Amendment could permit non-Indian casinos in N.Y. - 2004-02-12
A proposed constitutional amendment to permit non-Indian casinos in New York is part of a high-level method to leverage Indian casinos into the Catskills, top officials reported yesterday.
The strategy features a proposed constitutional amendment omitting the state prohibition on casinos owned by non-Indians.
Last night, Sen. John Bonacic, a Mount Hope Republican angry with postponements in bringing casinos to the Catskills, brought in the amendment legislation.
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