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News Brief: Vernon Downs has been granted a racing reprieve by a New York board again.

Capital Play Inc. reports that real estate development firm Related Companies, led by Chairman and CEO Stephen Ross, has joined the bid for New York's racetracks.

News Brief: Auburn Mayor Timothy Lattimore says he'd welcome the Cayuga Indian Nation to build a casino in his city, while a state official said a site somewhere in Central New York could be in the running.

News Brief: The Cayuga Nation of New York plans today to announce a deal to resolve a long-standing land claim in exchange for the rights to acquire reservation lands in the Finger Lakes and develop a casino.

The Sullivan County Farm Bureau has decided to drop out of lawsuit against the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Empire Resorts Casino at Monticello Raceway project.

News Brief: A group of community leaders from the Catskills, New York, has launched The Future of the Catskills Coalition to advocate on behalf of the St. Regis Mohawk Casino at Monticello Raceway and the region as the casino project nears the federal approval stage.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway unveiled more of its expansion Tuesday.

News Brief: With revenues plunging and losses mounting, Empire Resorts now wants a bigger slice of the video gaming pie.

News Brief: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is asking New York gambling regulators to block Connecticut residents from placing Internet bets on horse races in New York State.

News Brief: The federal gaming commission responsible for overseeing and monitoring casinos said it does not plan to shut down Turning Stone Resort and Casino at this time.

News Brief: A federal government decision is expected following the failure of New York state and the Oneida Indian Nation to declare jointly by a Monday deadline that they've begun negotiations on a new gaming compact.

Capital Play, Inc. has joined in partnership with Plainfield Asset Management LLC, to create a fully funded bid team with existing investments in New York racing.

News Brief: A federal judge delivered another legal blow late Friday to the Seneca Nation of Indians’ plans for a gambling casino in downtown Buffalo.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Empire Resorts, Inc. were granted full rights as an equal party to the federal government to assist in defense of the environmental review for the St. Regis Mohawk tribe's Monticello Raceway casino project in Sullivan County.

News Brief: New York lobbying investigators are recommending $325,000 in fines against a firm led by former state AG Dennis C. Vacco for three alleged violations of New York’s lobbying laws during its representation of a businessman trying to win a casino deal.

News Brief: The Town Board is preparing a resolution that asks state and federal officials to have decisions about Native American casino applications based on local approval.

Bally Technologies has signed a contract extension with the New York Lottery to keep the Company's revenue-share machines in operation through at least Dec. 31, 2010.

The New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation study "NYCOTB - A Plan for Transformation and Growth" that was published today.

ews Brief: The Oneida Indian Nation should not have to pay - literally - for the mistakes of state officials, nation leader Ray Halbritter said.

A Grand Opening ceremony has been planned for the new Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel on Friday, March 30 at Noon.