Sentences with phrase «of gambling expansion»

I imagine that many of us will try to make this decision by weighing the pros and cons of gambling expansion.

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

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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.

The deconstruction of marriage, abortion on demand, legalization of marijuana, acceptance of pornography, expansion of gambling, provisions for doctor - assisted suicide — progressives either endorse or refuse to speak up against these and other policies and trends.

Topics of discussion included, but were not limited to the follow: The millionaire's tax, redistricting, the tax cap, mandate relief, the expansion of non-Indian gambling, the PEF contract, whether the Legislature will return to Albany prior to January and the 2012 session.

Now comes yet another issue on which DiNapoli disagrees with Cuomo: The expansion of non-Indian casino gambling.

When it comings to casino gambling, New Yorkers remain evenly divided at 46 - 46, down from 49 - 42 last month, on whether to allow the expansion of non-Indian run gaming facilities across the state.

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.

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.

Groups concerned about the state's gambling expansion say the irony is not lost that Cuomo now seeks to enhance charitable gambling operations after he led the support of the 2013 referendum for legalizing up to seven new Las Vegas - style casinos.

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.

Spokesman John Conklin says the commissioners also decided that the casino gambling expansion referendum should be the first one of six proposals that voters will see on the November ballot.

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

A former marketing rep for the New York State Lottery says the state's expansion of legalized gambling fed addictions and tore apart families.

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.

So it's possible the Gaming Association is trying to appeal to policymakers and lawmakers, some of whom have been hesitant to fully embraced an expansion of gambling.

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.

A Siena Poll found that when voters were asked if they support an expansion of casino - style gambling, they were evenly split: 46 percent yes, 46 percent no.

Business Council President Heather Briccetti, who is part of the coalition, said recently that she thinks the amendment wording accurately reflects what the gambling expansion will bring to the state.

``... Most observers see this as a fictional crisis manufactured by gambling lobbyists who want you to re-convene so they can try to make one more run at a major expansion of gambling before the November elections, when Florida voters will likely approve Amendment 3,» he added.

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.

«The conversation with Genting» will be about «the expansion of the racino,» Cuomo said, referring to the limited gambling parlor currently at Aqueduct that includes slot machines but no live gambling tables for games like poker or roulette.

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 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.

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.

ICYMI: Here is the final installment of our three - part series on the expansion of casino gambling, New York's Big Bet.

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 Seneca casino developments were part of a broader gambling expansion approved by the state shortly after the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks.

-- 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.