From AM-NY:State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. said Monday he's promoting a push to raise the gambling age to 21 from 18 as part of any legislative effort to legalize full casino gaming in the state.Resorts World New York, a racino at the Aqueduct Racetrack ... »
The state’s top auditor on Tuesday questioned the financial management of the once-indicted, formerly bankrupt New York Racing Association. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said NYRA, which runs thoroughbred racing at the three state-owned thoroughbred hors... »
From the NY Post:Crime has gone up in the Queens precinct that covers the glittering new racino at Aqueduct, The Post has learned.It’s unclear to what, if any, extent the gambling operation can be tied to the spurt of petit larcenies and misdemeanor as... »
[UPDATE BELOW] A Queens man died this morning and an explosive device may have been the cause. FDNY tells us that around 9:28 a.m. a call came in regarding a firecracker explosion at 112-20 111th Avenue, a home near the Aqueduct Racetrack. Authorities ... »
From the NY Times:Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, stung by widespread doubts about his support for the privately financed construction of the country’s largest convention center at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, offered a full-throated defense of the proposal... »
Seneca Nations of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter, in Albany today to lobby on gaming issues, admitted that he can’t match the thousands of dollars being poured into campaign coffers by Genting New York. “We support candidates and parties who wor... »
From the Queens Chronicle:Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Rego Park), like others, is waiting to see how Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to build the nation’s largest convention center in Queens will play out.But speaking at a meeting of Community Board 5 on Jan. 1... »
Genting executives say that to build its proposed 3.8 million-square-foot convention center at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, the company would need to retain a bigger slice of the revenue that it currently splits with the State of New York. It would al... »
