-- Countering a proposal by Gov. Andrew M. , Senate put their weight behind a bill to authorize up to five new upstate casinos over the next four years and video slot machines at off-track betting facilities on . The GOP's proposal, outlined in a bill unveiled Thursday, puts Long Island in play as lawmakers try to agree on gambling expansion proposals before the end of the legislative session on June 20, legislators said. Cuomo has called for splitting casino development into two phases. He wants to build just three casinos upstate first, giving them a five-year exclusivity period before authorizing more. The plan would place three casinos in the Catskills, the home of the major...
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