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Jeff Gural, principal owner of Vernon Downs and Tioga Downs, has instructed management to open Vernon Downs for gaming and simulcast. racing on Thursday, February 14,

News Brief: The New York Racing Association is poised to make history of its own by shutting down the winter meet at Aqueduct racetrack Thursday.

The New York Assembly's Racing and Wagering committee failed to vote last Tuesday in favor of the tax-relief bill that would allow Vernon Downs to keep more of its revenue.

A small investment turned into the largest jackpot in Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel history.

Empire Resorts, Inc. reports an agreement with Concord Associates L. P. to relocate the Monticello Gaming and Raceway to a 160-acre parcel of land at the site of the historic Concord Hotel.

News Brief: Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposal to expand gambling in New York state faces long odds with the state Legislature, including from members of Spitzer's own party.

News Brief: New York state officials are crafting a deal that would weaken the New York Racing Association's control of its board of trustees.

If slots are your game, this is the list for you as we rank the Top-10 casinos by the number of slot machines they feature.

News brief: A Brooklyn man who was one of five arrested in an Internet sports gambling ring in New Jersey had ties to Staten Island

The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York denied a motion by Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. to dismiss a judgment enforcement action commenced by the Catskill Litigation Trust against Harrah’s in June 2007.

News Brief: Niagara Falls, New York,elected officials have to decide how to distribute interest the city earns on slot machine revenue it receives from the Seneca Niagara Casino

News Brief: Just two weeks after opening with a no-alcohol policy, the Lava nightclub at Turning Stone Resort and Casino now will allow guests to bring in their own booze.

News Brief: The Cattaraugus County Legislature voted Wednesday to authorize use of $100,000 of its 2005 Seneca Allegany Casino revenues to aid Philadelphia Furniture in Salamanca.

News Brief: Former investors in Vernon Downs are getting impatient with delays in receiving their shares of the company that now runs the track.

The Catskill Litigation Trust is presently pursuing enforcement of a class action default judgment for $1,787,000,000 in compensatory and punitive damages and $1,000,000,000 in judgment interest awarded by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Court against Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.

News Brief: Lawyers will argue Tuesday in New York City on a case that could determine the uncertain status of Oneida Indian Nation land.

TVG announced today that it has launched an Internet wagering platform to residents of New York State at tvgnewyork.com on behalf of Yonkers Raceway.

News Brief: A federal judge has struck down the Shinnecock Indian Nation's bid to build a casino on a disputed parcel of land in Hampton Bays.

News Brief: New York state is threatening to stop issuing third-party liquor licenses unless the Oneida Nation prohibits its guests from bringing alcohol to restaurants, and concerts.

News Brief: New York State is threatening to stop caterers from serving alcohol at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, a move that could all but shut down Turning Stone's extensive wedding and convention business.