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News Brief: New York has no independent way to ensure that it's getting its fair share of millions of dollars in slot revenues from Indian-owned casinos, including the two run by the Seneca Nation of Indians, a state comptroller's audit charged Thursday.

News Brief: Both the New York Racing Association, the current holder of the track franchise, and Empire Racing said the recommendation by the Ad Hoc Committee on Racing is not binding on the state Legislature and new Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

News Brief: The video slot-machine parlor at Yonkers Raceway has hit the jackpot since opening last month.

News Brief: The state, on behalf of Seneca Gaming Corp., is offering $2.6 million to City Hall for portions of five downtown streets and two alleys near the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel.

Queens DA announced the indictment of twenty-seven individuals and three corporations on charges of unlawfully operating a highly sophisticated online gambling operation in Queens County and elsewhere in the world.

Nevada Gold & Casinos reports the appointment of Robert Farinella as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Tioga and Vernon Downs in New York State.

News Brief: The New York agencies involved in opening and operating a $240 million video lottery casino at Yonkers Raceway maintain that the facility is safe as they address dozens of fire code violations.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. reports the grand opening of the new 33,000 square foot gaming facility at Vernon Downs and the completion of the $4,000,000 renovation.

News Brief: New York state allowed Yonkers Raceway's new video lottery casino earlier this month, despite more than 50 fire safety violations, according to a report.

News Brief: When Vernon Downs opens its new video gambling facility Oct. 26, the long-suffering harness track expects to receive a major infusion of revenue that it could depend on year-round.

News Brief: Angry horse owners and trainers plan to protest Yonkers Raceway's decision to open its $240 million new video lottery casino before it is ready to resume live harness racing.

News Brief: Gamblers with an urge to test their luck today will get their first chance to hit Yonkers Raceway , the only casino merely minutes from the New York City border.

News Brief: After a summer of sometimes frosty relations, the Seneca Nation of Indians and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown have struck a deal that will enable the Senecas to build the casino it originally envisioned.

The impending privatization of casino giant Harrah's Entertainment has triggered a new topic for the IQPC's U.S Infrastructure Investing Summit.

News Brief: The long-delayed debut of a $240 million video lottery casino planned for Yonkers Raceway will wait at least a few more days, as track officials again have pushed back the expected opening.

portsbook.com odds makers are favoring a second subway series in six years for this year's fall classic as both the New York Mets and New York Yankees are the front runners.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, New York's first video gaming property, will hold an official ground breaking ceremony for it's $15 million expansion project today.

News Brief: The opening of the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway has again been delayed and is now tentatively scheduled to open at the beginning of October.

News Brief: Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center announced plans to use its portion of the Seneca Niagara Casino revenue to upgrade inpatient behavioral health services.

To assist the public in responding to the BIA"s Notice of Availability, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is sharing its perspective on the proposed project.