New York State To Review Casino Applications

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Developers seeking state permission to open casinos in upstate New York are set to present their plans before a state board.

The New York Gaming Facility Location Board plans two days of presentations from the developers on Monday and Tuesday near the state Capitol.

Each developer will have 45 minutes for their presentation followed by 15 minutes for questions from the board.

Three additional public hearings on the proposals are scheduled for later in the month in Albany, Poughkeepsie and Ithaca to allow for public comment on the proposals.

New York state has authorized up to four casino licenses to be divided among three upstate regions: the Albany-Saratoga area, the Southern Tier-Finger Lakes region and the Catskills and mid-Hudson River Valley.

The board is set to announce recommendations this fall.