NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) - This time, the house is on your side. Nearly six years after opening its doors, New York City's only casino is going for the jackpot. "I would say the casino here - really is phenomenal, in terms of the size of the casino and the current amenities," said Scott Molina, the president of Resorts World Casino New York City. "But we really wanted to make it a fully integrated resort." Resorts World Casino, located in Jamaica, Queens, on Thursday placed a big bet by breaking ground on its $400 million expansion. "I'm proud to announce the second phase of the development of the property," Molina said. "One that will make Resorts World Casino New York City the...
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After early debut, Catskills casino takes center stage Thompson, N.Y. — Ernie Stuber was making his third visit in little more than a month, having driven the 80 miles or so from Hawthorne, N.J., a Passaic County borough that’s part of the New York metropolitan area. “A lot of nice, new machines,” he said one day last week, referring to the casino floor at Resorts World Catskills, the Northeast gaming landscape’s bright, shiny new object. “I play the penny slots — no cards.” For Stuber, 75, the Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania is about the same distance from home as Monticello, the Thompson village that hosts Resorts World Catskills....
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TOWN OF THOMPSON, N.Y., Feb 05, 2018 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Montreign Operating Company, LLC (“Montreign”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Resorts, Inc. (nasdaq-gm:NYNY) (“Empire” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was today issued an operation certificate by the New York State Gaming Commission for its Resorts World Catskills casino resort. This announcement comes ahead of Resorts World Catskills’ public opening on February 8 [th], several weeks ahead of schedule. Once complete, Resorts World Catskills, New York State’s largest integrated commercial casino resort will contain 100,000 square feet of Las Vegas style gaming, including more than 150 table games and...
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Las Vegas will be getting its first new casino on the Strip in a decade. And the only casino currently operating in New York City, at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, is getting an upgrade to include a 400-room hotel with a celebrity-chef restaurant. They’re both part of the huge U.S. expansion plans of the Genting Group, a Malaysian conglomerate that’s seeking to move beyond its Asian roots—not just in New York and Las Vegas, but in Miami and suburban Massachusetts as well. Genting was expected to announce the start of construction on the $400 million project near New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday. “We want to diversify the...
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With three new NY casinos open, can they succeed? ALBANY — The third of four casinos planned for upstate New York opened on Wednesday, bringing with it more than 1,000 jobs and pledging to revive the local economy. The opening of the Rivers Casino in Schenectady also brought the state closer to the saturation of the upstate gaming market, raising questions about how they will all co-exist. There are now 16 casinos or racetracks with video-lottery terminals in New York north of New York City. One more, the $1 billion Montreign casino in the Catskills, is set to open next year. The facilities said they all expect to succeed, but the battle for the gambling dollar between Syracuse and...
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News » Live Casinos » Resorts World Catskills Bringing In Less Than Half of Projected Revenue as New York State Battles Neighbors for Business Resorts World Catskills Bringing In Less Than Half of Projected Revenue as New York State Battles Neighbors for Business Resorts World Catskills was expected to be the crowning jewel of New York’s upstate casino expansion plans. But since opening in February, the venue has brought in less than half of its projected gaming revenue. The casino is averaging just under $12 million a month in gross gaming revenue (GGR), putting the venue on pace to hit about $143 million per year. ‘Challenging Marketplace’ Moody’s believes that...
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Upstate New York’s four new commercial casinos aren’t making as much money as they thought they would. Now, two of the four are reportedly asking state lawmakers for a bailout. In fact, two Upstate New York newspapers claim Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, NY and Del Lago Resort and Casino in Tyre, NY have both asked state lawmakers for some type of financial assistance. The hope was to convince the state to offer some sort of financial help before the March 31 buget deadline. Rivers and Del Lago both opened in February 2017. Rivers operators projected the casino would generate $222 million in revenue during its inaugural year. It missed by close to $80 million....
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Resorts World casino prepared to handle emergencies Heather Yakin Times Herald-Record @HeatherYakin845 THOMPSON - The cameras are everywhere in the casino at Resorts World Catskills, like all-seeing glass bubbles emanating from the ceilings. Surveillance and security staff will use these unobtrusive sentinels as weapons against theft, fraud, or whatever other mischief someone might be up to at a casino. But cameras are just one tool, just one aspect of protecting the safety, health and well-being of 1,400 employees and the myriad guests who’ll flow through this new resort after the doors open Thursday. “We are a small city,” said Charlie Degliomini, executive vice...
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the grand opening of the Resorts World Casino in Thompson, New York. The $1.2 billion private investment resort features a 100,000 square-foot gaming floor, a luxury hotel, and multiple dining, retail and entertainment options as part of a larger development project on the site. Resorts World has created 1,500 permanent jobs at the resort, with another 600 expected once the entertainment village, water park and golf course open. Resorts World projects the resort and casino to bring in four million visitors per year. Resorts World Casino is the fourth commercial casino to open in New York since voters approved the New York Casino Gambling Amendment in...
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Resorts World Catskills Review Located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, New York about 90 miles north of NYC, Resorts World Catskills is a four-season destination resort in the Catskills, which opened on February 8, 2018. The casino itself spans some 100,000 square feet and features 130 table games, poker room, and 2,150 slot machines, a designated VIP/high limit area, and 27,000 square feet of multi-purpose meeting and event space with seating for up to 2,500. The 5-star and 5-diamond designed 18-story, 332 all-suite hotel features rooms ranging from 6 00 square feet to palatial penthouses reaching over 2,000 square feet. A ccording to Resorts World Catskills, at build out the...
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