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Governor says Seneca Nation gaming talks going 'nowhere'

Friday, May 24, 2013

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said gaming talks with the Seneca Nation are going "nowhere."

The tribe has withheld an estimated $600 million from the state due to a dispute over exclusivity provisions in the Class III gaming compact. The two parties are in arbitration but Cuomo said he wasn't optimistic about the outcome.

"We have had conversations with the Senecas," Cuomo said on the Capitol Pressroom radio program on Thursday. "We’re basically nowhere with the Senecas, so we plan to bid out Western New York."

Cuomo plans to place a non-Indian casino in the tribe's territory if the dispute isn't resolved.

Get the Story:
Capitol Pressroom [See MP3 of May 23 show for interview with Gov. Cuomo] (WCNY 5/23)
Senecas last holdout in casino negotiations with state (WBFO 5/23)
Sencas, Cuomo continue casino deal talks (North Country Public Radio 5/24)
Senate bill suggests siting casinos outside exclusivity zones (The Glen Falls Post-Star 5/24)
Senate GOP bill opens way for another casino in WNY (The Buffalo News 5/24)