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A Brooklyn lawyer argued before Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin that the ballot language for a referendum on casino gambling is improperly misleading.
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UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined a coalition of labor, business and political groups urging New Yorkers to vote yes on Election Day on Proposition 1, a referendum on a casino plan that would bring to the state new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue for public schools.
With the public referendum on casino gaming just weeks away, new polls indicating New York voters are keen on building more state - run casinos are being questioned by anti-gambling groups.
The tribe remains agnostic on the question of a statewide referendum on casino gambling, something that if approved would likely poach business from its own nascent gambling enterprise.
Finally, under new Racing, Pari - mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1330 - a, any current gaming licensee who spends more than $ 1,000 supporting or opposing the November referendum on casino gambling must file their expenditure reports with the Gaming Commission as well as with the state Board of Elections.
Not exact matches
After the Galena referendum failed to stop the riverboat's arrival, he decided to challenge the casino industry on the grounds that casino gambling is a threat to the quality of community life.
The governor reversed himself on the timing of a casino public referendum, saying he would like it to go before the voters this fall even though there are no statewide elections scheduled, and not in 2014.
But the wording of the actual referendum on the ballot may increase the odds of the new casinos being approved.
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.
Opponents of casino gambling rallied supporters in Springfield, Massachusetts last night where a citywide referendum on MGM Resorts» $ 800 million casino development is less than three weeks away.
As reported by my counterpart Chris Bragg at our sister publication Crain's New York Business, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced plans for a November referendum that would legalize full - scale casino gambling in the state, not just at the tracks and off - track betting facilities that have them now.
This whole discussion might be moot anyway, because in order to build a casino in New York City — or anywhere in the state on non-Indian land — the constitutional amendment expanding gambling would have to be passed for a second time by the Legislature and also pass muster with the voters in a public referendum.
A referendum on the November ballot promises all that and more to New Yorkers as politicians seek to change the state constitution to allow seven Las Vegas - style casinos.
That agreement and a successful referendum on the 2013 statewide ballot made it possible for Wilmorite and others to compete for casino licenses elsewhere in New York.
A referendum on the November ballot to consider approving seven casinos in New York is raising some eyebrows among good - government advocates for wording that promises to lower taxes, provide more money for schools and create more jobs.
Statewide turnout increased from 3.3 million in 2013 to 3.6 million this year, and only 6.6 percent of ballots left the question blank, compared with 16 percent in a referendum on expanding casino gambling four years ago.
Voters in New York approved a referendum on Tuesday to expand casino gambling in the state and rejected a referendum to allow judges to serve until age 80.
With New Yorkers set to vote on a referendum that would expand casino gambling in New York state, people are speaking out on all sides of the argument.
While Cuomo himself stayed for the most part silent on the amendment's passage, the effort to promote the referendum was led by NY Jobs Now, a coalition of labor unions and gaming operators that stood to benefit from casino approval.
Later in the statement, though, he adds that there could be trouble in passing the referendum if his way of thinking on casinos isn't adopted in the enbalbing legislation.
But unlike previous proposals to change to the state's constitution, a lot more money is on the line this time around with the casino referendum, and its passage means the opening of a lucrative market for the gambling industry.
«It will also highlight the «trick» the referendum is playing on voters with slanted language, as well as the strong possibility that passage of the amendment could lead to authorization of several New York City casinos.»
Any casino or gaming interest that contributes money to the referendum campaign will be disclosed and any political donation that any casino interest makes to a politician that will be disclosed so there will be disclosure on everything.»
The state Board of Elections blames «logistics» and an employee who was out sick for not posting the rewording of the casino referendum on its website until after the deadline to challenge it had passed.
Bonacic admitted that allowing one of more non-Indian run casinos to open somewhere in the five boroughs or on Long Island would likely negatively impact the Sullivan County casino approved in the first round of licenses awarded by the Gaming Commission as a result of a 2013 referendum.
The following letters are written in response to Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy's announcement on Monday that schools and local governments in Central New York could receive $ 28 million a year if voters approve the building of four Upstate casinos in a referendum this November.
The casino measure would allow four new gambling centers upstate, if New Yorkers vote yes on a referendum in the fall to amend the state's constitution.
Last week, Mr. Cuomo suggested that the voter referendum might be delayed until 2014 to capitalize on enthusiasm for casinos from upstate voters and turnout for the governor's race.
ALBANY — Offering up some details on a promised plan for legalizing full - scale casinos in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Thursday he would push for a statewide voter referendum this fall, despite uncertain electoral prospects, while also suggesting that his patience had worn thin with some gaming - friendly Indian tribes upstate.
With a June 30th filing deadline fast approaching and no time to initiate a referendum, the East Greenbush Town Board made it unanimous Thursday night during a special meeting, voting to green - light building a $ 300 million casino on Thompson Hill.
A statewide referendum on whether to allow non-Indian casino gaming in New York may not be on the ballot this November.
Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Referendum # 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York.
«That is the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on the taxpayers of the state of New York,» said state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long, who opposed the casino referendum.
The new law permits up to four gambling casinos in upstate New York, as long as a referendum on November's ballot is approved to amend the state's constitution to allow the expanded gambling.