Nassau County doubles down with casino and arena
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York's Nassau County on Wednesday announced plans to boost its economy with a new ice hockey arena and a racetrack casino, but both would be subject to voter and state...
View ArticleNew York Racino Operators Urge Governor Cuomo to Withdraw Tribal Casino...
Racetracks and casinos have never been very close friends in the State of New York. Or perhaps I should say racinos (which are race tracks offering casino games and/or video betting machines) have...
View ArticleCuomo Weighs New Options for Casino Complex in City After Setback
ALBANY — Now that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has abandoned his dream of building the nation’s largest convention center at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, he is handling multiple offers from the gambling...
View ArticleCuomo Weighs Ending State Limits on Casino Gambling
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, suggesting it was time for the state to “come to grips” with the proliferation of gambling in New York and neighboring states, said Tuesday that he was weighing the legalization...
View ArticleWin or lose! Casino bill would expand gambling in NY, regardless of vote
Copyright by Robert Kalfus 2006 Video slot machines like this one at Yonklers Raceway could be headed to New York City, regardless of whether voters approve Vegas-style casino gambling in the state....
View ArticleN.Y. approves casino amendment
ALBANY — State lawmakers have passed the first of two constitutional amendments to legalize casino gaming in New York, but where the casinos would be located remains a crapshoot. The constitutional...
View ArticleAlbany lawmakers eying bill that would allow more video slot centers, if...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's casino expansion bill being negotiated behind closed doors included a new provision Saturday that would expand gambling even if voters reject the proposal to build more...
View ArticleCuomo’s tough gamble
Gov. Cuomo is going through the motions of asking voters for permission before embarking on a major expansion of casino gambling in New York. But the constitutional amendment he’s putting on the...
View ArticleNY gov seeks Aqueduct convention center, casinos
Quick ReadNY gov seeks huge Aqueduct convention center, non-Indian casinos as boosts for jobs, taxes (AP) -- A privately funded plan to build the nation's biggest convention center in New York City...
View ArticleNew Aqueduct casino thumbs computerized nose at N.Y. gambling laws
The thorough shredding of New York's gambling laws will be on vivid display next month when the Resorts World Casino opens its doors at Aqueduct Racetrack. You read that correctly: The operators are...
View ArticleGambling and MMA still face hurdles in New York
The sports business is controlled by politicians. That statement is a fact and can be easily illustrated as true just by following the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo. New York...
View ArticleUpstate casinos would have to draw from other areas
-- The success of new upstate casinos proposed by Gov. Andrew M. would depend heavily upon them drawing gamblers from other places in an already crowded Northeast market, analysts say. Cuomo, in his...
View ArticleCuomo alters VLT part of plan
Racino operators opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed gambling expansion vision would not like the alternative he is now considering should voters shoot down a constitutional amendment on casinos....
View ArticleCasino issue aside, bill would expand NY gambling
ALBANY -- New York's casino expansion bill being negotiated behind closed doors included a new provision Saturday that would expand gambling even if voters reject the proposal to build more casinos. A...
View ArticleNY blinded by the money and false promises of casinos: Commentary
Paul Davies is an adjunct journalism professor at Temple University and a research fellow at the Institute for American Values, a think tank based in New York City. By Paul Davies Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
View ArticleEditorial: Let the Shinnecocks cash in
Third in an occasional series. Â It's long past time for the Shinnecock Indian Nation -- whose South Fork land was stolen outright by and whose legitimate claims to federal recognition languished far...
View ArticleCuomo should meet with Shinnecocks on casino
Galleries Web links Third in an occasional series. Â It's long past time for the Shinnecock Indian Nation -- whose South Fork land was stolen outright by and whose legitimate claims to federal...
View ArticleCasino Referendum Planned by New York Leaders
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed to ask voters in November to amend the New York State Constitution to allow a significant expansion of casino gambling. Connect With...
View ArticleEditorial: Andrew Cuomo shrewdly pushes tribes on casino taxes
Galleries Web links Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan to expand casino gambling is starting to look particularly cunning: Even if he doesn't get full table games at non-Indian casinos, the attempt will...
View ArticleGame of casinos includes Saratoga
Albany The way Gov. Andrew Cuomo is carving the upstate map for potential casino expansion has improved the odds of a Las Vegas-like gambling hall being developed in Saratoga Springs. In just the past...
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