{"id":12999,"date":"2014-03-13T14:39:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T22:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=12999"},"modified":"2020-06-21T06:56:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T14:56:56","slug":"new-yorks-challenge-history-repeats-itself-as-farce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/new-yorks-challenge-history-repeats-itself-as-farce\/","title":{"rendered":"New York’s challenge; History repeats itself as farce"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Seal_of_New_York.svg\"<\/a>Wasting no time, the New York State Gaming Commission<\/strong> appointed three experienced public servants<\/a> to the Resort Gaming Facility Location Board<\/strong> and gave them a June deadline to accept bids. That’s light speed compared to Massachusetts<\/strong>. It also overshadowed something that ought to dampen the ardor of Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/strong> (D) and others. According to a study by Phoenix Marketing<\/strong>, gamblers in New York State have the lowest daily spend of any in the Mid-Atlantic region. The big spenders still head to Atlantic City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Borgata<\/strong> ($478), Trump Taj Mahal<\/strong> ($450) and Golden Nugget Atlantic City<\/strong> ($444) headed the list, while the bottom five were all New York State<\/strong> properties. (Only players’ club members qualified for inclusion in the survey.) They were: Tioga Downs<\/strong> ($205), Monticello Casino & Raceway<\/strong> ($186), Finger Lakes Gaming Racetrack<\/strong> ($168), Batavia Downs Gaming<\/strong> ($150) and super-obscure Hamburg Casino<\/strong> ($120). It’s pretty obvious that New York needs a better class of gambling property<\/a> and soon.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts may be slow<\/strong> but it’s getting there. By the time New Hampshire<\/strong> comes around, the Bay State will have eaten its lunch. Sticking its head in the sand, the state House of Representatives<\/strong> voted down casino expansion<\/a>, continuing a proud historical tradition. The bill did contain some movement of money from one pocket to another: Charitable-gambling establishments would be subsidized to make up for the competition. Heck, the lone private-sector casino wouldn’t even be allowed to serve drinks! Those are some stern folks in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

Federal law gives Wisconsin<\/strong> Gov. Scott Walker<\/strong> (R) a year in which to decide the fate of a proposed tribal casino at Dairyland Greyhound Park<\/strong>. And now he says he needs an additional six months? C’mon, man!<\/p>\n

A casino in a former circus hall<\/strong> with a digital artist-in-residence? This sounds like something from the brain of Steve Wynn<\/strong>. But it’s the handiwork of British operators<\/a> Jimmy and Simon Thomas<\/strong>, a father-and-son team who have rolled out the Hippodrome Casino. The digital imagery of expat artist\u00a0Thomas D. Gray<\/strong> plays out on 57 panels around the facility. It may sound hifalutin’ but the inspiration will surprise you: “When we came here we saw the character of the place, and how we could make a different kind of casino with its own character. Our answer to Las Vegas<\/strong><\/em>,” says CEO Simon Thomas. Sin City should be flattered by the imitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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