After more than six months, the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board finally released the first round of questions from potential applicants for the three downstate casino licenses — and its answers.
State’s casino process has been a poor deal
A year ago, anticipation about the establishment of three downstate casinos was just beginning to grow. Billions of dollars in investment, game-changing economic activity and enormous tax revenue implications were on the line. Communities considered…
Editorial: Casino towns are dealt a tough hand
The office of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has noted that all state-licensed casinos failed to meet their gross gaming revenue projections in 2022, and all but one of them fell short of providing their full…
Coliseum should be option for migrant housing, top Queens official says
A day after Democratic Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said Nassau Coliseum should be among the options for housing some of the thousands of migrants to New York City, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a…
State Will ‘Hopefully’ Have Answers To First Round Of NY Casinos Questions By September
Back in January, Sen. Joe Addabbo issued a statement following the official request for applications (RFA) issued by New York for downstate casinos. While emphasizing his faith in the process – and in those charged…
FIRST LOOK: Sands’ petition for zoning change at Nassau Hub
Sands antes up – Las Vegas Sands submitted a petition to the Town of Hempstead Thursday, officially seeking the approval of its conceptual master plan and a zoning change that would create the “Mitchel Field…
LV Sands Casino applies for town zoning change
The Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which has proposed building a casino complex in central Nassau County, has requested approval of a master plan for the 72 acre site that would designate it as an “Integrated…
Las Vegas Sands Submits Zoning Application For Proposed NY Casino
Las Vegas Sands, an American casino and resort company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is very serious about a proposed New York casino-resort which will be located in Nassau County, Long Island.
Las Vegas-style casinos ‘not a sure bet’ for government finances, state audit says
Las Vegas-style casinos in New York are “not a sure bet” for local government coffers, according to a state comptroller’s report that says none of the four upstate met gross revenue projections in recent years.
The Future of the Gaming Industry: Challenges the Next Decade Holds for Casinos
With the 2010s decade in our rearview mirror, the gaming industry experienced considerable changes. This past decade the gaming industry experienced the cumulative effects of competition.