In New York and the local government’s decision to allow its four upstate commercial casinos to apply for a temporary reduction in their slot revenue tax rates has reportedly worked out well for the Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady property. According to a Sunday report from The Daily Gazette newspaper, the venue owned by Rush Street Gaming processed some $1.57 billion in slot handle for the twelve months to the end of March to bring in gross gaming revenues of […]

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In the American state of New York and a local restauranteur has reportedly submitted a proposal that could see an ‘upscale Monte Carlo-style’ casino opened along the East River of Manhattan. According to a Wednesday report from the New York Post newspaper, the proposition from Michael ‘Buzzy’ O’Keeffe was just one of at least nine to have been recently submitted to the New York State Gaming Commission and calls for a 24,000 sq ft facility featuring gaming tables but no […]

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The firm behind the giant Okada Manila integrated casino resort has reportedly disclosed that it wants to participate in any contest that could see up to three new gambling-friendly developments brought to the ‘downstate’ area of New York. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Tokyo-headquartered Universal Entertainment Corporation opened the 993-room integrated casino resort for the Philippines capital some five years ago and is planning to float its Okada Manila International Incorporated subsidiary on the Nasdaq bourse early […]

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The New York State Gaming Commission has reportedly launched a campaign that could eventually see up to three Las Vegas-style casino resorts opened in the highly-populated ‘downstate’ region around New York City. According to a Wednesday report from the New York Post newspaper, the state regulator is running a ‘request for expressions of interest’ process until December 10 so as to gauge the feasibility of bringing one or more giant gambling facilities to the nation’s largest city or its surrounding […]

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In the eastern American state of New York and local politicians have reportedly killed off a proposition that could have seen a casino resort brought to the densely-populated island of Manhattan as soon as later this year. According to a Wednesday report from the New York Post newspaper, the proposal to authorize a Las Vegas-style property for the urban borough was contained within the state’s budget for the upcoming year. Proponents had purportedly hoped to scrap an existing moratorium on […]

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American casino operator Penn National Gaming Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal that is to give it ‘second skin’ access to any future New York mobile sportsbetting and iGaming market. The Wyomissing-headquartered firm used an official Monday press release to detail that the 20-year arrangement was inked with the Capital Region Gaming enterprise of compatriot Rush Street Gaming, which is responsible for the 165-room Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady. As such and the company declared that its Penn […]

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In upstate New York and more than 4,200 people have reportedly been told that they are to be made officially redundant as a result of the ongoing coronavirus-related shutdowns of the eastern state’s four large casino resorts. According to a Monday report from the local Times Herald-Record newspaper, Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady, Tioga Downs Casino Resort, Del Lago Resort and Casino and Resorts World Catskills Casino Resort have been shuttered since March 15 as part of an effort to […]

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In New York and the recently-launched sportsbook inside Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady reportedly experienced an influx of punters last week thanks to the start of this year’s edition of the National Football League (NFL). According to a Sunday report from the Times Union newspaper, the property owned by Rush Street Gaming opened the state’s first sportsbook on July 15 offering aficionados the ability to place cash-only wagers on a wide range of professional and collegiate sports including action from […]

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American casino operator, Rush Street Gaming, has reportedly unveiled a plan that would see it partner with counterpart Churchill Downs Incorporated in order to build and operate a 1,625-seat gambling venue in the northern Illinois city of Waukegan. According to a Thursday report from Crain’s Chicago Business, the proposal is to involve the pair constructing their facility complete with a poker room and a Luxbar gastro-pub on 32 acres of city-owned land in the community’s southwestern suburbs. Rush detailed that […]

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Scientific Games Corporation and the Oneida Indian Nation have partnered together to launch sports betting services in New York State. Two casinos of the tribe will be offering a sportsbook with Scientific providing their OpenSports product suite. Sports Betting Services: Oneida owns and operates the Turning Stone Resort and the Point Place Casino. Both venues will now offer end-to-end retail sports betting services with over the counter wagering options and in-venue screen solutions. In the next few weeks, both casinos […]

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