The spot airing in New York City notes that both Democratic mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio and his GOP opponent, Joe Lhota, reiterated their support for the constitutional amendment to expand non-Indian
run casino gaming during a debate Tuesday night.
Not exact matches
After learning about
Casino Gaming School in 1994 from a faxed advertisement, Zimmer asked Kallos to send him candidates for six openings at O'Shea's, a small downtown operation he was
running at the time.
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.
New York State allows
gaming, from Native -
run casinos to racinos that host video slots to Off - Track Betting centers.
One third of Atlantic City's
casinos, including one
run by Donald Trump, have announced plans to close, and Moody's investor rating services has downgraded the
casino industry from stable to negative citing «declines in comparable monthly
gaming revenue.»
Earlier this year, Cuomo negotiated new
gaming compacts with the three Indian tribes that
run casinos in New York: the Seneca Nation of Indians, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, and the Oneidas.
«It's
casinos, it's
gaming, but it's
casinos and
gaming as a magnet for a larger resort that can bring families, attract conventions, people, come stay for a week... and the home
run is the
casino resort in the middle of a larger redevelopment plan that has housing in downtown,» added Cuomo.
The
casinos are going to be
run by the
gaming commission and the chairman of the
gaming commission, which is an appointment by me, is going to be Mr. Mark Gearan who is the president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
The four - page letter repeatedly notes the intent of the amendment to expand
casino gambling as outlined by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Bonacic himself in New York beyond Indian -
run gaming halls was to boost the economic outlook of financially strapped regions.
The racetracks were approved to get video lottery terminals in 2001, when Pataki signed a historic
gaming compact that allowed for three Indian -
run casinos in the Buffalo area and the Catskills, although the Catskills never got theirs.
After voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution expanding
casino gaming, lawmakers approved enabling legislation that set the first phase of
casino construction to be north of New York City in regions where there is not an Indian -
run casino.
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.
In a deal announced today, the Oneidas will give 25 percent of their
gaming machine revenues to the state in exchange for exclusive rights to
run casinos in a 10 - county area of Central New York.
Manlius Legislator Kevin Holmquist has been skeptical of the plan from the start, and says his biggest concern is that this new revenue stream is dependent on business at the Oneida -
run Turning Stone
Casino, at a time when
gaming competition is ramping up in New York state.
The NYT OpEds against Cuomo's
casino amendment, saying he has failed to make the case that non-Indian
run gaming facilities will indeed improve the upstate economy, producing jobs and steady revenue.
A joint venture of two major
gaming companies dropped out of the
running for a Capital Region
casino.
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.
While the planned Lago
casino in Tyre, Seneca County, was in the Southern Tier zone that lawmakers created when they carved out upstate regions for the purpose of licensed
gaming, many noted that it was closer to the Finger Lakes than the true Southern Tier, which
runs along the Pennsylvania border.
The Times reports that
gaming interests spend $ 6 million in lobbying costs prior to the state referendum that approved
casino gaming and that those same interests donated «amply, and continuously, to state politicians» campaign accounts,» including those of both Cuomo and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican who is likely to
run for governor in November.
She opposed a 2013
gaming deal in which the Oneidas agreed to give 25 percent of their
gaming machine revenue to the state in exchange for exclusive rights to
run casinos in a 10 - county area of Central New York.
Tenney has openly feuded with the Oneida Indian Nation, and opposed a 2013
gaming deal in which the Oneidas agreed to give 25 percent of their
gaming machine revenue to the state (about $ 50 million per year) in exchange for exclusive rights to
run casinos in a 10 - county area of Central New York.
SP8DE, a new Blockchain - based
gaming project, aims to bring a platform capable of supplying unbiased public randomness for developing and
running casino apps.