In New York, the state Gaming Commission is currently reviewing applications for four
new upstate casinos recommended by a special siting committee almost a year ago.
Megna has also joined the state Gaming Commission this year just as reports were coming in that New York's
new upstate casinos might not be the cash cow supporters and consultants said they would be.
ALBANY, N.Y. >> New York is gearing up to take applications for four
new upstate casinos at a time when some gambling operations in the region are in a slump.
Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, Sullivan County, will be the last of
the new upstate casinos to open.
With three
new upstate casinos failing to meet revenue projections, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is rightly being asked to do a hard analysis of the situation.
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.
Cameron Macdonald, executive director of the Government Justice Center, contends the four
new upstate casinos could take legal action to force the commission into acting.
The state Gaming Commission is still reviewing the court's ruling and has not begun to roll out draft regulations that would eventually enable
the new upstate casinos to provide sports gambling on their premises.
Not exact matches
He continues to make a name for himself with a
new seafood delivery service, Lobster by Fabio, launched in late 2016, and a new restaurant Portico by Fabio Viviani, opening in del Lago Resort & Casino early this year in upstate New Yo
new seafood delivery service, Lobster by Fabio, launched in late 2016, and a
new restaurant Portico by Fabio Viviani, opening in del Lago Resort & Casino early this year in upstate New Yo
new restaurant Portico by Fabio Viviani, opening in del Lago Resort &
Casino early this year in
upstate New Yo
New York.
«The opening of two
new large casinos in upstate New York — del Lago Resort Casino and Rivers Casino Schenectady — have helped grow state monthly gaming revenues by about 30
new large
casinos in
upstate New York — del Lago Resort Casino and Rivers Casino Schenectady — have helped grow state monthly gaming revenues by about 30
New York — del Lago Resort
Casino and Rivers
Casino Schenectady — have helped grow state monthly gaming revenues by about 30 %.
As expected, state gaming regulators on Tuesday approved a
casino license for the Tioga Downs Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate New
casino license for the Tioga Downs
Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate New
Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth
casino to upstate New
casino to
upstate New York.
State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in
New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at
upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.
«
New York voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to expand
casino gambling, authorizing as many as seven full - scale
casinos as part of a plan meant to bring jobs to economically distressed
upstate regions.»
Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed in June to allow up to four
new resort style gambling
casinos upstate.
«A
New York City franchise would be eating at the buffet table of an
upstate casino,» Cuomo said yesterday.
The 56 - year - old Cuomo will begin his second term with a long list of challenges, including the implementation of a
new medical marijuana law, a decision on whether to allow fracking for natural gas and the selection of up to four
new casino operators
upstate.
While
upstate New York waits for the Gaming Commission to approve up to four
casinos, anti-casino group Save East Greenbush has released the results of an Election Day exit poll that asked voters how they felt about a gaming hall going up on Thompson Hill Road.
A timeline of major events from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal in 2013 to allow non-Indian
casinos in
upstate New York to the eve of opening day...
There are already five Indian - run
casinos in
New York, all of them
upstate.
The race for the last
upstate casino license has just one runner — a blunt - talking real estate tycoon trying his luck for a second time in
New York.
On the same day as the fracking ban was made public, a state board appointed by Cuomo and legislative leaders announced the siting of three
new gambling
casinos in economically depressed
upstate areas.
«While we are excited about making this license fee payment, we are even more excited about the progress we are making building what will soon be the best resort and
casino in all of
upstate New York,» del Lago Co-Chairman Tom Wilmot said.
He also proposed three
casinos for
upstate New York and a whitewater rafting competition for the Adirondacks.
The
upstate casino market has become so saturated with
casinos it remains unclear if developers would even risk opening a
new casino in Western New Yo
new casino in Western
New Yo
New York.
Today Cuomo declared it «coincidental» that the fracking decision was being unveiled hours before his
casino commission picked three
upstate locations for
new gambling.
