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WAMC's Ian Pickus talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about an Albany Common Council vote on a casino in Rensselaer and the future of the Glens Falls Civic Center.

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By a unanimous vote, the 3 - person board threw out nearly a dozen separate objections brought by two former village trustees who were concerned that any vote on gambling could send a negative message to state lawmakers and casino developers about putting a riverboat in Arlington Heights.

The House of Lords last night voted against the government order on casinos, leaving culture secretary Tessa Jowell struggling to claim plans are «very much alive».

Casinos are designed to deprive you of your sense of time, so when the Connecticut Republicans started — for the first time since the 1960s, we were told — descending into multiple ballots for their gubernatorial nominee, with long, tedious roll calls followed by long, tedious, game - theory - driven vote switches, it seemed like their convention had dragged on late into the night.

Cuomo says even if the public vote is delayed, the casino siting legislation would still need to be passed this year, based on a decades old opinion issued by a former State Attorney General, who said that constitutional amendment votes by the legislature need to happen in consecutive years, and can't skip a year in between votes.

Vernon Downs co-owner Gary Greenberg formally called on the State Liquor Authority last week to rescind its unanimous May 6 vote to grant a license to a vendor that will serve patrons throughout the casino and restaurants of the central New York complex, which employs about 4,000.

«Marijuana and casinos are not long - term, strategic fixes to our budget,» said Hampton, a swing voter who votes with his caucus on most bills.

With a unanimous vote of 5 - 0, the East Greenbush Town Board voted in favor of a site - specific resolution for a $ 300 million casino on Thompson Hill.

New Yorkers will not vote on whether to expand casino gambling for at least five months and it's still not clear where casinos would go if voters approve expansion.

With New Yorkers set to vote on a referendum that would expand casino gambling in New York state, people are speaking out on all sides of the argument.

The duo will join Long Island Association President and CEO Kevin Law, Long Island Federation of Labor President John Durso in urging Long Islanders to vote «yes» on Prop. 1, and also will detail the $ 63 million worth of revenues for schools and local governments that Cuomo says will come to the area if non-Indian run casinos are approved.

One of the regions slated for casino development includes the Catskills, which has a growing Orthodox community that has voted as a bloc on major issues.

The Senate also voted for the first time to legalize gambling on online poker in the state, a historic expansion of gambling, passing a bill 53 to 5 to allow the state's 11 racetrack casinos to apply for 11 licenses to hold online poker games.

The group announced its formation on Monday, more than a month before voters in New York are due to vote on the amendment to expand non-Indian casino gambing, with four casinos due to be built in the first phase of construction.

When New Yorkers vote next week, they will see this proposal on the ballot, «The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution is to allow the Legislature to authorize and regulate up to seven casinos for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

Overall, it was a media campaign that rarely mentioned casinos, but pushed the idea a «yes» vote would create jobs and bring more aid to schools, strikingly similar to the language voters found on the ballot.

More campaign news from Sen. Mark Grisanti, who is arguably the Republicans» most vulnerable member this fall, thanks to a confluence of factors that include his «yes» vote on same - sex marriage, his fist - fight at the Seneca Niagara Casino in February and the general craziness of Western New York politics.

On Monday, the Montgomery County town of Florida voted unanimously on a resolution in support of a casino proposal to be located off I - 90's Exit 27 on a parcel overlooking the city of AmsterdaOn Monday, the Montgomery County town of Florida voted unanimously on a resolution in support of a casino proposal to be located off I - 90's Exit 27 on a parcel overlooking the city of Amsterdaon a resolution in support of a casino proposal to be located off I - 90's Exit 27 on a parcel overlooking the city of Amsterdaon a parcel overlooking the city of Amsterdam.

The results echo those recorded at the ballot nine months ago, when Capital Region voters narrowly voted no on Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue seven new casino licenses in select regions.

However, pollster Steve Greenberg says that when given the specific wording of the amendment on the ballot in November and asked whether they would vote yes or no to approve an amendment to «allow the Legislature to authorize up to seven casinos in New York State for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated,» 55 percent said yes they would approve it, compared to 42 percent who say no they would not.

