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New York Gov. to allow commercial casinos to reopen at 25% capacity from Sept. 9

September 4, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, New York

Four days after saying that he’d make a decision this week on commercial casinos, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made good on his promise, announcing Thursday the state's nontribal casinos and video lottery termina...

Betfair US announces new sports betting agreements in New York and New Jersey

Sadonna Price

June 13, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey, New York

Betfair US has announced this week that new partnerships with gaming venues in New York and New Jersey have been formed, with the brand set to work with Tioga Downs and the Meadowlands covering online, mobile a...

Gaming floor expansion complete at Tioga Downs

Sadonna Price

February 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, New York

After becoming a full service casino in December, Tioga Downs has already expanded to offer even more slot gaming. When the casino opened on December 2nd, 461 slot games were installed. Now that the expanded ga...

Tioga Downs to open, first of 4 new upstate casinos

Sadonna Price

December 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, New York

The Tioga Downs hosted a grand opening today to offer full Las Vegas-style gaming, providing players with 33 table games as well as a poker room. Operators of the Tioga Downs claimed they would be the first to ...

American Racing & Entertainment closes on Tioga Downs Casino financing

Lars Jones

October 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, New York

American Racing & Entertainment, LLC has announced today that they have raised $90 million in new senior secured debt facilities to help complete a casino expansion for Tioga Downs Casino located in Nichols...

Tioga Downs receives new slot machines

Sadonna Price

October 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, New York

After a process of more than two years involving investigation and selection, Tioga Downs was approved for a full-scale casino license by the New York State Gaming Commission back in August. The casino is expec...

Tioga Downs Casino to outfit 40 percent of slot floor with Scientific Games machines

Alex Lanter

September 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York

US based gaming company Scientific Games has signed a deal with Tioga Downs Casino & Resort to supply a wide range of games, systems and tables for the property’s expansion to a Class 3 commercial casino an...

New York casinos already aiding local communities

Sadonna Price

June 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, New York

Despite being under construction, the new casinos coming to the state of New York are already benefiting the communicates in which they are located. Just yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that three ca...

Exclusive: Vernon Downs investor concerned about market share, continued impact of Oneida monopoly

Lars Jones

April 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Horse Racing, Economy/Finance, New York

While Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York works busily toward getting their facilities ready to open a full scale casino shortly after the state's Gaming Commission hands over a license, a mino...

Tioga Downs holds topping off ceremony today

Lars Jones

March 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New York

Tioga Downs is celebrating a milestone in the construction of their full-scale casino today with a topping off ceremony at 2pm. It is traditional for new casinos to hold an event when the top-most piece of fram...

Tioga Downs casino receives formal okay from Gaming Facility Location Board

Sadonna Price

January 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, New York

The Tioga Downs Casino Racing & Entertainment facility located in New York State will be able to move forward with plans to become a fully operational commercial casino after gaining approval from the New Y...

Tioga Downs hiring full staff ahead of full casino license

Sadonna Price

December 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Casino project updates, Employment & Careers, New York

The full-fledged casino of Tioga Downs in New York needs staff, so the venue has begun the hiring process. On Monday the gaming facility began to collect applications via a career summit, to fill the 445 positi...

Tioga Downs celebrates groundbreaking

K Morrison

October 31, 2015

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Yesterday afternoon in Nichols the Tioga Downs Racetrack held a groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of the transformation and expansion of the facility into a full-scale casino. The Southern Tier v...

Tioga Downs readies the shovel for casino groundbreaking

K Morrison

October 28, 2015

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Tioga Downs Casino & Racing will have its ground breaking ceremony this week now that the New York Gaming Facility Location Board has selected it to be the state’s final full casino and recommended it be gr...

New York Gaming Facility Location Board chooses Tioga Downs for full casino location

K Morrison

October 18, 2015

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On October 14 the New York Gaming Facility Location Board selected Tioga Downs Casino & Racing to be the state’s final full casino after being passed over by the board when they announced license recommenda...