Times Union The pro-casino group Destination Saratoga released a statement Wednesday in which they quote horsemen and others, saying casino gambling would be good for sustaining horse racing in the city. There’s some serious political name-dropping in this. I think Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen is named six times. Destination… Read more »
WBNG Binghamton The Tioga County legislature approves a unanimous resolution to back the bid for the Tioga Downs Hotel and Casino. Legislators including Martha Sauerbrey said Tioga Downs has been an excellent neighbor for the last seven years. She added the racino was in a prime location. “We look for… Read more »
Times Union At a time when anti-casino advocates here seem to grab much of the spotlight, longtime employees of the Saratoga Casino and Raceway gathered Tuesday to share their stories, saying gaming simply provides good jobs and stability for local families. Roughly a dozen racino workers assembled at the Saratoga… Read more »
Mid-Hudson News Following Governor Cuomo’s announcement that selection of companies to develop gaming casinos in New York will move ahead as early as March, the executive vice president of Empire Resorts, Charles Degliomini, said they now have a “clear path and timing for the creation of resort destination casinos in… Read more »
Rochester Business Journal Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark Gearan will chair the state commission that will decide where four non-Indian casinos will be located in Upstate New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Cuomo, during his annual State of the State Address in Albany, cited Gearan’s breadth of… Read more »