Upstate New Yorkers looking to gamble will soon get their fix, as the New York Gaming Commission approved plans Wednesday to build three casinos in the Catskills, Finger Lakes and Capital regions. The five-person Gaming Facility Location Board made the decision after reviewing bids from sixteen proposed casinos. Final choices were based on considerations of economic activity and business development, local impact and siting and workforce enhancement. “New Yorkers spend more than $1 billion per year at out-of-state casinos. As those dollars leave the State, so do good jobs, tourism and economic development that could be kept and grown within New York’s borders,” the board said in a report released Wednesday. The Gaming Board decided to grant licenses to one casino in each region to avoid competition and “maximize prospects for sustained success.”
The winning casinos include:
NY State approves 3 upstate casinos
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