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Some state officials pushing for non-Indian gaming
With the demise of a proposed Indian casino for the Catskills, a push to make commercial gaming legal in more places in the state is again getting attention. And with two gaming venues — Turning Stone Resort and Casino and Vernon Downs — already in Oneida County, local officials are divided over whether having many more casinos would make sense.  Catskills Casino1/30/2013
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From Borscht Belt To Casino Resort?
(New York) -- As the state eyes at least three upstate casinos, the odds are strong that one will be located in the struggling Catskills—once the grand home to...
1/28/2013
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State Sen. Bonacic expects fight for new state casinos
(New York) -- State Sen. John Bonacic said he expects Atlantic City and other gambling interests and religious groups to spend "heavy money" fighting Gov....
12/29/2012
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LETTER: Calling all losers to Ellenville casino
(New York) -- Dear Editor: I used to work at the Nevele, teaching English to the staff. Also taught at J&L Apparel, VAW Aluminum and Schrade Cutlery.
7/28/2012
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LETTER: Casino 'circus' isn't for us
(New York) -- Recent actions of our political "ringmasters" up in Albany should have everyone concerned. In the face of declining revenue streams from business...
7/21/2012
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Medical facility part of plans for Concord
(New York) -- One of the would-be developers of the Concord property recently filed a thousand pages of documents and plans with the Town of Thompson, pushing for...
7/20/2012
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Plans unveiled to revive Catskill resort, with casino
(New York) -- The new owners of the Nevele Hotel unveiled their plans for the facility near Ellenville in Ulster County, Thursday night. The Nevele was the last of the...
7/19/2012
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Developer pitches Catskills resort that hinges on gambling license
(New York) -- Claremont Partners is working to give the shuttered Nevele Grande Hotel in the Catskills a new life as a casino and 450-room luxury resort, the Wall Street...
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Hotel's Borscht Bet
(New York) -- For more than a century, the Nevele Grande Hotel was a classic Borscht Belt resort in the Catskills, featuring comedians like Buddy Hackett and Milton...
6/5/2012
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Sullivan County casino push continues despite state road block
(New York) -- Town of Thompson Supervisor Anthony Cellini says he won’t give up his fight to bring gaming to Sullivan County, even after Governor Cuomo suggested...
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Thompson renews call for BIA to approve Stockbridge-Munsee casino
(New York) -- In a continuing effort to secure approval from the federal government for the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans of Wisconsin to build a casino in the...
4/27/2012
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Catskills Resort Buyer Hoping to Build Casino
(New York) -- The sale of a former destination resort complex in the Catskills region of New York has been finalized, with its new owners hoping to become casino...
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Nevele's new owners close the deal for shuttered Catskills resort
(New York) -- The new owner of the Nevele has officially closed the deal, taking control of the aging resort in hopes of a grand renovation. “It's a first step...
3/20/2012
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$600M gambling resort planned in NY's Catskills
(New York) -- Plans to develop a $600 million resort with gambling on the site of the grandest old Borscht Belt hotel are being revived
3/19/2012
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Cappelli seeks $1.5 billion in Catskills project
(New York) -- A $1.5 billion federal lawsuit by Louis Cappelli – the developer who brought us such mega-projects as The City Center in White Plains and New Roc...
3/18/2012
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Westchester developers Cappelli, Tinson feud over Catskills resort
(New York) -- Two of Westchester’s biggest developers are competing to revive the Catskills’ former glitz and glory as soon as next year — if plans...
3/17/2012
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Odds rising for casino gaming at Nevele Hotel
(New York) -- "The steps taken so far may make this a reality," said Jeff Kaplan, mayor of Ellenville. "As opposed to the prior attempts that have failed...
3/14/2012
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Bonacic says Catskills will benefit if Cuomo succeeds in efforts to expand casino gambling beyond Indian reservations
(New York) -- State Sen. John Bonacic celebrated an anticipated deal in Albany on casino gambling Wednesday night, praising Gov. Andrew Cuomo for helping give Sullivan...
