New York News - Page 70

News Brief: Frank Stronach, chairman of Magna Entertainment, says he is willing to invest a billion dollars to turn New York into the center of racing.

News Brief: A Dutchman who pleaded guilty to swindling wealthy New Yorkers by promising an inside track to Google stock and then blowing $350,000 (£198,000) of their money in a three-month spending spree on hotels, restaurants and gambling, could face more than five years in prison.

News Brief: Erie County voters feel shut out of the decision-making over a new Seneca casino, and their preference for locating it is downtown Buffalo, not Cheektowaga, according to a Buffalo News poll.

News Brief: Buffalo business and political leaders will head to state court in Buffalo today to try to block the Seneca Nation from building a casino in Cheektowaga instead of the city.

News Brief: Ten people — including four from Westchester — were charged yesterday as part of an organized crime syndicate that earned in excess of $10 million yearly on college and professional sports betting.

The Cayuga Nation of New York's application has been recommended for approval by the Eastern Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

News Brief: A new bill would allow operators of Albany’s fast ferry to add VLTs.

News Brief: Uniland Development Co. and the Seneca Nation of Indians have cemented their relationship for a proposed Cheektowaga casino by agreeing to retain the company as the developer of the proposed gaming and hotel venture.

News Brief: With the expansion of gambling operations in the state, people can now take part in state-sanctioned gambling literally all of the time, a state legislator contended in a report released yesterday.

News Brief: A federal judge yesterday urged the U.S. Attorney's Office to take part in a lawsuit that will determine whether the Shinnecock Indians will be allowed to open a casino.

News Brief: State officials who hoped a new racino at Vernon Downs would help close New York's budget gap may find themselves waiting yet again.

News Brief: Mega Millions has become megapopular since its launch in New York two years ago.

News Brief: Erie County Executive Joel A. Giambra is backing an expected legal battle to block the Seneca Nation of Indians from building a casino in Cheektowaga, New York.

News Brief: The opening of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, set for June 10, is expected to have long-ranging impact on the tourism and hospitality trades in both Southern Ontario and the Buffalo Niagara region.

News Brief: A Pataki administration proposal to unite two Wisconsin tribes behind a casino development in the Catskill Park appears dead.

News Brief: While the Buffalo Niagara Partnership has come out against a casino in downtown Buffalo, the Huron Group of downtown business owners says yes to the idea.

News Brief: The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma has its eye on more than building a high-stakes bingo hall. They are also seeking local political support to gain a Class III gaming compact for a full-scale casino in New York.

News Brief: The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin wants to strike its own land claim deal with the state, opening a casino in the Catskills instead of receiving the millions of dollars in damages New York could be forced to pay.

News Brief: Shinnecock Indian Nation leader has called on Congress to speed up the process of federal recognition for his and other tribes, the first step toward building a casino in Hampton Bays.

News Brief: A federal indictment yesterday brought gambling, loan-sharking and other charges against seven Rockland residents as part of a larger investigation into racketeering and organized crime.