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I have been struck by the speed at which things can change here in New York.  For someone who has been involved in Indian Gaming in New York since 1996, who has sat in countless meetings regarding opening an Indian Casino in the Catskills and having witnessed what seems to be glacial movement towards actually getting casinos open either on or off the reservation.

The Department of Interior reviews to take Indian Land into Trust to open an off-reservation Casino seemed at times to take a multi-generational commitment.

I have watched the State Government grapple with and struggle against minor changes to the revenue sharing between horse tracks and the government which made the VLTs feasible.

New York has had the largest untapped gaming market in the United States.  But getting VLT's installed at Aquaduct Raceway in Queens has taken eleven years?

Enter Andrew Cuomo, as the new Governor of the State of New York.

After years of struggle and strife it looked like the Racino at Aquaduct was going nowhere and yet the Resort World Casino at Aquaduct opened on October 28, 2011, with 5,000 VLTs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/nyregion/new-yorks-first-casino-at-aqueduct-racetrack-is-set-to-open.html?pagewanted=all

The Govenor has also announced last summer that he wants full fledged casinos in New York.  As late as yesterday, New York’s Secretary of State Cesar Perales made it clear Wednesday that Cuomo remains serious about legalizing gaming in New York state.
http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x180453107/Cuomo-all-in-on-legalizing-gaming-in-New-York

Things are now moving at what can only be described a lightening speed.  As interested business people and professionals many of us will need a source to keep up with events.  What I intend to do with this blog is update the larger community on a regular basis as to what is going on with Gaming in New York State. It is my intent to do so in a nuetral manner, but hey, we can only hope.

The New York Times is reporting on the lobbying efforts of KT Lim’s company, Genting Berhad, which operating the Resort World Casino at Aquaduct.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/nyregion/genting-berhad-muscles-into-american-gambling-in-new-york-city-and-miami.html?ref=gambling
Not all support expanded casinos in New York
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/cuomos-push-for-casinos-not-good-news-for-all-gamblers/?ref=gambling

Cuomo warns mobsters to stay away from New York Gaming.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mobsters_bettor_stay_away_cuomo_7dQuky9DrtdObO8ojRtJFJ

Governor Recommends Merging Division of the Lottery with Racing and Wagering Board
http://saratogian.com/articles/2012/01/18/news/doc4f179b202d38e673357263.txt


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