The Albany Common Council voted 12-3 last night on a watered-down resolution in support of a Rensselaer casino project by Hard Rock International. The Times Union reports the council’s support was won with a number of last-minute conditions added to the resolution, including a decade’s worth of $1 million dollar payments to the city. But the measure didn’t preclude lawmakers from also supporting a casino project in neighboring East Greenbush from Churchill Downs and Saratoga Casino and Raceway. The Capital Region is slated to receive one of the state’s four casino licenses.
Albany Common Council Supports Rensselaer Casino
WAMC composite photo by Dave Lucas
