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NY Senate Leader Backs Empire City Casino

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NY Senate Leader Backs Empire City Casino
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Andrea Stewart-Cousins supports MGM Resorts International’s Empire City Casino getting one of the three full-commercial casino licenses. There is a moratorium on commercial downstate casino licences until 2023. Governor Kathy Hochul proposed to accelerate the process in distributing the available ones.

NY Senate Leader Backs Empire City Casino. The casino opened in October 2006. It is not a full-scale casino, but a slot machine and electronic games parlour. Some Queens lawmakers have expressed their support for the property to become a fully-fledged one. The New York State Gaming Commission has received applications from at least eight casino operators interested in managing a casino in downstate New Yorkers. Resorts World New. York City and Empire State Casino are among the favourites to win two of the commercial licenses. Gary Pretlow, the Chairman of Assembly Committee on Gaming and Wagering, believes they are the most suitable candidates.

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