Top politicians will back NY casinos

[FarCenter]

Place your bets! Top Albany lawmakers are ready to approve Las Vegas-style casinos for New York state — including the city.

Both Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos have individually told The Post that they would back a constitutional amendment legalizing slots, table games and card games in New York — saying the casinos would provide a huge windfall for the state’s coffers.

With the Legislature’s most powerful men on board, the next Bellagio or Borgata could end up right here in New York City -- and maybe even Manhattan.


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/top_pols_ok_boosts_odds_for_ny_casinos_pM7a8ZucfHoW7l0HFn1qBN

[Wilms]

1. NYC already has a casino.

:shrug:

[TomClash]

2. We already have a Las Vegas-style casino

It's called Wall Street.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. There go the Hamptons and the Catskills . . . .

[closeupready]

4. While this would kill business in Atlantic City, every other major metropolis has casinos -

London, Paris, LA, Moscow. Kind of silly to deny NY state coffers that revenue source.

[Drale]

5. Even Chicago is going to be getting a Casino

eventually.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Wonder how this will affect Trump and his two A/C casinos.

Would he just open another casino in NYC and/or NYS?

[closeupready]

7. I could see him trying to incorporate a casino into one of his hotels here.

Lot of levels on which that'd work well for him and his businesses.

[FarCenter]

8. Atlantic City has already lost big to casinos in PA; this will kill it

Christie rolled the dice by supporting the Atlantic City casinos and not supporting slots for the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park racetracks. If this goes through, the stupidity of betting on Atlantic City will be obvious.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. On a side note, I thought revenues were down at casinos due to the decreased

disposable income across the board. Why start building new ones?

[jwirr]

10. Revenues are down some but so far they casino (NA) near me is

still busy. They have laid off some administration but very few of the workers. They also have several restaurants and gift shops that bring in a good amount. Their hotel and golf course also adds revenue.

[FarCenter]

11. Casinos near population centers do well -- people can spend more gambling and less on travel

Destination casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City or Indian casinos far from metro areas may be having trouble.