Sentences with phrase «legalized gambling in the state»

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ALBANY — Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Gov. Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part of his plan to expand legalized gambling in the state.

Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part of his plan to expand legalized gambling in the state.

In addition to the convention center plan, the Governor introduced a range of policy proposals building on his legislative success in 2011, including the creation of a new pension tier for new state employees and an expected push to legalize gambling in the state.

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When New Yorkers go to the polls this November they will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling in the state.

In that case, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that legalized sports betting in the state, however, the federal ban on gambling still needs to be overturned before that bill can be passeIn that case, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that legalized sports betting in the state, however, the federal ban on gambling still needs to be overturned before that bill can be passein the state, however, the federal ban on gambling still needs to be overturned before that bill can be passed.

As reported by my counterpart Chris Bragg at our sister publication Crain's New York Business, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced plans for a November referendum that would legalize full - scale casino gambling in the state, not just at the tracks and off - track betting facilities that have them now.

The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go - ahead to legalize betting on sports.

Gov. Matt Bevin (R) said about last week's Supreme Court decision allowing states to decide whether or not to legalize sports gambling, «Whether this ultimately results in any change for Kentucky is something that will be determined... in a future legislative session,» reports the Courier - Journal.

In his State of the State speech in January, Mr. Cuomo raised the stakes further, calling for the constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling and proposing to transform Genting's planned resort near Aqueduct into a destination casino resort that would include the nation's largest convention centeIn his State of the State speech in January, Mr. Cuomo raised the stakes further, calling for the constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling and proposing to transform Genting's planned resort near Aqueduct into a destination casino resort that would include the nation's largest convention centein January, Mr. Cuomo raised the stakes further, calling for the constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling and proposing to transform Genting's planned resort near Aqueduct into a destination casino resort that would include the nation's largest convention center.

The state legislature was closing in on an end - of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one more year, and legalize daily fantasy sports gambling.

A bill to legalize online poker gambling in New York is unlikely to come to a vote this year in the state Assembly, according to the chamber's Racing and Wagering Committee chairman, Gary Pretlow.

With the Legislature considering bills to legalize online daily fantasy sports sites like FanDuel and DraftKings, some lawmakers and advocates say any revenue for the state should go toward education, as has been traditional for gambling - generated cash in New York.

Gambling powers — from Malaysia, Las Vegas, Yonkers and even Hamburg — are engaged in a furious and expensive last - minute campaign at the state Capitol on whether to legalize daily fantasy sports contests and online poker wagering.

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.

The New York Gaming Association has released a new report suggesting that legalizing full casino gambling in the state would «generate more than $ 3.3 billion in economic output, which includes wages, salaries and the purchase of goods and services.»

While it's still up in the air if sports gambling will be legalized in New York State, some are already looking at how this could impact collegiate sports.

Earlier this week, Governor Cuomo said talks between Genting and his administration over the Queens convention center had broken down, and he would now wait until expanded gambling is actually legalized in New York State, then take open bids to operate casinos and build convention centers.

Someday, students of Machiavellian political maneuvering will read about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to legalize casino gambling in New York and the way he used the issue to wring money and concessions out of the state's tribal gaming operators.

Karen Hinton — married to State Operations Director Howard Glaser, one of the governor's oldest friends and a key figure in Cuomo's high - stakes efforts to legalize casino gambling, bring a new power utility to Long Island, and finalize a decision on hydrofracking for natural gas — is a «managing director» at Mercury Public Affairs, which was founded by several former aides and advisers to Republican former Gov. George Pataki.

New York State has a bill in the senate which would legalize sports gambling at any casino, racetrack, or off - track betting facility.

The governor said his administration was «actively» investigating whether full - scale commercial gambling should be legalized in the state, a move that would quite likely draw significant public disagreement but could offer huge financial benefits for the state and be a source of upstate jobs.

The poll also found that most New Yorkers want the state to permit ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City, but they are not in favor of a proposal to legalize daily fantasy sports gambling, including games offered on popular websites like FanDuel or DraftKings.

Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chairman Gary Pretlow (D - Westchester) said Tuesday he expects the Legislature would adopt legislation to legalize daily fantasy sports games if a court finds — as Schneiderman claims — that they are in violation of state gambling laws.

Anti-gambling activists took a sledgehammer to a slot machine in front of the New York State Capitol, to demonstrate their opposition a ballot amendment to legalize gambling casinos in New York.

At the same time that he proposes the convention center project, Cuomo is also seeking to amend the state's constitution to fully legalize gambling in New York.

Genting backed out of the convention - center project after the state refused to commit to its holding an exclusive gaming license in the New York City area if casino gambling is legalized.

Anti-gambling activists took a sledgehammer to a slot machine in front of the New York State Capitol to demonstrate their opposition to a ballot amendment to legalize gambling casinos in New York sState Capitol to demonstrate their opposition to a ballot amendment to legalize gambling casinos in New York statestate.

In the past decade, online gambling has exploded and several states, including New York, have approved measures to legalize various types of gambling.

With the esports industry having the opportunity to learn from the mistakes of its traditional sports counterparts in the world of gambling, there is hope that it can embrace legalized betting in the states that choose to implement it and work to avoid negative situations, such as the iBuyPower scandal and other issues that have plagued traditional sports since the passing of PASPA.

The one thing they all have in common is they will be running afoul of an obscure federal law that for 25 years has prohibited states from legalizing sports gambling.