NY State and Genting Can't Reach Terms on Expanded Aqueduct Casino
June 3rd, 2012 at 6:29:37 PM
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Cuomo: Looks Like Queens is Not Getting Another Casino After All
By John Surico Sat., Jun. 2 2012 at 11:31 AM
Looks like the Governor is facing yet another monetary failure. Except, with this one, it looks like he's all in.
A few months ago, Cuomo announced that he wanted to a build a casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park (the price tag: $4 billion). The 3.8-million-square-foot gambling hub, right next door to Kennedy Airport, would be like if we dropped the Jacob K. Javits Center in Queens, replacing those trade shows with a ton of table games like blackjack, craps and Texas hold-em.
It was Cuomo's centerpiece project; his biggest bet on job creation in New York, mentioned over and over again at his State of the State in January. But, during a radio interview yesterday, he admitted that the plan will cease to exist after failed negotiations with Genting, a Malaysian-based development company. In his words, "The conversations haven't really worked out."--village voice blog
By John Surico Sat., Jun. 2 2012 at 11:31 AM
Looks like the Governor is facing yet another monetary failure. Except, with this one, it looks like he's all in.
A few months ago, Cuomo announced that he wanted to a build a casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park (the price tag: $4 billion). The 3.8-million-square-foot gambling hub, right next door to Kennedy Airport, would be like if we dropped the Jacob K. Javits Center in Queens, replacing those trade shows with a ton of table games like blackjack, craps and Texas hold-em.
It was Cuomo's centerpiece project; his biggest bet on job creation in New York, mentioned over and over again at his State of the State in January. But, during a radio interview yesterday, he admitted that the plan will cease to exist after failed negotiations with Genting, a Malaysian-based development company. In his words, "The conversations haven't really worked out."--village voice blog
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:48:29 PM
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what?
the casino just opened late last year.
this is the 1st i've heard that the Gov wanted to expand it. and it really wasnt that packed on Memorial Day weekend. yeah the downstairs lvl was, but not the upstiars.
and why push expansion on this one instead of the other older Racinos in NY?
the casino just opened late last year.
this is the 1st i've heard that the Gov wanted to expand it. and it really wasnt that packed on Memorial Day weekend. yeah the downstairs lvl was, but not the upstiars.
and why push expansion on this one instead of the other older Racinos in NY?
Craps is paradise (Pair of dice).
Lets hear it for the SpeedCount Mathletes :)
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:58:59 PM
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Because this one is in the center of a metropolitan area of nineteen million people
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
June 3rd, 2012 at 8:01:09 PM
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I still haven't been.
Someday, joor goin' to see the name of Googie Gomez in lights and joor goin' to say to joorself, "Was that her?" and then joor goin' to answer to joorself, "That was her!" But you know somethin' mister? I was always her yuss nobody knows it! - Googie Gomez
