Gov. Mario M. Cuomo signed an agreement today allowing the tiny Oneida Indian Nation near Syracuse to open New York State's first high -
stakes gambling casino in more than a century.
Not exact matches
Billionaires can fly in to the private jet terminal,
gamble at private high -
stakes tables at the two new
casinos, and buy and sell on the world's first diamond trading exchange.
In his State of the State speech in January, Mr. Cuomo raised the
stakes further, calling for the constitutional amendment to legalize
casino gambling and proposing to transform Genting's planned resort near Aqueduct into a destination
casino resort that would include the nation's largest convention center.
Gambling companies and real - estate developers submitted a total of 17 bids in the high -
stakes competition to win a
casino license upstate.
Given how much money is at
stake with the approval of
casino gambling, it's very possible a large amount of cash will be raised.
«As they consider the issue of Las Vegas style
casino gambling, voters might very well be interested to know whose interests are at
stake,» the group said in a statement.
With so much money at
stake, critics of
casino gambling say the process has the potential to be corrupted.
Karen Hinton — married to State Operations Director Howard Glaser, one of the governor's oldest friends and a key figure in Cuomo's high -
stakes efforts to legalize
casino gambling, bring a new power utility to Long Island, and finalize a decision on hydrofracking for natural gas — is a «managing director» at Mercury Public Affairs, which was founded by several former aides and advisers to Republican former Gov. George Pataki.
Developers are betting on that support to give them the edge over other projects in the high -
stakes gamble for a coveted
casino license.
Gambling companies and real - estate developers submitted a total of 17 bids Monday in the high -
stakes competition to win a
casino license in upstate New York.
The book, which has a working title of «A
Gambling Empire at
Stake,» could be published as early as the end of 2015 — after New York selects operators for up to four new
casinos in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region and Southern Tier.
The big
gambling event for them is at a New Orleans
casino, where they play in a high -
stakes poker game.
Yet, even with smart writing, astounding performances (Craig being the kingpin) and that classic Bond style, the depictions of perilous situations, sensational violence and high
stakes gambling still make
Casino Royale a questionable bet for older teens.
Borrowing money at the
casino is like
gambling on steroids: the
stakes are high and your potential for profit is dramatically increased.
Risk - taking individuals are exactly the kind of client that online
casinos want to attract as they are willing to
gamble with high
stakes.