Keynotes for Sept. 25 Sep 25, 2008
SETTING RECORDS- Hudson native Bob Beauregard is making horse track history as a trainer, with Hogies Cam, a 10-year-old pacer, at Monticello Raceway in New York. The pacer has won 20 races this year, including 17 of 24 for trainer Beauregard, and leads all standardbreds in North America. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Gambling resort planned in Borscht Belt Jun 7, 2008
The new Catskills gambling plan involves Monticello Raceway, a shopworn harness track three miles down the road from the Concord. The raceway once a would-be casino site is among the eight New York harness tracks given permission several years ago to install video lottery terminals. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Empire Resorts to Issue 4.2 Million Shares in Stock Purchase Agreement Apr 3, 2008
We plan to use the proceeds for future development activities, including the development of the companys existing property at Monticello Raceway, and to support the working capital requirements of the company, said David P. Hanlon, chief executive officer of Empire Resorts. About Empire Resorts, Inc.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Empire Resorts drops Catskills casino project Feb 7, 2008
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe says Empire Resorts has "abandoned" their joint casino project at Monticello Raceway. The tribe says it will take legal action against its Monticello-based investment partner for breaching their gaming agreement. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Empire Resorts Fully Supports St. Regis Mohawk Casino at Monticello Raceway Feb 7, 2008
Given the recent rejection of the Tribe's class III gaming project at the Monticello Raceway by the Secretary of Interior,the Company and the Tribe must nowcontinue towork together on a joint litigation strategy to overturn the Secretary's unfair and unwarranteddecision. Pending the outcome of thislitigation,the Company, in furtherance of its fiduciary obligations to its stockholders, is exploring additional business proposals. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bush administration gets it right on casinos in the Catskills Jan 9, 2008
This unexpected delight comes by way of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne's denial of a couple of tribal applications for casinos in the Catskills, particularly one by the Mohawks for a gaming facility at Monticello Raceway ... Monticello Raceway is 350 miles from the Mohawks' ancestral lands near the Canadian border. (Albany Times Union)
Federal ruling rejects plans for Catskills casinos Jan 6, 2008
His move essentially kills the St. Regis Mohawks' plan to build a major casino at the Monticello Raceway. Kempthorne's aides declined to discuss the department's decision, but provided the rejection letters. (Albany Times Union)
A setback for Catskills casino plans Jan 5, 2008
It essentially kills the St. Regis Mohawks' plan to build a major casino at the Monticello Raceway. The project had previously received key approvals from the federal government and Spitzer and was in place to go forward if the Interior Department agreed to put almost 30 acres of land at the harness track into trust for the project. (Albany Times Union)
BRIEFS: Furyk defends title, Gulbis earns first Jul 30, 2007
MEDFORD'S ROSSY HEADLINES CARD. Medford heavyweight Derrick Rossy (16-1) headlines a card Friday at Monticello Raceway. He defends his New York state title vs. Rochester's Jermell Barnes. (Newsday -- Sports)
More of this story Jun 17, 2007
Spitzer has already negotiated a gaming compact with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to build an off-reservation casino at the Monticello Raceway in Sullivan County. The executive branch's opinion is that settlements are the best way to handle American Indian land disputes based on their historic land loss due to 1780s and 1790s-era treaties negotiated by the state of New York in violation of a federal rule requiring Congressional approval of all acquisition of tribal lands. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Empire Resorts, Inc. Join Defense of St. Regis Mohawk Casino at Monticello Raceway Apr 21, 2007
SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe today announced that, in a joint stipulation filed in federal district court in New York, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: - ) were granted full rights as an equal party to the federal government to assist in defense of the environmental review for the St. Regis Mohawk tribe's Monticello Raceway casino project in Sullivan County ... By supporting the federal government in defense of the legal challenge... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sampling of editorials from upstate New York Feb 28, 2007
The $600 million casino would be built and operated next to Monticello Raceway in Sullivan County; the state would receive 20 percent of slot-machine revenues the first two years, and that number would go up slightly in the years after that. Empire Resorts, owners of the harness track, would put the land into the federal trust for the tribe and then build and operate the casino, with most of the net revenues going to the St. Regis tribe. (Newsday -- Long Island)
N.Y. casino could pinch Pa. venues Feb 26, 2007
It would be built on the grounds of an existing racino at the venerable Monticello Raceway, supplementing that facility and its 1,500 slot machines, tribe spokeswoman Leslie Logan said. The new casino would include 3,500 slots, 125 table games plus 24 poker tables, 12 restaurant and dining venues, 6,000 square feet of retail and a 30,000 square feet, 3,000-seat entertainment arena for concerts and shows. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Kill casino in Catskills Feb 26, 2007
February 26, 2007 Casinos in the Catskills were a bad idea when Gov. George Pataki proposed them, and they're still a bad idea, now that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has signed a compact with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe for a casino at Monticello Raceway. Nothing about the deal erases the reasons why casinos are bad policy: Even though they provide revenue for tribes and states, they create problem gamblers and reach deep into the pockets of people who can least afford it. (Newsday -- Opinion)
INSIDE GAMING: As Stardust exits, Boyd off Strip, for now Feb 25, 2007
A decades-old proposal to plant a casino in New York's Catskills Mountains saw new life last week when Gov. Eliot Spitzer agreed to let the St. Regis Mohawk tribe build and operate a $600 million gambling hall at the Monticello Raceway. Construction on the proposed casino, which is expected to include 3,500 slot machines and 125 table games, could begin later this year. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
Casino in N.Y. may up the ante Feb 25, 2007
It would be built on the grounds of an existing racino at the venerable Monticello Raceway, supplementing that facility and its 1,500 slot machines, tribe spokeswoman Leslie Logan said ... In addition to a legal challenge mounted by opponents worried about its environmental impact, the Mohawks whose reservation is hundreds of miles north of Monticello need U.S. Department of the Interior approval to take over land now owned by Monticello Raceway parent Empire Resorts. (Scranton Times, PA)
Spitzer agrees with Mohawks for casino in Catskills Feb 20, 2007
ALBANY -- A decades-old proposal for a casino in the Catskills took a major step Monday with Gov. Eliot Spitzer's agreement for the St. Regis Mohawk tribe to build and operate a gaming center at Monticello Raceway. The Sullivan County casino that would be expected to draw gamblers from the nearby New York City area is also expected to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to state government, as well as help revive the economically hard-pressed region. (Albany Times Union)
Winter storm postpones two Big Ten games Feb 15, 2007
Yonkers Raceway, Monticello Raceway and Buffalo Raceway in New York and the Meadowlands Racetrack and Freehold Raceway in New Jersey canceled Wednesday programs. FIRST PERSON. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Virus Attacking Fish, Officials Told Jan 10, 2007
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is still reviewing plans for a casino at Monticello Raceway. The developer of the Eagles' Nest Estates subdivision in the Town of Tusten has proposed a ridegline housing development of 10 to 12 lots on 74 acres along the Delaware River, in Damascus Township. (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
