Sentences with phrase «video lottery terminals at»

The project's developer, Rochester's Tom Wilmot, sought the statement of support from the legislature to improve his odds of getting state licenses to operate a harness raceway and video lottery terminals at the former Hancock Air Force Base off East Taft Road in Cicero.

The Senecas stopped casino slot revenue payments to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca in 2009 saying the state broke its casino gaming compact with the Nation because it has allowed video lottery terminals at nearby racetracks.

Last year, the owners of the Pine Grove Ranch and the Hudson Valley Spa and Resort, both in Kerhonkson, asked Ulster County lawmakers to adopt a resolution calling on the state to allow video lottery terminals at the two resorts.

With the state in a budget crunch and losing $ 1 million in education money for every day the video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track are not up and running, a spokesman for Gov. David Paterson said there is no deadline for selecting a firm to run the machines at the Ozone Park track.

KINGSTON >> Legislation to allow video lottery terminals at resorts in Ulster County is dead for 2014 after failing to make it to the floor of the state Assembly.

Nassau Regional Off - Track Betting Corp. missed a deadline to pay $ 3 million to Nassau County under a revenue - sharing agreement for video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack, generating concern about whether OTB will be able to make a $ 20 million payment due next year.

Asking for 750 video lottery terminals at former resort, supplemented by top - of - the - line athletics and sports fields

KINGSTON >> The owners of two Ulster County resorts are renewing their appeal to the county Legislature to support state legislation that would allow video lottery terminals at their hotels.

In 2013, the owners of the Pine Grove Ranch and the Hudson Valley Spa and Resort, both in Kerhonkson, asked Ulster County lawmakers to adopt a resolution calling on the state to allow video lottery terminals at the two resorts.

He plans to get $ 200 million from the group yet to be chosen to put video lottery terminals at Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, a process that's been delayed for years.

Aqueduct Entertainment Group promised the state an additional $ 100 million — the company's original bid was $ 151 million — if the state will add more video lottery terminals at the casino.

Muscarella also defends his support for video lottery terminals at Belmont Park, a strategy that netted Nassau millions when the machines went to Aqueduct Racetrack instead.

AEG was the only firm to revise the amount of its bid, going from lowest to highest in the projected amount of revenue it would raise through video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.

Without video lottery terminals at Aqueduct, NYRA is estimated to be receiving $ 1 million a day less than anticipated since its 2008 franchise agreement.

Money for the public matching fund will come from a portion of the county's proceeds of video lottery terminals at Off - Track Betting parlors.

The Senate MajDemocrats just issued a press release announcing they are supporting the state Lottery Division's recommendation of Genting NY to operate Video Lottery Terminals at Aqueduct in Queens.

Not exact matches

And despite opposition from anti-gambling advocates, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and Donald Trump, a confluence of events in 2001 led to the legislature's approval of Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) at race tracks in New York.

A new report finds that growth has been at the expense of other already existing gambling businesses like video lottery terminal casinos.

Suffolk OTB plans to open the casino at the Islandia Marriott hotel in February with 260 slot - machine - like video lottery terminals, and eventually expand to 1,000 machines.

Revenues for video lottery terminals alone did set a new record, at nearly $ 2 billion, according to the New York Gaming Commission.

Suffolk County OTB's 6 - month - old video lottery betting parlor at Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino in Islandia continued its run as one of the state's most successful this summer after adding 273 terminals in late May.

NYRA had hoped video lottery terminals would be in place at Aqueduct to generate needed revenue, but the state's failure to name a gaming operator has been delayed several times and the bidding process was recently reopened.

Fearing what could be a 40 percent reduction to video lottery terminal business in the racino at their track, a group of horsemen based at the Finger Lakes Racetrack in Ontario County are calling for the proposed Lago casino to make up some of the difference in order to support the thoroughbred racing there.

With 1,000 new video lottery terminals coming to the Resorts World racino at Aqueduct in Queens, supporters of thoroughbred racing are worried that the new devices could eventually detract from the money that the VLT parlor gives to the state's race tracks.

The Buffalo company hired by Suffolk OTB to build a mini-casino with up to 1,000 video lottery terminals has asked Islandia officials for a permit to build the facility at a 10 - story hotel in the village.

The newly adopted resolution is aimed at protecting video lottery terminal casinos that are attached to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens and Yonkers Raceway in Westchester County, as well as the under - construction Montreign Resort Casino in Sullivan County in the southern Catskill Mountains.

The contract between Resorts World's video lottery terminal racino at the Aqueduct race track in Queens and the financially strapped Nassau County OTB has been signed and they hope to have almost 500 of what will be 1,000 machines up and running in the next six months.

Newsday: «Nassau County may have hit it big with the video lottery terminal deal at Aqueduct Racetrack, and if the cards are played right, many nice jackpots could result.»

The winner in the drawn - out bidding process gets the franchise to build and manage a video lottery terminal facility at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens.

Gural recently said he wants to cut the number of video lottery terminal or VLT machines at Vernon Downs from 750 to 550 to free up more space while boosting the facility's catering business.

YONKERS - In the face of New York State's $ 15 billion budget gap, Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), joined by Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins (D - Yonkers), and the Director of the NYS Lottery, will propose the expansion of gaming options at the New York State's existing video lottery terminals (VLTs) and electronic gaming tables as a way to generate a projected $ 145 million in education fLottery, will propose the expansion of gaming options at the New York State's existing video lottery terminals (VLTs) and electronic gaming tables as a way to generate a projected $ 145 million in education flottery terminals (VLTs) and electronic gaming tables as a way to generate a projected $ 145 million in education funding.

State Sen. John Sampson (D - Brooklyn), the Democratic leader of the Senate, acknowledged sending a memo to a former colleague - turned - lobbyist representing Aqueduct Entertainment Group that led to AEG changing the terms of its bid for the video lottery terminal contract at Aqueduct.

The legislative changes will include provisions to help video lottery terminal operators, located at several harness tracks and Aqueduct Race Track, generate additional revenue; measures that will increase aid to education.

The casino's first 265 video lottery terminals opened at 1 p.m., just hours after the state Gaming Commission issued a certificate allowing the facility to open at Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino, on the north service road of the Long Island Expressway.

The casino has only 265 video lottery terminals, but 34 machines will be added in March, and a total of 1,000 will be at the site by summer, casino officials said.

A man uses a video lottery terminal on Saturday at Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Nassau OTB agreed in March to transfer its authority to install 1,000 video lottery terminals to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens in exchange for annual payments that will total at least $ 43 million over the first three years.

The bill, which would have allowed video lottery terminals, or VLTs, at two Ulster County resorts, was opposed by county officials, local government officials and at least one area business association who feared it could damage the county's chances of securing a much - coveted casino license.

State Sen. John Sampson has given his approval of Genting NY's bid for the video lottery terminal contract at Aqueduct Race Track.

Genting, based in Malaysia, already operates gambling at the race track in the form of video lottery terminals, slot like machines that are an extension of the state's lottery contests.

Speakers at Saturday's protest exhorted residents to pressure legislators to back the bill to rescind a 2013 authorization for up to 1,000 video lottery terminals each in Nassau and Suffolk counties.