLT parlor gives to the state's race tracks.

From the Pensongate Scandal to Espada to Racino to Paterson the Democrats are in big big trouble.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Wednesday said he would back a bill design to aid the Vernon Downs racino in the Mohawk Valley and urged lawmakers from the area to pass a bill.

A joint statement from Senate and Assembly lawmakers on Tuesday warned the racino needed a relief package or could face hundreds of jobs losses.

A racino for New York City — an 11th hour proposal from Cuomo designed to limit opposition from existing racino operators for an expansion of non-American Indian table - top gaming — has been jettisoned, Bonacic said.

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.

«From a concert - going standpoint, this has totally rewritten the rules,» said Michael Wilton, executive director of the State Gaming Association, a trade group that represents racinos.

Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which emerged late last month as the surprise — and controversial — winner of a drawn - out bidding process to develop the Queens racino, is moving to smooth things over with the public by cutting ties with Darryl Greene, the partner who pleaded guilty to stealing $ 500,000 from city agencies in the 1990s.

As citizens and politicians lead the call to thwart developers from expanding the Saratoga Racino, a choice piece of real estate belonging to a politically - connected family is emerging as a tempting alternative location for a new casino.

For instance, they want to lower from 27 to 7 the various tax rates that racinos across the state pay.

A well - funded push back to the fantasy sports bill has also come from operators of the state's racinos.

Tabone criticized Braunstein about contributions he accepted, including $ 25,000 from one developer funneled through limited liability companies — which both camps admitted was legal — and large donations from Guardian Life, a company under investigation by the state attorney general's office, and Delaware North, a bidder for the scandal - plagued Aqueduct Race Track racino contract.

Rev. Floyd Flake and rapper Jay - Z have each withdrawn themselves from Aqueduct Entertainment Group amid ongoing federal and state investigations into the group's controversial and surprise selection as the developer for the new Aqueduct racino in Queens.

Based on calendar year data, revenues for racinos in New York went from $ 878 million in 2013 to $ 864 million in 2014 for a drop of almost 2 percent.

The Sterling Forest casino would be just an hour's drive from New York City and would be operated by the same company that runs the Resorts Word racino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens.

New York racino tax revenues, though, rose from $ 871 million to $ 938 million, but revenues from horse betting fell from $ 23 million to $ 22 million.

He speculated the decision could sink his racino at Vernon Downs, which is about 80 miles from the site of a new casino license in Tyre, and said it would hurt the broader Southern Tier region.

He has pledged to use revenues from the «racino» to buy $ 2 million worth of room nights each year at a 350 - room hotel he would build next to Onondaga County's convention center in downtown Syracuse.

The governor said $ 4 billion would be needed from the private sector to build a convention center at the Aqueduct racino.

Half is expected to come from current casino spending at New York racinos (21 percent) and Native American - owned casinos (30 percent).