Sentences with phrase «of racinos»

An analysis by Capital shows that the three locations chosen by the board appear to be strategically placed between the market areas of other full - fledged resorts, though the inclusion of racinos makes that picture much more cloudy.

A New York Supreme Court Judge this week threw out the lawsuit while saying New York's casino law does not require protection of racinos.

Last week, Paterson requested new bids for potential operators of a racino at Aqueduct Racetrack, the latest action following his withdrawal of support for Aqueduct Entertainment Group LLC in March amid state and federal investigations into an allegedly corrupt selection process.

«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.

Wilmot pledged to use $ 2 million of the racino's revenues each year to subsidize a 350 - room hotel that he said he would build next to Onondaga County's convention center in downtown Syracuse.

Not exact matches

«I think one of the issues that you have to really look at is if we expand a casino location or gaming are we just going to be recycling money that's already out there being spent at other racinos or perhaps some of the Indian gaming sites in the state or will we be bringing in revenue that right now may be going to a location in Connecticut or Atlantic City or what have you.»

State Inspector General Joseph Fisch has completed his lengthy probe of the AEG / Aqueduct racino mess and it is a doozy.

Batavia Downs will continue to lobby the state for a tax break to allow it to keep a higher percentage of net winnings after such a proposal was not included in this year's state budget, the racino's chief operating officer said.

A bombshell IG report released in October 2010 found Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, former Senate President Malcolm Smith and Sen. Eric Adams might have violated the Public Officers Law in «unduly conferring benefits or favoritism and acting in violation of their public trust» when awarding the politically connected AEG the Aqueduct racino cotnract.

A group of state lawmakers from the Mohawk Valley is asking for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's help in pressing Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to introduce a relief package for a racino.

He pressed Schneiderman on the findings of a recent report by Inspector General Joseph Fisch, which detailed a litany of abuse regarding the state senator's handling of a controversial deal to build a racino at the Aquaduct track.

Legislation allowing for Aqueduct's racino was approved in 2001 but the facility hasn't been built because of the state's failure to reach an agreement.

The bill includes a few provisions that may be of interest to gaming industry lobbyists, and to current «racino» licensees.

And just last year Cuomo ponied up a $ 2 million tax break to the failing Vernon Downs - «racino,» claiming it would save hundreds of jobs.

Jeffrey R. Gural, the chairman of Newmark Knight Frank and the owner of two upstate racinos that are members of the New York Gaming Association, said he had contributed about $ 200,000 last year to the committee, chiefly because he supported Mr. Cuomo's agenda and shared the governor's view that public employees unions had grown too powerful in Albany.

«Fantasy sports is very small compared to the racinos,» Bonacic said, adding, «There are six states now that have fantasy sports and not one of them are tied into a gambling institution.»

Sampson said the IG's report «highlights the well - known flaws in the selection of a bidder» to operate the Aqueduct racino, noting the process «lacked structure» and was twice scrapped and re-opened.

... And, let us not forget that the legacy of the AEG mess in connection with the racino has yet to be written, since the matter remains under investigation.

FLUSHING — From restored funding for senior centers to ambitious proposals for convention centers at the Aqueduct racino, Helen Marshall dwelled mostly on the positives for Queens during her State of the Borough address on Tuesday.

Tioga Downs is a «racino,» a combination of harness racing and slot machines.

Featherstonhaugh's group is pushing for the racinos to be the priority sites for the seven proposed new casinos; the outcome of the Seneca exclusivity case could determine if the western New York racinos could be in the mix.

The session was high stakes for Jeff Gural, owner of Vernon Downs harness track and video lottery «racino» in Oneida County.

Three of the other four Republican party bosses also said that Smith, who was mired in the Aqueduct Racino bidding scandal, also panned his bid, the paper said.

The owner of the Oneida County racino is hoping for some tax relief that the Legislature failed to pass before they adjourned last week.

Under Bonacic's bill, the internet poker sites would be run through the existing casinos or racetrack «racinos,» giving them a share of the pot.

Some members of bidding teams that vied for the rights to build and operate an Aqueduct racino are exploring partnerships in the new round of requests for proposals, according to people with ties to the groups.

Fearing what could be a 40 percent reduction to video lottery terminal business in the racino at their track, a group of horsemen based at the Finger Lakes Racetrack in Ontario County are calling for the proposed Lago casino to make up some of the difference in order to support the thoroughbred racing there.

