Cuomo, who urged the legislature to approve a plan to build four
gambling resorts upstate, and possibly more in New York City in a few years, says he will be promoting a yes vote on the referendum in the coming weeks.
Not exact matches
Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed in June to allow up to four new
resort style
gambling casinos
upstate.
When the application process began, the state's plan was for as many as four
gambling resorts in three
upstate regions and possibly up to three more in the New York City area within seven years.
Smaller
gambling developments proposed in economically strapped areas should be able to compete with
resort projects proposed by big - name companies in more affluent areas, the head of the state Gaming Commission said of the contest to win up to four casino licenses
upstate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has outlined a plan to boost tourism and economic development by allowing as many as three
resort gambling casinos in
upstate New York.