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New York Casinos May Be Coming After Long Wait

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Christopher Chappelear

Three casino projects in New York were chosen last December as part of a plan to boost the upstate economy but are still awaiting licenses after nearly a year.

The delay has been marked by regulatory red tape and, in one case, lawsuits from local opponents.

The state's Gaming Commission is expected to issue the licenses by year's end. An agency spokesman says the wait was needed to complete required criminal background checks on casino executives and to review the final details of the proposals.

Casino developers say they're eager to get to work and plan to be operational within two years of receiving the license.

The three casinos are Montreign in the Catskills, Lago Resort and Casino in the Finger Lakes and Rivers casino in Schenectady.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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