“People are going elsewhere to spend their money,” said Jamie Hartman, raceway executive vice president and chief operating officer. It’s estimated that New York residents currently spend at least $3 billion at out-of-state casinos from Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut to the Las Vegas strip. Andrew Cuomo has called for a constitutional amendment that would permit table games, staffed by dealers, instead of electronic video gaming alone.
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga Casino & Raceway would undergo a $40 million expansion that includes a 130-room hotel, event space, new gaming floor and parking garage if Las Vegas-style gaming is approved in New York, officials said Wednesday.