3/12/2012
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Barry Lewis: Plan for Concord site is the real deal ... this time
(New York) -- This time is different. It's gonna get built. I believe it. The whole works. A $600 million hospitality, entertainment and recreation destination that...
3/11/2012
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Sullivan basks in real casino promise
(New York) -- When Bob Fleischman moved to Sullivan County 45 years ago, locals told him his timing was perfect. Sure, Monticello was "bumper to bumper and shoulder...
3/9/2012
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Concord plan inspires hope
(New York) -- In this county that's seen it all when it comes to development dreams, the new Concord Resort would be unlike anything Sullivan County or the region...
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Developers have big plans for former Concord Hotel site
(New York) -- The ruins of the former Concord Hotel are a sad reminder to many Sullivan County residents of what once was. But more than that it also represents the...
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Plans for $600 million gambling resort revived
(New York) -- Plans to develop a $600 million resort with gambling on the site of the grandest old Borscht Belt hotel are being revived.
3/8/2012
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Another plan for casino resort at former Concord Hotel site
(New York) -- A plan to be publicly aired tonight in Monticello, N.Y., calls for development of a $600 million casino resort near the same site where Mohegan Sun hopes...
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Another spin: Plan to develop a $600M resort with gambling in NY’s Catskills is revived
(New York) -- Plans to develop a $600 million resort with gambling on the site of the grandest old Borscht Belt hotel are being revived.
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Concord plan inspires hope / Few hurdles mean rare promise
(New York) -- In this county that's seen it all when it comes to development dreams, the new Concord Resort would be unlike anything Sullivan County or the region...
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Cappelli Files $1.5B Federal Lawsuit
(New York) -- Prospective racino and convention centre developer Louis Cappelli has been quoted as saying that he will not stand to be a "punching bag" anymore...
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Cappelli files suit against track and racino developer on eve of meeting
(New York) -- In the latest battle over the former Concord lands, Westchester Developer Louis Cappelli filed a federal lawsuit this week against Empire Resorts and...
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Cappelli sues in wrangling over Concord
(New York) -- In the latest battle over the former Concord lands, Westchester developer Louis Cappelli filed a federal lawsuit this week against mpire Resorts and...
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Concord Associates files $1.5 billion suit against EPT/Empire Resorts
(New York) -- The latest round in the legal bantering over the future of the former Concord Resort properties comes in the form of a lawsuit, seeking massive damages,...
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“We don’t want/need a monopoly” on casinos, Cappelli says
(New York) -- The owner of the 116 acre former Concord Hotel property in Kiamesha Lake, developer Louis Cappelli, says he is not going to stand by and be Empire Resorts...
3/7/2012
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Planned $600 Million Catskill Resort Faces Suit and Doubts
(New York) -- Two companies are planning to develop the largest resort in upstate New York in decades — a $600 million entertainment, housing and gambling complex...
1/14/2012
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Sullivan casino a Bonacic priority
(New York) -- No doubt about it. If the powerful local lawmaker who will help craft the bill to legalize non-Indian casinos in the state has his way, one would be in...
1/8/2012
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Aqueduct casino may not trip up Catskills
(New York) -- For more than 30 years, Sullivan County casino supporters bet on the New York City metropolitan area for customers. That's one reason they long opposed...
1/6/2012
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Editorial: Gov. Cuomo picks a winner for casino
(New York) -- If you took a moment to read between the lines of Gov. Cuomo's State of the State address, there was an unmistakable, if unwritten and unspoken,...
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OP/ED: Casino plan gets clarity
(New York) -- When it comes to allowing casinos to be built in certain places in New York, including the Catskills, the state has tried various end-arounds but now...
1/2/2012
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Battle for Concord renewed
(New York) -- After a short-lived legal truce between former development partners, the battle of Concord has resumed in the Catskills in a volley of lawsuits and a new...
