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Even though legislative leaders have said they do not want to include gambling expansion in the budget, Cuomo says the proposal is still being considered.

The firm's namesake, of course, was a top aide to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, who has been hesitant to embrace a gambling expansion in the past.

Opponents of gambling expansion in the state pushed back Thursday, saying such a move is about generating revenue so lawmakers can avoid raising taxes.

Greenberg expects New Yorkers will hear more about the proposed gambling expansion in the coming months.

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The gambling world is waiting with bated breath for the United States Supreme Court decision that could result in an expansion of sports betting.

Grey and the conservatives agree in their insistence on «no expansion of gambling,» although the evangelicals are against it on moral grounds while Grey's opposition is based on «quality of life.»

I live in Maryland, where we have a lot of controversial questions on Tuesday's ballot, including referenda on marriage equality, the rights of immigrants and the expansion of gambling.

Expansion of gambling has been a Cuomo priority, sold as an engine of economic development in economically depressed regions of New York.

Panel of gaming experts highlighted the potential pitfalls to the expansion of casino gambling during a conference in Saratoga Springs yesterday.

Supporters of the expansion of gambling in New York point to the positive economic impact it could have for the state and its potential for job creation, especially in the upstate region.

Coming in second was a coalition backed by gambling interests that opposes casino expansion, which spent $ 1.47 million.

He signed off on the gerrymandered LATFOR Senate and Assembly maps in a deal that also included Tier VI, expansion of non-Indian gambling (another constitutional amendment), expansion of the statewide DNA database, and the teacher performance evaluation system.

The Seneca Nation of Indians donated $ 25,000 to the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee as disputes with the state continue over a variety of issues facing the nation, including the expansion of casino gambling in New York.

As a key deadline nears, an organization against Las Vegas - style gambling in Saratoga Springs is urging the City Council to assert its authority to pursue more involvement in a planned expansion at the Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

ALBANY — A Washington County citizen activist is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to try to void expansion of casino gambling approved in June.

At the time, Cuomo was in discussions with gambling companies and real - estate developers over an expansion of casinos in the state.

The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force has admitted — after months of secrecy — that Penn National Gaming paid for a summer mailing that sought to mobilize supporters of Maryland's marriage equality bill against a gambling expansion measure in the state.

With just hours left in the legislative session, the Senate granted final legislative approval Wednesday night for an expansion of gambling that includes more off - track betting sites and possible sports betting in the future.

The Seneca Nation, already the kings of casino gambling in Western New York, has taken another step in its gambling expansion plans with the $ 2.7 million purchase of a 32 - acre parcel of vacant land in Monroe County.

Some lawmakers have expressed concern about the timing of the next steps in the gambling expansion process.

Legislative leaders and Governor Cuomo met for the first time together in over a month, and they focused on an issue they had originally hoped to settle in the budget, the expansion of gambling in New York.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo did not lose any time in publicizing a win on a gambling expansion amendment in Tuesday's voting.

The poll in question found 76 percent of voters felt the lack of transparency surrounding major policy deals on pension reform, redistricting, expansion of casino gambling and the DNA database was a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

The governor also reiterated that he would make his position on the expansion of casino gambling in New York known in January (when the new session and budget season both start), but added that regions shouldn't include gaming as forgone conclusion in their job creating plans.

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.

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.

It did, however, work hard (and spend big) to get the constitutional amendment that allowed for the expansion of non-Indian-run casino gambling expanded in New York.

The Senate also voted for the first time to legalize gambling on online poker in the state, a historic expansion of gambling, passing a bill 53 to 5 to allow the state's 11 racetrack casinos to apply for 11 licenses to hold online poker games.

State lawmakers approved the expansion of casino gambling last week with enabling legislation that provides and the second passage of a constitutional amendment that now goes to voters in a referendum.

The coalition of business groups, elected officials and private and public sector union organizations formed to back the expansion of casino gambling in New York includes a number of allies to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The short term funds for this gambling spree were provided in part by the CBI expansion of credit during this period, as well as by the Japanese central bank, which was expanding credit as well during this period, which the Icelandic banks were using in their risky game.

Despite a rapid expansion of state - sanctioned gambling in recent years, revenue has been relatively weak, a report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government found.

The same goes for a constitutional amendment that would allow expansion on non-Indian run casino gambling in New York.

New Yorkers in three key regions of the state see both upsides and downsides to the expansion of casino gambling, according to an exclusive Time Warner Cable News / Siena College poll.

The state's Catholic Bishops on Sunday released a statement expressing concern with the expansion of gambling in New York under the amendment.

A constitutional referendum due before voters this year would allow for an expansion of casino gambling in New York to include non-Indian table - top gaming.

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 New York Senate and Assembly have approved new district lines, as Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New York.

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.

-- The agreement does not depend on whether the state Legislature and voters approve an expansion of private casino gambling in New York.

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 governor will also control a board set up to regulate the expansion of gambling in New York.

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.

This year, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and County Racing Committee have both passed resolutions in unaninmous support of an expansion of casino gambling at Saratoga Casino and Raceway, if Saratoga County is chosen as a viable location in the Capital Region area.

By early evening, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders had reached a deal on a number of issues including a redistricting plan, expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and a constitutional amendment to allow up to seven new gambling casinos in New York.

Cuomo issued what are called «messages of necessity» on his bill to create tax - free zones at public and private campuses and the bill to authorize the biggest expansion of gambling in New York in a decade.

The expansion of casino gambling in Florida has been a contentious issue for years that the Legislature doesn't seem to be able to solve and probably never will.

In the short run, Cuomo gets some progress on pension reform, another on - time budget that holds down spending, expansion of the DNA database and a gambling amendment.

Governor Andrew Cuomo did not lose any time in publicizing a win on a gambling expansion amendment in Tuesday's voting.

With legislative support for casino expansion uncertain, the General Assembly's finance committee will dig into revenue implications for the state in the third gambling expansion bill to be considered by state lawmakers this session.