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.
ALBANY — In an upcoming book, longtime Capitol correspondent Tom Precious will tell the story of casinos in modern New York, including the current process of siting up to four
gambling halls upstate, the pacts between Native American tribes and past governors that gave birth to Turning Stone and the three casinos operated by the Seneca Nation of Indians, as well as the
video slot
parlors approved by state leaders in 2001, just weeks after the September 11 attacks.