12/29/2011
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NYC casino wouldn’t hurt Sullivan gaming, says Bonacic
(New York) -- As the state readies to take on the issue of legalizing casino gaming, Governor Cuomo says he would support a casino in New York City, most likely at...
11/14/2011
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Casinos would be good, but tourism chief says there is much more in the Catskills
(New York) -- Development of casinos, whether they be Native American or those that could be approved by state constitution change years from now, would certainly boost...
11/6/2011
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Catskills casino plan is no sure bet
(New York) -- In gambling, the house is supposed to win. But Monticello Casino and Raceway has lost millions of dollars in the past three years and faces delisting from...
10/20/2011
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Gambling push raises Catskill casino stakes
(New York) -- The increasing likelihood that casino-style gambling will be legalized in New York has raised the stakes for dueling efforts to control gaming in the...
9/30/2011
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Empire Resorts extends partner agreements
(New York) -- Empire Resorts has extended an exclusivity agreement with two partners in developing a racino and hotel resort on former Concord land in Kiamesha Lake, the...
9/26/2011
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Concord foes attempt to stop racino project
(New York) -- As Concord owner Louis Cappelli is about to make a push to raise a reported $400 million in junk bonds to finance a racino and hotel in Kiamesha Lake, his...
9/4/2011
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ODATO: Scoring casino game
(New York) -- As Sen. John Bonacic prepared to take testimony this week on changing the state constitution to allow for commercial casinos, the Bureau of Indian Affairs...
8/16/2011
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Developers hope to start Mohegan Sun at Concord Downs project ASAP
(New York) -- The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority hopes to move forward with its project to develop a Mohegan Sun casino and resort at the old Concord Hotel site in...
8/12/2011
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Cappelli seeks financing for Concord plans
(New York) -- It’s been 10 years since developer Louis Cappelli bought the land where the high-spirited echoes of Milton Berle, Alan King and Henny Youngman can be...
8/8/2011
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Senate leader supports legalizing casino gaming in New York
(New York) -- State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is backing a proposal to legalize casino gaming in New York. Skelos told MidhudsonNews.com the time is right and...
7/19/2011
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Nation To Develop Catskills Casino
(New York) -- Although there has been no movement between the state and Seneca Nation to solve disagreements pertaining to the nation's three Western New York casinos, a...
7/18/2011
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Seneca Nation Pursues Catskills Casino
(New York) -- With the recent retraction of a Bush-era rule limiting off-reservation gaming, leaders of the Seneca Nation of Indians have re-stated their commitment to...
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Three casinos would give Sullivan visitors choices, says Bonacic
(New York) -- With plans on the drawing boards for three casino/resorts in the Town of Thompson, State Senator John Bonacic (R- Mount Hope) said that would open the...
7/15/2011
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Albany's casino stance unclear
(New York) -- After a meeting this week in Albany, Sullivan County officials, union leaders, developers and Indian tribes interested in building casinos in the Catskills...
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Seneca Nation reaffirms plans for Catskills off-reservation casino
(New York) -- The Seneca Nation still wants to build an off-reservation casino in the Catskills region of New York, tribal leaders said.
7/14/2011
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Seneca Nation affirms Catskills casino plans
(New York) -- The Seneca Nation of Indians, which owns 63 acres of land off exit 107 on Route 17 in the Town of Thompson, has reaffirmed its commitment to building and...
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Seneca Nation renews bid to put a casino in the Catskills
(New York) -- The Seneca Nation announced today it is renewing its attempt to locate a casino in the Catskills, a month after the federal government lifted a ban that...
7/13/2011
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Catskills gaming topic of session with local officials and Cuomo staffers
(New York) -- A number of Sullivan County area officials and union representatives met with members of Governor Cuomo’s economic development team in their effort...
7/12/2011
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Catskill Confidential: Cuomo's staff to meet with local officials on gambling
(New York) -- Sullivan County officials and unions will meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's staff in Albany on Wednesday to attempt to gauge the governor's position on...
