Sentences with phrase «newer smaller casino»

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«The fact is, there were a lot of small contractors and vendors who got hurt, who went out of business because Trump did not pay contracts on time,» New Jersey state senator Jim Whelan, who was the mayor of Atlantic City during Trump's casino years, told Newsweek last year.

In particular, I recalled how, back in 1993, when Trump decided he wanted to build special limousine parking lots around his Atlantic City casino and hotel, he had used all his influence to get the state of New Jersey to steal the home of an elderly widow named Vera Coking by declaring «eminent domain» over her property, as well as over a nearby pawn shop and a small family - run Italian restaurant.

On New Year's Day, Jimmy Vaccaro dropped in at Ellis Island, a small casino located off the Strip where Vaccaro's employer, William Hill US, runs the sportsbook.

HTC, a small but influential labor union that has played pivotal rolls at the Capitol in recent years on issues like the legalization of casino gaming, worked with the Real Estate Board of New York to counter a well - funded campaign backed by Airbnb.

The first non-Indian casinos in New York state have provided a small but steady stream of tax revenue in their first year of operation.

Problem gambling, while affecting a small percentage of total gamblers, is growing among people age 60 and older — a key customer base of the burgeoning casino gambling industry in Western New York.

If Las Vegas style casinos come to New York, it will be in no small part because of a series of complex deals struck by Governor Andrew Cuomo with the state's Indian tribes that shared revenue from their own casinos and created exclusivity zones around their lands.

Gural said he would have to close the operation due to the hit it has taken from the newer casinos, and from another smaller Indian casino that the Oneidas have opened nearby.

With gamblers seemingly preferring to visit smaller casinos closer to home, the presentations four developers delivered before the New York State Gaming Commission's location siting board offered practical mid-size packages.

This was no small feat, because this year's conference was nearly double the size of last year's, going from 700 to 1,200 attendees, and it was held in a new venue, moving from Chicago's intimate and stylish Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel to the larger and slightly casino - like Hyatt Regency New Orleanew venue, moving from Chicago's intimate and stylish Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel to the larger and slightly casino - like Hyatt Regency New OrleaNew Orleans.

Professional Experience Comanche Enterprises (Lawton, OK) 6/2005 — Present President / CEO • Developed and implemented businesses and projects under direction of the Comanche Economic Development Commission • Furthered Commission's objective of providing jobs and business opportunities for the people of the Comanche Nation through creation of 11 businesses and 89 new jobs • Expanded and diversified economic base of the Comanche Nation strengthening economic position and ability to compete in local, state, and regional markets • Prepared and presented all reports, financial statements, and business plans for future Commission enterprises excluding casino developments • Oversaw $ 1 million budget, company operations, and personnel • Named 2008 Small Business Woman of the Year in Lawton, OK