In November, Seneca County's residents voted yes on Proposition One, the constitutional amendment to authorize casino gambling.

Earlier this month, Michael Treanor, chief executive officer of Nevele owner Claremont Partners Ltd., asked county lawmakers to put off a vote on O'Halloran's resolution, saying it could hurt his chances of getting a casino license, which, he conceded, is going to be an uphill battle.

How about doing a report on the impacts of casino gambling, good and bad, before asking the people in this area to vote yes on casino gambling.

So far, most of New York's state lawmakers have had three opportunities to cast their votes on expanded casino gaming in the state.

The dream is gone - left behind as wealthy Rochester developer David Flaum looks across the Hudson to Rensselaer, where Wednesday night the city council, in a 6 - to - 1 vote, gave Flaum the green light to site a casino - hotel complex on a 24 - acre site along the riverbank.

The casino measure would allow four new gambling centers upstate, if New Yorkers vote yes on a referendum in the fall to amend the state's constitution.

Lawmakers were originally going to vote on a resolution that would have supported development of a $ 350 million casino project in the small town of Tyre.

On Tuesday, New Yorkers will vote on a ballot proposition about whether to allow up to seven gambling casinos upstatOn Tuesday, New Yorkers will vote on a ballot proposition about whether to allow up to seven gambling casinos upstaton a ballot proposition about whether to allow up to seven gambling casinos upstate.

With a June 30th filing deadline fast approaching and no time to initiate a referendum, the East Greenbush Town Board made it unanimous Thursday night during a special meeting, voting to green - light building a $ 300 million casino on Thompson Hill.

New Yorkers voted yes to Proposition 1 on ballots yesterday, authorizing seven non-Indian casinos to be built, mostly in the upstate region.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said recently that, at the very least, voters will need to know where exactly the casinos will be located before they are asked to vote on a proposal.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined a coalition of labor, business and political groups urging New Yorkers to vote yes on Election Day on Proposition 1, a referendum on a casino plan that would bring to the state new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue for public schools.

On November 5th, for the first time in state history, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on whether to amend the State Constitution and permit limited commercial casinos for regions in upstate New YorOn November 5th, for the first time in state history, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on whether to amend the State Constitution and permit limited commercial casinos for regions in upstate New Yoron whether to amend the State Constitution and permit limited commercial casinos for regions in upstate New York.

Even though the state Board of Elections did not make the new wording of the casino amendment public until three weeks after they voted on it, Snyder still waited another month before filing his claim.

Although Bonacic said the Legislature must know in advance of a vote what the terms are, Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Chairman Gary Pretlow, D - Mount Vernon, said the key is to first remove the constitutional ban on games of chance, and deal with issues such as casino locations later.

Cuomo was there to speak about the vote on Tuesday that approved an amendment to the state constitution that authorizes seven Las Vegas - style casinos.

So once our final June meeting occurred, as far as I was concerned, unless somebody called for a special meeting, we were not going to be voting on any type of resolution supporting or not supporting a particular casino or casinos as a whole.»

Once word was out that Saratoga Casino was interested in the town, some residents were upset they had not been given an opportunity to vote on the idea.

Even though the city of Albany is out of the competition to land a casino, the Common Council may soon get to vote on supporting one.

But when survey takers were read the actual language on the ballot amendment, which puts the new casinos in a positive light, 55 percent say they would vote yes, compared to 42 percent who say they would vote no.

The Press & Sun - Bulletin reports Mayor Richard David requested a special council meeting to vote on the resolution after an unnamed bidding group indicated it was prepared to move forward with a casino proposal.

Still, the Onondaga County Legislature briefly considered voting Tuesday on a resolution in support of developer Tom Wilmot's proposed casino for the town of Tyre - 47 miles away.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Onondaga County Legislature on Tuesday voted to spend $ 2.5 million a year from a new casino revenue stream to build a new Onondaga Lake amphitheater and upgrades to Solvay's infrastructure over the objections of some members.

Tens of thousands of casino workers in Las Vegas whose contracts expire next week were preparing to vote on whether to authorize a strike, a move that could leave more than 30 properties without unionized housekeepers, bartenders, servers and other key employees.

«Casino «came out on top with 42 % of the vote.