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Westchester Developer Envisions a Jackpot in Catskills
(New York) -- After more than a decade of false starts and failed partnerships, Westchester developer Louis Cappelli is still betting he can turn the now-vacant site of...
7/7/2011
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Casino/resort players pledge mutual cooperation
(New York) -- Most of the players with plans to develop casino/resort complexes in the Monticello/Thompson area pledged to work in a cooperative fashion, Thompson Town...
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Tribes, developers attend casino summit in Sullivan
(New York) -- Several Indian tribes and developers emerged from a closed-door meeting in the Town of Thompson with a pledge not to fight each other - but the company...
6/28/2011
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Catskills Casino A ‘Little Less Impossible’ After Obama Rollback
(New York) -- The competition to build a full-fledged casino in the Catskills may soon get more crowded, with New York’s commercial gaming operators noting that...
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Cellini "invites" developers, indian tribes to closed-door meeting, or else
(New York) -- Thompson Supervisor Tony Cellini has sent a letter to developers and Indian tribes ordering them to attend a closed-door meeting in July at Thompson Town...
6/25/2011
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Empire Resorts says it’s solidifying Concord plans
(New York) -- The owner of the Monticello Casino & Raceway has reportedly come to a more formal agreement with Entertainment Properties Trust, which owns most of the...
6/10/2011
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Cappelli seeks $12 million in “marketing allowance” for Mohegan Sun project
(New York) -- Westchester developer Louis Cappelli, who is seeking to build a racino and harness racetrack at the site of the former Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake in...
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Catskills casino catfight
(New York) -- A Borscht Belt brouhaha is brewing. The state is entertaining developer Louis Cappelli's long-delayed plan to build a massive $600 million harness...
5/25/2011
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New York Tax Break Sees Casino Rivals In Land Battle
(New York) -- A Catskills racino is upping the ante with a proposal for a massive new gambling and entertainment destination as industry giants battle for control of the...
5/6/2011
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Big Plans To Revitalize the Catskills Hotel
(New York) -- It's a $600 million dollar development plan to transform a hotel site into a casino resort and racing facility -- and it could bring as many as 1,000...
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Cappelli partners with Mohegan Sun to build casino/racetrack on Concord site
(New York) -- Concord Associates, owned by Westchester developer Louis Cappelli, and the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority have agreed to terms to develop a $600 million...
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Concord, Mohegan Sun Propose Racino; Empire Unhappy
(New York) -- It has been reported that Concord Associates and the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority have struck a deal which would see the erection of a $600 million...
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Empire Resorts Comments on Mohegan Sun Concord Announcement
(New York) -- Empire Resorts, Inc., today issued the following statement in response to the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority’s (Authority) announcement that it has...
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Mohegan Sun To Develop Casino In The Catskills
(New York) -- The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, parent of the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, announced yesterday plans with White Plains developer Louis Cappelli...
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No Joke: Mohegan Sun Heading To New York's Borscht Belt In $600 Million Deal
(New York) -- Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, the owner of Mohegan Sun, said Thursday it has entered into a joint venture with Concord Resort Hotel, the owner of the...
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Plans resurrected for Catskills resort / Mohegan Sun brings clout, Cappelli says
(New York) -- Concord owner Louis Cappelli insisted on Friday that his plans to resurrect his $600 million Concord project with new partner Mohegan Sun are for real, and...
5/5/2011
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Cappelli reboots Concord project
(New York) -- Concord owner Louis Cappelli and casino company Mohegan Sun announced a partnership Thursday to develop a gambling and racing resort intended to revive the...
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Casino Deal Gets a Boost
(New York) -- A long-stalled plan to transform a legendary Catskills hotel into a $600 million casino got a boost after the Westchester developer, Louis Cappelli,...
