Sentences with phrase «racetrack casinos»
The phrase "racetrack casinos" refers to gambling establishments that are located on or near horse racing tracks. Full definition
«Authorizing gaming at these existing racetrack casinos will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for schools and economic benefits all across the state.»
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Genting Americas, which runs the Aqueduct racetrack casino, praised New York lawmakers for the resolution aimed at New Jersey.
«The inclusion of competitive tax parity, a plan that keeps the three Western New York racetrack casinos as vital partners to state and localities, and the assurance that our two successful downstate partners can continue providing good paying jobs and generating significant funding for schools are significant improvements from earlier drafts of this bill and critical to our support,» said Association President James Featherstonhaugh in a statement.
With the Seneca Gaming Corp. withholding payments to the state because of a dispute over racetrack casinos, the City of Niagara Falls has been deprived of more than $ 60 million - and counting - in revenue it was suppos...
Gov. David Paterson and legislators quietly borrowed state money in 2010 to give to their favorite baseball clubs, veterans halls, museums and even a racetrack casino at the same time they were cutting jobs and support for schools, health care and other basic public services.
Since opening our racetrack casino last October, Resorts World has created more than 3,000 jobs and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the state — and we're prepared to continue that positive work for New Yorkers.
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 problem is the Senecas and the Oneidas already have these racetrack casinos already in the exclusivity zones and there's no language that those won't expand,» said John Kane, host of «Let's Talk Native.»
Jeffrey M. Gural, whose bid to build a full - scale casino at his racetrack casino in Nichols, N.Y., was rejected in December, said he met with a representative of Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office last week.
The state's racetrack casinos will face new competition from the three casinos — but it could have been a lot worse.
Mr. Cuomo's comments come as the state's racetrack casinos, which have electronic slot machines but not the more lucrative table games, prepare to mount a high - profile lobbying effort to push the State Legislature to let them expand into full - fledged casinos.
The nine racetrack casinos, meanwhile, have banded together to start the New York Gaming Association, which is expected to begin advocating for a constitutional amendment later this year.
The bill would require each of the racetrack casinos to pay the state a $ 10 million fee for a three - year license.
At Turning Stone and at the state's racetrack casinos, the minimum age is 18.
The state's nine racetrack casinos would be allowed to remain open.