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Monticello Raceway to close its casino operations, but keep racetrack open

It's opening day at a Resorts World Catskills, a new $1.2 billion casino, Feb. 8, 2018. ALBANY - Monticello Raceway plans to close its gambling parlor with 1100 video-lottery terminals in April as it seeks to consolidate its operations with the nearby $1 billion Resorts World Catskills. Both facilities in Sullivan County are owned by Empire…
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Monticello Raceway to close its casino operations, but keep racetrack open
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New York, Seneca Nation temporarily extend casino compact

The gaming compact between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State, which was set to expire at the end of next week, has been extended through March, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's Office. The clock is ticking for New York and the Seneca Nation to strike an agreement allowing casino gaming to continue at three Seneca-owned facilities in…
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New York, Seneca Nation temporarily extend casino compact
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Clock in ticking for new Seneca casino agreement

ALBANY - The clock is ticking for New York and the Seneca Nation to strike an agreement allowing casino gaming to continue at three Seneca-owned facilities in Western New York. Top Hochul officials did not deny that a Rochester casino was part of a deal with the Seneca Nation, and on Saturday, the Assembly refused to pass the bill authorizing…
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Clock in ticking for new Seneca casino agreement
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Seneca Nation president: Casino compact talks progressing

So what's the latest on negotiations over a new gaming compact between the state of New York and the Seneca Nation of Indians? During a recent interview with the Niagara Gazette, Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. said, from his point of view, talks are progressing. Armstrong said representatives from the Nation continue to meet regularly…
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Casino celebrating anniversary, New Year with the 'Goos'

Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino will celebrate its 20th anniversary and the arrival of 2023 in style this weekend as the Niagara Falls gaming site offers a free concert featuring Buffalo's own Goo Goo Dolls. The concert, and the New Year's celebration, will mark two decades since the Dec. 31, 2002 opening of the casino, the first gaming venture of…
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Two decades after opening, Falls casino impact still up for debate

When it opened in 2002, some hailed Seneca Niagara Casino as the catalyst Niagara Falls needed to drive the growth of new hotels, attractions and other businesses in the downtown area. At the time, others weren't quite as convinced of the casino's potential impact, suggesting instead that would be more of a "piece of the puzzle" in re-establishing…
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Two decades after opening, Falls casino impact still up for debate
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Winning ticket sold in California for record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot

Winning ticket sold in California for record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES (TNS) - One lucky winner bought the record-breaking Powerball jackpot ticket at a store in Altadena, becoming the state's first billionaire-by-lottery, according to California Lottery officials. Suspense had continued to mount Tuesday morning…
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All of the 20 Major Casinos in New York State

We need more casinos in New York State. It's always fun to go to the casino. Whether you are a very serious gambler or a casual visitor that only likes to go on special occasions the casino always creates so many memories. There are about 6 casinos in Western New York, but it would be fun if we had more options. If you are looking for a road trip,…
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The Editorial Board: As the casino compact nears expiration, both sides should commit to a fair deal

After 20 years of operation, many of them fraught with conflict, New York State and the Seneca Nation of Indians will soon take up the work of negotiating a casino agreement to succeed the one that will expire in late 2023. It's likely to be difficult, but that doesn't mean it has to be ugly and, in that regard, the Senecas are making a pragmatic…
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The Editorial Board: As the casino compact nears expiration, both sides should commit to a fair deal
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Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino tracks down man who unknowingly won $11,000

A North Carolina man triggered "Grand Prize" coin on first game on "88 Fortunes" slot machine. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - It was not an April Fool's joke when a North Carolina man won a $11000 jackpot on April 1 at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. Kevin Whitlock, had no idea that he had triggered the "Grand Prize" coin at a one-cent "88 Fortunes" slot…
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Niagara Gazette

Satisfactory ending to casino cash standoff

You can never be too sure when it comes to news of the Seneca Nation and the payment of shared slot revenues to New York state but it appears the check has finally cleared. During an emergency meeting on Monday, the Seneca Nation Council voted to direct transfer $564842625.20 to cover the amount of shared slot revenues due to New York for the…
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Senecas criticize use of casino funds for new Bills stadium

BUFFALO, N.Y. - After New York State froze bank accounts of the Seneca Nation, including its gaming operations, the Seneca Council released more than $564 million in disputed casino revenue sharing it was holding. Seneca President Matt Pagels noted shortly after New York received the money Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she plans to use $418…
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Officials react to Senecas paying casino funds

The Seneca Nation announced March 29 that its Council has taken action to resolve the ongoing gaming compact dispute with New York state and begin talks for a new compact. With the Nation agreeing to transfer $565 million from a restricted escrow account to the state to resolve the outstanding dispute, local officials have yet to know what funding…
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Hochul: Seneca casino money can help offset state’s cost of new Buffalo Bills stadium