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Conn.'s Mohegan Sun in partnership with NY hotel
(New York) -- A Connecticut casino and resort and a New York developer announced Thursday a partnership to develop a gambling and racing resort intended to revive a...
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Conn.'s Mohegan Sun in partnership with NY hotel
(New York) -- An Indian tribal casino operator and a New York developer announced Thursday a partnership to develop a gambling and racing resort intended to revive a...
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Mohegan Sun partnering on NY Catskills casino
(New York) -- Mohegan Sun will be partnering a planned casino for the Catskills region of New York. An affiliate of the Sun’s parent entity, Mohegan Tribal Gaming...
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Mohegan Sun to partner on Catskills hotel-casino project
(New York) -- The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and Concord Associates have reached an agreement to develop a $600 million casino and horseracing resort facility in...
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Mohegan Tribe partnering on Catskills project
(New York) -- Growing up at Grossinger's, the family hotel in Liberty, N.Y., Mitchell Grossinger Etess, the chief executive officer of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming...
3/20/2011
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OP/ED: Amend state constitution to allow casinos
(New York) -- Over the last decade, state officials have tried a dizzying array of methods to have a casino built in the Catskills. All of them have failed miserably....
3/13/2011
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Bruised in White Plains, builder Cappelli bets on the Borscht Belt
(New York) -- After decades of false starts, a shifting cast of developers and several failed attempts by a host of different Indian tribes, the Catskills are once again...
3/9/2011
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Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians hasn’t given up on casino plan; Tribe still owns Madison County land
(New York) -- Humpty Dumpty is a story that Kimberly Vele can relate to. As president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Vele has experienced the real-...
3/3/2011
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Schumer isn’t letting up effort to bring casino to Catskills
(New York) -- A disappointed US Senator Charles Schumer says he is going to explore every option in his continuing attempts to bring a casino to Sullivan County. Late...
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Some state officials pushing for non-Indian gaming
(New York) -- With the demise of a proposed Indian casino for the Catskills, a push to make commercial gaming legal in more places in the state is again getting...
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Where does BIA rejection leave Madison County?
(New York) -- The Department of Interior’s denial of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians gaming compact will concurrently end the tribe’s land...
2/24/2011
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Is the casino truly dead?
(New York) -- The Stockbridge-Munsee band of Mohicans has been trying to open a casino in Sullivan County for more than a decade, and in September 2009 they thought they...
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Plan to kill upstate casino is good news for Aqueduct
(New York) -- The New York Gaming Association cheered the federal government’s decision to kill a Native American tribe’s plan to build a casino in the...
2/22/2011
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Raceway Throws the Dice
(New York) -- The Department of Interior's rejection late last week of a controversial proposal for a megacasino in the Catskill Mountains outside New York was a big...
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New York racing industry revives push for table games
(New York) -- New York racing leaders are lauding a Bureau of Indians Affairs decision not to allow a proposed Indian casino in the Catskills, which they say would have...
2/21/2011
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Catskills casino plan is put to rest
(New York) -- Local politicians and horseracing industry officials are praising the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs for rejecting a proposal to build a Native American...
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SNI President Applauds Fed’s Catskill Move
(New York) -- Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter is applauding a federal government move he said would void a proposed Catskills casino to be run by...
2/20/2011
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Private slots the new plot
(New York) -- As the federal government last week added to the pile of failed plans for tribal casinos in the Catskills, a newly minted and influential not-for-profit...
2/19/2011
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Feds kill Catskill casino proposal by Indian tribe
(New York) -- The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs on Friday rejected a proposal to build a Native American casino within driving distance of New York City in the storied...
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Feds reject Stockbridge Munsee Tribe’s proposed casino compact
(New York) -- The US Department of the Interior late Friday rejected a compact between the State of Newburgh and the Wisconsin Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohicans to...
12/14/2010
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Lame duck’s last days to determine Carcieri, online gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- The battle over Indian gaming legislation continues to play out on the Hill during the last frenetic days of the lame duck session
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