Sentences with phrase «upstate casinos in»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

Platzer was running a kitchen in upstate Pennsylvania when on one of his trips home was given an opportunity for a job in the soon - to - open Atlantic City Casino industry.

He continues to make a name for himself with a new seafood delivery service, Lobster by Fabio, launched in late 2016, and a new restaurant Portico by Fabio Viviani, opening in del Lago Resort & Casino early this year in upstate New York.

«The opening of two new large casinos in upstate New York — del Lago Resort Casino and Rivers Casino Schenectady — have helped grow state monthly gaming revenues by about 30 %.

The solution to upstate job growth in the eyes of Andrew Quid Pro Quomo... a man too simple to grasp that money lost in the casino is not spent elsewhere resulting in shrinkage of local economies.

As expected, state gaming regulators on Tuesday approved a casino license for the Tioga Downs Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate Newcasino license for the Tioga Downs Casino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate NewCasino in the town of Nichols — adding a fourth casino to upstate Newcasino to upstate New York.

Heastie was in Schenectady earlier today to tour General Electric Co., Proctors and the site of the proposed Rivers Resort and Casino as part of a broader upstate tour with members of his Democratic conference.

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.

Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed in June to allow up to four new resort style gambling casinos upstate.

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.

This year, four non-Indian casinos opened upstate including del Lago in Tyre, about 90 minutes east of the Seneca's operations.

He's signed into law a plan build casinos upstate, but the public must approve a change in the state's constitution in order for it to move forward.

Bloomberg has largely avoided commenting on local politics, though he has allowed aides, such as Wolfson, to occasionally defend his record, and did criticize Governor Cuomo earlier this year for his decision to ban hydrofracking statewide and allow casinos in upstate regions.

A timeline of major events from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal in 2013 to allow non-Indian casinos in upstate New York to the eve of opening day...

There are already five Indian - run casinos in New York, all of them upstate.

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.

On the same day as the fracking ban was made public, a state board appointed by Cuomo and legislative leaders announced the siting of three new gambling casinos in economically depressed upstate areas.

«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.

Cuomo's vision to bring Las Vegas - style casinos to the Empire State includes putting three upstate but none in the Big Apple and its suburbs for at least five years.

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.

Governor Cuomo released a bill to authorize three new gambling casinos in upstate New York, if the legislature agrees to his plan and overs approve it in the fall.

ALBANY >> New casinos in upstate New York will face challenges in drawing customers, and the state should be cautious in making revenue projections, according to a state comptroller's report released Friday.

«If there's going to be more than one casino in the metropolitan area, then we should not deprive the upstate communities,» Bonacic said in a panel discussion at the Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming Law that attracted about 100 lawyers, lobbyists and others tied to the racing and gambling industry.

The report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office comes as the state accepts applications from developers for a total of four casinos in three upstate regions, including the Hudson Valley - Catskills.

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 2002 deal gave the Senecas an exclusive right to operate casino gambling in a sprawling area of upstate: all land to the west of Route 14, a state road that runs from Sodus Point on Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border just south of Elmira.

If there is no casino planned for the New York City area, and only ones upstate, voters downstate might not be in favor of the amendment, or simply be uninterested in the matter and skip the proposal altogether.

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.

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.

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.

This can be found in the 2013 law that detailed the plan for constructing casinos upstate and excluded Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.

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.

In recent years, a longtime dream to build a casino upstate seems to have drawn Cappelli's attention away from Westchester, friends and colleagues say.

Richard St. Paul, Richard Brodsky talk gun laws, Albany's «Three Men In The Room» and upstate casino bailout

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

The resolution approved by New York lawmakers notes that the new casinos upstate will generate $ 430 million in annual economic benefits once they open, which includes $ 238 million in casino tax payments to the state.

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

Bonacic follows Cuomo's own plan by calling for the first three casinos to be developed upstate, but specifiesthe first must be in the Catskills, the second in the Southern Tier and the third in the Capital Region.

In recent years, the state has provided better tax deals for Finger Lakes Racetrack and Vernon Downs near Turning Stone because of the casino competition upstate.

Five years later, a lot has changed: Cuomo is presiding over casino openings in upstate communities, touting their construction as a part of a turnaround for a struggling region of the state.

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.

NAACP - NY President Hazel Dukes claimed the Gaming Commission engaged in discrimination by entertaining bids to open a fourth casino in the hard - pressed, mostly white upstate Southern Tier region but not in the struggling Newburgh area populated by mostly Blacks and Hispanics.

At the same time, the question of whether yet another casino in upstate New York would be feasible in the Binghamton area given the proximity of both the Finger Lakes project and the plans by the Oneida Indian Nation to construct a «Wizard of Oz» themed - casino announced last year.

Cuomo is pushing for the expansion of gambling in New York, saying it would create jobs and take advantage of what is already available at Indian - run casinos in parts of 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.

Cuomo wants to start with three casinos upstate, with one possible in the Catskills region.

The state's casino siting board had initially recommended three casinos in upstate New York, including Lago, Schenectady's Rivers Casino and the Adelaar project in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan Ccasino siting board had initially recommended three casinos in upstate New York, including Lago, Schenectady's Rivers Casino and the Adelaar project in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan CCasino and the Adelaar project in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan County.

Winning a bid to host a casino resort is a «credit positive» for the host municipalities in upstate New York, a Moody's analysis released on Friday found.

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.