Seven years after those licenses are sold, the second round would permit another three casinos in locations to be determined. The first calls for four facilities upstate. The measure introduced yesterday would create two rounds of casino licensing.
Lawmakers passed Cuomo’s plan last year and agreed to vote on it again before the current session ends this week, according to the statement. Under New York law, gambling measures must be approved in two consecutive legislative sessions, followed by a referendum.
Voters will have the final say in November. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reached a deal with lawmakers to license four Las Vegas-style casinos to boost the upstate economy, he said in a statement today.
