Cuomo’s casino plan faces revisions

Star Gazette State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are in high-stakes debate over how many privately owned casinos should be allowed in upstate New York and where they should be located. With just five session days left before the Legislature breaks for the year,...

Libous: Casino fee is too high

FOX 40 Just last week, Governor Cuomo released his plan to bring full blown casinos to the state. But as Fox 40 has reported, Tioga Downs Owner Jeff Gural says the $50 million dollar upfront fee is too steep. Senator Libous says he would like to see Tioga Downs become...

Race tracks: State casino deal in making is a loser

The Associated Press The group that represents video slot machine centers at race tracks says casino expansion in New York will cost taxpayers and schools millions of dollars without creating substantially more jobs. The New York Gaming Association had lobbied to turn...

Cuomo releases his 3-casino plan for upstate NY

The Wall Street Journal Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed authorizing three Las Vegas-type casinos in upstate New York, two video slot machine centers in western New York and a moratorium on casinos in New York City. Prohibiting a casino in any of New York City’s...