Sentences with phrase «upstate casinos»

He released proposed upstate casino sites and then moved to add one.

But they sought to make clear there had been no mistakes made prior to their vote last year, and that there would be no thought given to allowing any other upstate casinos.

More than a dozen contenders are proposing upstate casino projects.

ALBANY, N.Y. >> New York is gearing up to take applications for four new upstate casinos at a time when some gambling operations in the region are in a slump.

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.

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

A fourth upstate casino authorized as part of a gambling expansion in New York — Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, Sullivan County — is on target to open early next year, the state Gaming Commission's Acting Executive Director Ron Ochrym said.

Lawmakers and Cuomo remain at odds over how much influence the Legislature should have with siting up to three upstate casinos in the first round of construction.

The Oneidas operate one of the largest upstate casinos with Turning Stone in central New York.

Governor Andew Cuomo holds a press conference to discuss proposals on upstate casinos on Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

ALBANY — A fourth upstate casino authorized as part of a gambling expansion in New York is on target to open early next year, the state Gaming Commission's Acting Executive Director Ron Ochrym said Monday.

The two other planned upstate casinos, Montreign in the Catskills and Rivers in Schenectady, have touted estimated investments of more than $ 600 million and $ 300 million respectively.

No casinos would be built in New York City, and none could be built downstate until at least five years after the first upstate casino opens.

A mandatory meeting on Wednesday attended by representatives of the companies behind 22 upstate casino proposals featured questions only.

With no comment or debate, the New York state Gaming Commission signed off on a plan to seek bids on what would be a fourth upstate casino yesterday — the same day that a new study indicated that tax revenues nationwide from such facilities are slowing.

State legislation enacted in 2013 that authorized construction of up to four upstate casinos also allowed Nassau and Suffolk counties to build gambling parlors with up to 1,000 video slot machines and table games such as roulette, baccarat and blackjack.

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New York's three upstate casinos finished their first year below their initial revenue projections.

While comparisons with other facilities would be difficult at this point, the state's first non-Indian upstate casino to open after voters approved gambling more than three years ago, Tioga Downs, brought in $ 5.1 million in gross gaming revenues during the first month they were open last December.

There was a host of obvious winners and losers following yesterday's announcement regarding the awarding of three of four available upstate casino licenses.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders officially announced an agreement on expanding casino gambling in New York with the goal of setting a priority on upstate casino construction should voters approve a constitutional amendment.

The other upstate casinos under development are Rivers in Schenectady; del Lago in Tyre between Rochester and Syracuse; and Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier community of Nichols.

Prospective casino operators got a chance to ask New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration questions about details of the process for choosing licensees for four upstate casinos Wednesday.

With three new upstate casinos failing to meet revenue projections, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is rightly being asked to do a hard analysis of the situation.

And it comes as upstate casino owners know that, according to the state's schedule, additional casinos could be licensed in New York City as soon as 2023.

In New York, the state Gaming Commission is currently reviewing applications for four new upstate casinos recommended by a special siting committee almost a year ago.

It may seem odd for backers of the Traditions resort to highlight local lowlights to the state officials who will soon choose upstate casino sites.

Governor Cuomo has been pushing the plan for upstate casinos as an economic development tool for several months now.

A five - year moratorium for the construction of downstate casinos is expected to remain in place, as will the siting for three upstate casinos in four locations.

The state Gaming Commission is still reviewing the court's ruling and has not begun to roll out draft regulations that would eventually enable the new upstate casinos to provide sports gambling on their premises.

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

New York's state Gaming Commission on Monday signed off on a plan to seek bids on what would be a fourth upstate casino, the same day that a new study indicated that tax revenues nationwide from such facilities are slowing.

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.

Polls find that the measure to build the four upstate casinos is narrowly supported by New Yorkers.

«A New York City franchise would be eating at the buffet table of an upstate casino,» Cuomo said yesterday.

At the press conference, Bluhm spoke on jobs created as well as Ward's aid in passing legislation for upstate casinos, stating «I'd like to have a special thanks and recognize the tremendous job that Peter Ward has done... Without Peter's great work we wouldn't be here.

He argues that downstate casinos «would be eating at the buffet table of an upstate casino.»

Cameron Macdonald, executive director of the Government Justice Center, contends the four new upstate casinos could take legal action to force the commission into acting.

Aside from the Legislature approving a tax rate, he said, the new upstate casinos will already have the ability to offer sports gambling once the Gaming Commission promulgates regulations.

The upstate casino market has become so saturated with casinos it remains unclear if developers would even risk opening a new casino in Western New York.

That wasn't the case last year, when the Bronx state legislator reported hitting the jackpot in an upstate casino for more than $ 28,000.

«A New York City franchise would eat at the buffet table of the upstate casinos, so to speak,» Cuomo said.

A year after Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo claimed winnings of nearly $ 30,000 at an upstate casino, her City Councilmember daughter took in thousands from local...

The 2005 panel reported to me and Rockland Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell that $ 7 million in annual state aid be appropriated to the county to offset the additional costs Rockland would bear as a key traffic artery to the upstate casinos.

But the upstate casinos run by Native American tribes already claim that the court's decision gives them the legal authority to take wagers on sports.

The upstate casinos are only the ante.

If New York violates the terms of the 2013 law and awards three casinos license prior to the end of the seven - year period, the state would have to pay the upstate casinos $ 50 million each; one of the four would get slightly less.

The other two upstate casinos, Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier and Resorts World Catskills, said they are not seeking any new tax breaks.

Three of the upstate casinos are now under construction, and one, near Monticello, could face serious competition if northern New Jersey casinos are open.