Sentences with phrase «upstate gaming casinos»

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«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 %.

Cuomo brushed off recent bad news for the gaming industry, saying that the private sector and not the state will determine «the scale and scope» of casino operations coming soon to upstate.

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.

While upstate New York waits for the Gaming Commission to approve up to four casinos, anti-casino group Save East Greenbush has released the results of an Election Day exit poll that asked voters how they felt about a gaming hall going up on Thompson HillGaming Commission to approve up to four casinos, anti-casino group Save East Greenbush has released the results of an Election Day exit poll that asked voters how they felt about a gaming hall going up on Thompson Hillgaming hall going up on Thompson Hill Road.

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.

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.

«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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will today visit the three upstate counties selected for new casinos by the state's Gaming Facility Location Board.

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.

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.

Clyde Barrow, a Texas college professor and gaming industry expert, has this to say about the recent financial struggles facing upstate New York's newest casinos: «These things are playing out almost exactly as we forecast.»

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.

The NYT OpEds against Cuomo's casino amendment, saying he has failed to make the case that non-Indian run gaming facilities will indeed improve the upstate economy, producing jobs and steady revenue.

Pataki considered casino gaming an economic development program for upstate New York, and he sponsored the creation of an Indian casino in Niagara Falls and in Buffalo to spur economic development.

At least three casino developers are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax breaks for upstate gaming venues, in part because the...

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.

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.

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.

The Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack filed a lawsuit against the state board that in December selected Lago Resort & Casino just off the Thruway in the Town of Tyre as one of three recommended sites for an upstate cCasino just off the Thruway in the Town of Tyre as one of three recommended sites for an upstate casinocasino.

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.

With the approval of Referendum # 1, the Upstate New York Gaming and Economic Development Act would permit up to four new casinos in the Catskills, Capital Region and the Southern Tier in upstate New York.

Hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions will benefit from offering casino gaming in upstate locations.

The governor can declare states of emergency in cases of man - made or natural disasters ------------------- The New York gaming facility location commission will hold their final meeting on December 17th that is when they are expected to announce the 4 winning proposals to operate casinos in 3 upstate regions.

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.

Gural and his team spent much of their presentation stressing that a Tioga Downs casino would focus sharply on the Southern Tier market rather than trying to draw customers from other planned upstate gaming centers.

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.

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.