Governor Cuomo released a bill to authorize three
new gambling casinos in upstate New York, if the legislature agrees to his plan and overs approve it in the fa
new gambling
casinos in
upstate New York, if the legislature agrees to his plan and overs approve it in the fa
New York, if the legislature agrees to his plan and overs approve it in the fall.
ALBANY >>
New casinos in
upstate New York will face challenges in drawing customers, and the state should be cautious in making revenue projections, according to a state comptroller's report released Friday.
«A
New York City franchise would eat at the buffet table of the
upstate casinos, so to speak,» Cuomo said.
If there is no
casino planned for the
New York City area, and only ones
upstate, voters downstate might not be in favor of the amendment, or simply be uninterested in the matter and skip the proposal altogether.
Education, marketing
upstate New York,
casinos, equality and more.
Editorial by Former Assmbly Ryan Karben
New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded
casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically adrift
upstate communities.
New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded
casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically adrift
upstate communities.
The bulk of his
new proposals focus on upstate jobs programs and tourism, like innovation hot spots, developing three casinos upstate, and promoting New York produced produc
new proposals focus on
upstate jobs programs and tourism, like innovation hot spots, developing three
casinos upstate, and promoting
New York produced produc
New York produced products.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is coordinating a robust campaign to persuade voters to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing an expansion of non-Indian
casino gambling, an important part of his economic development plan for
upstate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will today visit the three
upstate counties selected for
new casinos by the state's Gaming Facility Location Board.
The other two
upstate casinos, Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier and Resorts World Catskills, said they are not seeking any
new tax breaks.
Three of the
upstate casinos are now under construction, and one, near Monticello, could face serious competition if northern
New Jersey
casinos are open.
The resolution approved by
New York lawmakers notes that the new casinos upstate will generate $ 430 million in annual economic benefits once they open, which includes $ 238 million in casino tax payments to the sta
New York lawmakers notes that the
new casinos upstate will generate $ 430 million in annual economic benefits once they open, which includes $ 238 million in casino tax payments to the sta
new casinos upstate will generate $ 430 million in annual economic benefits once they open, which includes $ 238 million in
casino tax payments to the state.
The bill backed by the Legislature and signed by Cuomo turned the
casino construction to
upstate New York, setting up exclusivity zones for the Indian - run gambling halls and placing an emphasis on building north of the metropolitan area.
At the same time, the question of whether yet another
casino in
upstate New York would be feasible in the Binghamton area given the proximity of both the Finger Lakes project and the plans by the Oneida Indian Nation to construct a «Wizard of Oz» themed -
casino announced last year.
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.
The state's
casino siting board had initially recommended three casinos in upstate New York, including Lago, Schenectady's Rivers Casino and the Adelaar project in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan C
casino siting board had initially recommended three
casinos in
upstate New York, including Lago, Schenectady's Rivers
Casino and the Adelaar project in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan C
Casino and the Adelaar project in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan County.
Winning a bid to host a
casino resort is a «credit positive» for the host municipalities in
upstate New York, a Moody's analysis released on Friday found.
The state Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Mark Gearan to be the
new chairman of the state Gaming Commission — a regulatory body that will consider the licenses of
casino developers in parts of the
upstate region this year.
The Oneidas operate one of the largest
upstate casinos with Turning Stone in central
New York.
Enabling legislation and revenue - sharing agreements forged with American Indian tribes that run
casinos in
upstate New York have restricted development to the Southern Tier, the Catskills and the Albany area.
Fortunes are won and lost in
casinos, but a fortune could also hinge on where one is built in
upstate New York — and where.
A majority of NYC voters support a ballot measure to allow as many as seven
casinos in the state, according to a
New York Times / Siena College poll, even though they don't want any of those in the five boroughs and probably won't travel
upstate to visit those that are built.
Bonacic introduced his own
casino enabling legislation last month that would create up to five facilities
upstate and place a moratorium on building
New York City area - based
casinos until 2019.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pushed hard to get Las Vegas - style
casinos legalized in
New York as a key component of his plan to revive the
upstate economy, plans to visit the three communities that emerged victorious yesterday in the battle for gaming licenses.