Sentences with phrase «upstate casinos also»
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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He also proposed three casinos for upstate New York and a whitewater rafting competition for the Adirondacks.
Still, Rapfogel gushed, «Shelly loved to mentor people» and he also worked «for farmers, addressed issues about casino gambling, supported hospitals in upstate areas that needed the support, and was involved in fracking concerns.
Fortunes are won and lost in casinos, but a fortune could also hinge on where one is built in upstate New York — and where.
There are five upstate Indian casinos already, including Turning Stone in Verona, that's also run by the Oneida Nation.
There are also six statewide propositions on the ballot, one of them that would allow casino gambling in portions of upstate as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to jumpstart the economy.
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.
The bid faces competition from elsewhere in the county as the city of Rensselaer is also hoping to be selected as upstate New York's «casino place to be»... and there are casinos proposed in Montgomery, Schoharie and Schenectady counties as well.
In addition, given the saturation of casinos upstate, New York would be hard - pressed to find a private developer willing to place another casino in Niagara Falls, especially next to the Senecas» tax - free casino, which also allows gamblers to ignore New York's indoor anti-smoking laws.
He also called for a bar exam for teachers, and all day pre kindergarten Economic development initiatives include expanding casino gambling, starting with three upstate, and a marketing plan for New York produced food and drink, as well as the creation of some tax free business zones.
Megna has also joined the state Gaming Commission this year just as reports were coming in that New York's new upstate casinos might not be the cash cow supporters and consultants said they would be.