Sentences with phrase «upstate casino licenses»

Developers hoping to win one of four upstate casino licenses paid application fees to the state last week.

As part of the enabling legislation approved the state Legislature earlier this year, the Hotel Trades Council previously signed five labor peace agreements with the operators who are considering applying for upstate casino licenses.

The race for the last upstate casino license has just one runner — a blunt - talking real estate tycoon trying his luck for a second time in New York.

Not exact matches

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«While we are excited about making this license fee payment, we are even more excited about the progress we are making building what will soon be the best resort and casino in all of upstate New York,» del Lago Co-Chairman Tom Wilmot said.

Greenetrack recently launched a Web site — gamingfornewyork.com — to promote its interest in bidding on a casino license in one of the three upstate regions, including the Catskills.

Gambling companies and real - estate developers submitted a total of 17 bids in the high - stakes competition to win a casino license upstate.

Smaller gambling developments proposed in economically strapped areas should be able to compete with resort projects proposed by big - name companies in more affluent areas, the head of the state Gaming Commission said of the contest to win up to four casino licenses upstate.

It's a totally different situation in the Catskills, where Monticello casino boosters are celebrating after winning one of the three upstate license recommendations announced this week.

The state Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Mark Gearan to be the new chairman of the state Gaming Commission — a regulatory body that will consider the licenses of casino developers in parts of the upstate region this year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pushed hard to get Las Vegas - style casinos legalized in New York as a key component of his plan to revive the upstate economy, plans to visit the three communities that emerged victorious yesterday in the battle for gaming licenses.

The move comes as three new casinos slated for upstate are under construction, and a fourth license is expected to be awarded soon.

The state's top gambling regulators on Monday will consider the final approval of three casino licenses for upstate projects recommended a year ago, according to an agenda released late on Thursday night.

Four years after Cuomo promised a jolt to the upstate economy with the expansion of state - sanctioned gambling, state regulators gave licenses to three for - profit operators to open full - blown casinos in regions from the Finger Lakes to the southern Catskills.

Top casino operators — including Newmark Grubb Knight Frank chairman Jeffrey Gural — are vying for the opportunity to operate four new casinos in upstate New York, and are investing heavily in lobbying efforts in order to win the lucrative licenses.

ALBANY >> The board tasked with picking locations for casinos in upstate New York will consider Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to reopen the bidding process so a Southern Tier applicant can get a license, the board's chairman said Friday.

For months, the spokesman for the state Gaming Commission had repeatedly indicated that the license for Montreign and two other upstate casinos would be issued by Dec. 31.

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.

ALBANY >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to reopen the bidding for casino licenses in upstate New York to allow for a Las Vegas - style gaming hall in the state's «economically ailing» Southern Tier.

Lawmakers would have to pass another casino siting law if they want to grant another casino license in upstate New York.

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.

Local municipal approval is required for applicants seeking one of four casino licenses expected to be granted in upstate New York this fall.

Up to four casino licenses ultimately will be issued for upstate.

He and his son Asher have lined up four sites, from Albany to Orange County, to compete for the four state casino licenses that are to be granted for upstate New York.

16 applications have been filed and up to four casino licenses are set to be awarded for three different upstate regions: the Albany - Saratoga area, the Southern Tier - Finger Lakes region and the Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley.

Up to four casino licenses are set to be awarded for three different upstate regions: the Albany - Saratoga area, the Southern Tier - Finger Lakes region and the Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley.

The site was awarded one of the last Casino licenses by the state gaming commission, as another way to increase upstate tourism & development.

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to reopen the bidding for casino licenses in upstate New York to allow for a Las Vegas - style gaming hall in the state's «economically ailing» Southern Tier.

Further, the state has already awarded all four licenses for upstate casinos that were made possible by the statewide constitutional referendum in 2013 that permitted a new round of casino expansion.