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$3.3 billion in economic activity in New York
5/19/17 - Harnesslink ALBANY, NY - The New York Gaming Association (NYGA) today released their Annual Statewide Economic Impact Report detailing the economic activity, education funding and quality jobs and local tax revenue generated by NYGA throughout the 2016...
Racinos tout results amid casino competition
5/19/17 - Democrat & Chronicle ALBANY – The state’s nine racetracks with gambling operations are promoting how much they provide to the state in education dollars and jobs amid growing competition from casinos and a push by some of them to improve their tax rates....
How VLTs saved NY horse racing
2/17/17 - Democrat & Chronicle ALBANY - In 2003, New York's racetracks were paying out among the lowest prizes in the nation, and many of the tracks, particularly upstate harness facilities, were nearly set to be put out to pasture. Then the racetracks started...
Monticello Casino and Raceway unveils simulcast room
10/26/16 - Mid-Hudson News Patrons of Monticello Raceway have a new option for playing the ponies at that track, or any other in North America. Monticello Casino and Raceway unveiled a simulcast room on Wednesday. The room, just off the gaming floor, is somewhat...
Yonkers’ Empire City celebrating 10 years
10/11/16 - The Journal News Yonkers' Empire City celebrating 10 years YONKERS - Beverly Butler has one big reason why she prefers coming to Empire City's casino at Yonkers Raceway instead of going to a closer one in New York City. "They give out more money here," said...
Ribbon cutting held for new Saratoga Casino Hotel
7/6/16 - The Saratogian The new Saratoga Casino Hotel has created jobs for more than 100 people and one horse, named Harley. The large Clydesdale will take guests to and from Saratoga Race Course during the upcoming thoroughbred season in a gleaming black...
Here’s when the new Saratoga hotel and steakhouse will open
6/24/16 - Albany Business Review Saratoga Casino Hotel, formerly Saratoga Casino and Raceway, will open next week - Albany Business Review The new Saratoga Casino Hotel will open next week after completing a $40 million expansion that includes a 117-room hotel,...
Major Expansion Planned for Aqueduct Casino
Blood-Horse - 6/27/16 The operator of the video lottery terminal casino at Aqueduct Racetrack plans a December groundbreaking on an expansion project expected to add more than 750,000-square-feet to the facility, but the plan hasn't been presented to the New York...
Casino border war shaping up between New York and New Jersey
The Buffalo News - Donald Trump and other Atlantic City casino interests in 1997 spent a lot of money on a lobbying campaign to help kill a plan that would have allowed commercial casinos in Western New York, the Catskills and just north of Albany. A generation later,...
Watch Sullivan’s casino being built
Times Herald-Record - Empire Resorts, which is building the $1.3 billion Montreign Resort Casino at Adelaar in Sullivan County, has installed a time-lapse camera at the construction site to document and broadcast the transition from construction site to casino. Empire...