This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul won a long-running battle with the Seneca Nation of Indians over more than $500 million in back casino revenue payments. Now she wants to use most of that money to help offset the state's share of a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. Hochul is proposing to put the state's share of the casino payments - $418 million -…
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Hochul: Seneca casino money can help offset state’s cost of new Buffalo Bills stadium
Niagara Gazette

Senecas change course on casino cash payments

In the face of crippling sanctions on its bank accounts and those of its gaming corporation, the Seneca Nation Council voted, in an emergency meeting Monday night, to "direct the transfer of funds to resolve the Nation's outstanding gaming compact dispute with New York state as soon as practicable." The council's resolution calls for transferring…
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The Buffalo News

After banking freeze, Senecas pay state nearly $565 million in casino revenues

Facing a state-led freeze on its bank accounts, the Seneca Nation of Indians said Tuesday that it had agreed to send New York State $564.8 million in casino revenues that the tribe had long claimed it did not have to pay. The payment, approved by the Seneca Nation Council a day earlier, appears to resolve for now a five-year dispute over whether…
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After banking freeze, Senecas pay state nearly $565 million in casino revenues
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Casino compact battle ramps up

The Seneca Nation of Indians says all its bank accounts at KeyBank, for both the Nation and Seneca Gaming Corporation, are frozen because of what it calls, the "aggressive overreach" by New York State. It is an ongoing battle as the state waits for the Nation to make casino revenue payments for the three Western New York casinos in Buffalo, Niagara…
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The Buffalo News

Letter: NY shines the light on problem gambling

Niagara Falls and the Seneca One Building in downtown Buffalo are among several New York State landmarks joining the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center (PGRC) to recognize March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). The two local landmarks will be lit up yellow on Tuesday, March 8. Other sites honoring PGAM are the five towers in the…
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The Buffalo News

Senecas still withholding casino revenue from New York pending federal inquiry

The Seneca Nation, dealing with internal strife over whether to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in casino revenue to New York State, will await the results of a federal inquiry into whether the revenue-sharing arrangement is legal before forwarding the funds. Seneca President Matthew Pagels and Gov. Kathy Hochul publicly confirmed that they had…
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Seneca Nation Settles Major Casino Dispute in New York

Seneca Nation, the owner of Niagara Resort and Casino (pictured above) among other gambling venues, has come to a settlement agreement in New York regarding casino revenue share payments. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Seneca Nation of Indians has come to a settlement agreement in New York over a long-running battle regarding its casino revenue…
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Seneca Nation Settles Major Casino Dispute in New York
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Mayor puts tab owed to Buffalo at end of casino dispute at $40M

The mayor expects the funds to be sent from Albany as soon as Senecas pay the state. Windfall for other local communities will be nowhere near as large. BUFFALO, N.Y. - With a multi-year legal dispute between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State over casino revenue sharing now over, local communities impacted by the conflict are busy…
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Mayor puts tab owed to Buffalo at end of casino dispute at $40M
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Seneca Nation settles multi-million dollar casino dispute, seeks new gaming pact with NY

The Seneca Nation of Indians has agreed to settle a long-running dispute over payments it makes to the state from its Western New York casino revenues, but is seeking a new gaming compact with the state in return. Under the agreement, the Senecas will pay the state the nearly $500 million in revenue-sharing money it has withheld since the dispute…
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Seneca Nation settles multi-million dollar casino dispute, seeks new gaming pact with NY
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Seneca Resorts & Casinos properties stand out in annual 'Best of Slots' from Strictly Slots Magazine

3 Seneca properties combine for 7 first place honors, 28 overall awards When it comes to the best in gaming excitement, it's tough to beat what you find at the three Seneca Resorts & Casinos properties. So says Strictly Slots magazine, which recently presented its annual "Best of Slots" awards to the Western New York sites. Seneca Niagara Resort &…
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Seneca Resorts & Casinos properties stand out in annual 'Best of Slots' from Strictly Slots Magazine
The Buffalo News

Federal review calls into question legality of Seneca casino payments to NY

ALBANY - The Biden administration has opened an inquiry into whether a casino revenue sharing deal between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State is legal, a potentially significant step for the tribe that has been ordered by an arbitration panel and federal judges to pay $500 million in missed casino payments to Albany. The Senecas filed…
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New York's Seneca Casinos launches new igaming platform

eneca Gaming Corporation unveiled its play-for-fun online gaming site iPlaySeneca.com, which was created in partnership with GTECH G2. The site features more than 100 slot machines and video poker games, 30 table games, and head-to-head poker and bingo. It is also available on apps for mobile devices, developed in partnership with Bally…
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The Buffalo News

Billboard near Buffalo casino is a sign of times for Seneca Nation

A new addition to the Buffalo skyline, visible to southbound drivers on the Interstate-190, went live last week with little fanfare. It is a digital billboard, a structure that typically wouldn't merit much notice, but its location is noteworthy: The new facility at 180 Perry St., which will celebrate its grand opening Friday morning, is located…
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Billboard near Buffalo casino is a sign of times for Seneca Nation