I guess they did not read the papers with regard to Pensiongate» and all those well connected Democrats who are returning the Millions of dollars that they received from the Pension System and lets not forget that Congressman Meeks records was subpoenaed by the Feds, and who can forget what Hank Morris lawyers said «everyone does it» and lets not forget the State IG and his battle with the Sampson the Bipartisan and the other leaders of the Democratic Senate Crazy» Committee it seems the don't want to give him there records with regard to the Racino scandal.

With 1,000 new video lottery terminals coming to the Resorts World racino at Aqueduct in Queens, supporters of thoroughbred racing are worried that the new devices could eventually detract from the money that the VLT parlor gives to the state's race tracks.

«The governor and Legislature need to acknowledge the faith the betting public has in the racinos currently operating and the importance of each to education and agriculture in New York state,» said Gary Greenberg, a minority owner at Vernon Downs racetrack in central New York.

For a region that lags the rest of the state in employment, racino operators are pinning their hopes on the amendment passing.

The New York Gaming Association, which advocates for the interests of the state's nine racinos, filed a complaint alleging that several entities pushing a bill that would legalize daily fantasy sports betting have improperly failed to register as lobbying entities.

AEC will appeal a court decision that denied its effort to block the awarding of the Aqueduct racino contract.

At issue for the racinos was the concern the original proposal would have given a competitive advantage to the casinos, which are due to be constructed north of the New York City area in the first round.

It extended mayoral control of New York City schools and local tax measures, provided $ 55 million in flood damage relief and aided the Vernon Downs racino.

A joint statement from Senate and Assembly lawmakers on Tuesday warned the racino needed a relief package or could face hundreds of jobs losses.

The analysis, which should, of course, be taken with a grain of salt, reveals that the Stockbridge - Munsee would pay less than one third the amount that racinos currently pay in taxes to the state.

Here's the long - awaited audit of NYRA by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office, which (unsurprisingly) concludes the cash - strapped racing association is going to run into serious problems if the Aqueduct racino contract doesn't materialize.

The operators of a western New York racetrack and video lottery terminal racino are suing the state over a siting board's recommendation that a full - scale casino license be granted to developers of the proposed Lago project.

This comes on the heels of a letter sent last week by the racinos that predicted the Catskill casino would result in a loss of $ 400 million in revenue, $ 200 million in state education dollars and nearly 1,000 jobs.

A racino for New York City — an 11th hour proposal from Cuomo designed to limit opposition from existing racino operators for an expansion of non-American Indian table - top gaming — has been jettisoned, Bonacic said.

The New York Gaming Association, which represents the state's nine racinos, announced its backing of the casino bill, declaring it would throw its «full support» behind the expansion and the November referendum for a constitutional amendment.

The contract between Resorts World's video lottery terminal racino at the Aqueduct race track in Queens and the financially strapped Nassau County OTB has been signed and they hope to have almost 500 of what will be 1,000 machines up and running in the next six months.

But Sunday's tragic massacre of 58 concertgoers by gunman Stephen Paddock could prompt a reassessment of procedures and even state regulations regarding security measures at New York's three new casinos, including Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, as well as the state's older racinos offering harness racing and video lottery machines.

In New York, five Indian - run casinos are now operating, all of them upstate, and limited electronic gambling is permitted at so - called racinos at nine racetracks, including one at Aqueduct that Genting opened last year.

«We know it's there,» said Michael Wilton, executive director of the state Gaming Association which represents racinos and harness tracks.

«Obviously there are going to be some unhappy people,» said Jeff Gural, owner of the Tioga Downs harness track and racino, one of three applicants for a license in the Southern Tier - Finger Lakes region.

«From a concert - going standpoint, this has totally rewritten the rules,» said Michael Wilton, executive director of the State Gaming Association, a trade group that represents racinos.

Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which emerged late last month as the surprise — and controversial — winner of a drawn - out bidding process to develop the Queens racino, is moving to smooth things over with the public by cutting ties with Darryl Greene, the partner who pleaded guilty to stealing $ 500,000 from city agencies in the 1990s.

He said it would save 300 jobs and preserve $ 10 to $ 12 million the racino pays the state to support education, plus about $ 2 million in taxes to Oneida County and the town of Vernon.