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State police gaming enforcement officers are asking for the publics help as they try to identify a man accused of taking an 85-year-old womans purse at Rivers Casino early Sunday.

The victim forgot her purse which contained her cellphone, an unspecified amount of cash and credit cards at a slot machine just after 1 a.m., according to police.

Video surveillance shows a white male finding the purse and wrapping his sweatshirt around it and leaving the casino on Pittsburghs North Shore, police said.

Police posted a report and photographs of the suspect on the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers website Wednesday and said an unspecified reward is being offered for information leading to the mans arrest.

Anyone with information can contact crime stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS (8477) or at pacrimestoppers.org.

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For Danville, a significant part of 2022 will be anticipating whats coming up in 2023.

Transformational projects expected for completion in 2023 include the Caesars Virginia casino at the former Dan River Inc. site in Schoolfield, redevelopment of the White Mill building and the planned Riverfront Park downtown.

2022, in a lot of ways, is preparing for what we know will happen in 2023, Danville City Manager Ken Larking said during an interview at his office Tuesday.

Construction, including removal of debris, has been underway at the Schoolfield site and architectural, engineering and environmental remediation plans are being finalized for the White Mill project.

Environmental work will be performed at the onset on construction toward the end of he first quarter of next year at the White Mill.

As for the Riverfront Park project, which was projected to cost more than $10 million, the money needed for the endeavor has been raised, Larking said. However, that estimate is from about two or three years ago and will likely increase.

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Were still receiving additional funds for additional costs, Larking said.

Plans for the park include a street-level entrance on its southeast side from Main Street and Memorial Drive with an artistic feature to lure visitors. Those entering the park would then step down to a water feature an interactive fountain and spray pad.

That area drops down about 10 feet and leads to a circular lawn. Open green space would make up a large portion of the park, which also would feature a staging area that could be used for small performance events. There would be an elevated walkway/viewing pier stretching about 20 to 25 feet above the park and part of the Dan River.

In the northern portion of the park close to the river, the Riverwalk Trail would snake across the park, bordered by green space. The trail would be 20 feet wide. A step-down terrace would lead to the rivers edge.

A small childrens play area would be at the western side of the park.

Other items for 2022 in the city include updating its comprehensive plan, which provides guidelines to help shape Danvilles approach to its physical development and formulating policy.

The comprehensive plan was last updated nearly a decade ago, Larking said. An outside firm, Detroit-based Smith Group, is currently working to determine the scope of the plan. Community input on the plan will be taken through town hall meetings, pop-up events, surveys and direct outreach, Larking said.

We want to make sure were engaging all parts of the community so well understand what Danville wants to see in the future, he said.

Also expected in 2022 is completion of improvements at Danville Regional Airport at the end of the year to meet the expected increase in use following completion of the casino project.

Plans include revamping the south ramp, which has 13 inches of concrete that needs rehabilitation, is 510 feet by 425 feet. Officials plan to rubbilize the concrete or break it up and overlay it with asphalt.

Officials plan to use the south ramp for business aviation development, aircraft maintenance facilities and for surplus aircraft parking from casino activity.

The city will seek construction money from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Virginia Department of Aviation in the spring or summer of 2022, construction to begin by summer 2022.

The project will go out for bid in spring 2022.

Plans also include widening of a taxiway and hangar site development, and a rehab project for the crosswind runway. The airport terminal is also getting a makeover.

A new headquarters at 2291 Memorial Drive for the Danville Police Department is also expected to be complete the middle of the year, Larking said.

Danville Parks and Recreation will also be examining its athletics program to see it can meet the needs of the community, he said.

Danville Mayor Alonzo Jones said the city needs to focus on improving public education to make sure Danville is attractive to potential industries and new residents.

Partnerships among the city, the school system, business leaders and parents are essential to finding ways to establish goals and get more parents involved, Jones said.

Its going to take those parents to find out what the kids needs are, Jones said.

2022 will especially bring progress for the casino and police station projects, which should generate some anticipation among residents, said Vice Mayor Gary Miller.

Theyll be able to see it [the casino] going up, being built, Miller said.

An important factor will be making sure the city and the region have the needed workforce for the casino and other industries coming to Danville, Miller added.

Local restaurants as well as industries including Morgan Olson which is expanding will need employees, he said. Averett University is working with Caesars and Danville Community College is partnering with Morgan Olson to train the workers those two companies need, Miller pointed out.

Our challenge is going to be able to successfully compete, he said.

Officials are also bullish on the 3,528-acre Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill.

Its the biggest and best in Virginia and surrounding areas, Miller said. Were on the verge of attracting a big industry there.

Caesars Virginia revealed the architectural design for Danvilles upcoming casino. It will feature Three Sisters smokestacks, a nod to the textile roots of the city.

Caesars Virginia revealed plans to include a $500 million destination resort casino, which is $100 million more than initially anticipated in the development agreement, and 500 rooms inspired by local scenery, which is 200 more rooms than initially anticipated in the agreement. There will also be a spa, pool area and fitness center.

The casino will feature more than 1,400 slot machines and table games, Caesars Sportsbook and WSOP Poker Room, a live poker room named for and carrying the spirit of the legendary World Series of Poker with 25 tables.

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Troubled Indianapolis-based casino company Spectacle Entertainment was at the center of multiple controversies in 2021, from its top executive being forced out to losing stakes in two new casino projects.

In March, the Indiana Gaming Commission forced Spectacle CEO and Centaur Gaming CEO Rod Ratcliff to give up his ownership stake and state casino license. Ratcliff had been a heavyweight in Indianas gambling industry for more than a decade.

Ratcliff and the commission reached a settlement agreement that prevents him from having any involvement in Indianas gambling industry and requires him to sell his remaining casino ownership shares.

Officials began investigating Spectacle and Ratcliff in early 2020 after the filing of criminal charges in an alleged campaign contribution scheme involving a longtime business partner, former Spectacle Entertainment Vice President John Keeler. Ratcliff has not been charged with a crime.

The pending charges against Keeler threw a wrench in the companys projects for a Gary casino and a new casino in Terre Haute.

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Centaur owned and operated the states two horse-track racing casinos until selling the Anderson and Shelbyville properties to Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment in 2018. Spectacle Entertainment operated until this year the Majestic Star I and Majestic Star II casinos on Lake Michigan and partnered with Florida-based Hard Rock International to construct a $300million land-based casino in Gary to replace those riverboats.

The $300million Hard Rock Casino North opened in Gary in May, but Spectacle had to give up 85% ownership to Hard Rock, which was already operating the casino, in August.

In Terre Haute, the Gaming Commission forced Spectacle last year to give up ownership of that project to Terre Haute businessman Greg Gibson. The commission then revoked the license from Gibsons holding company this June, saying the company had financing problems and had failed to establish an executive team to move forward with the project.

In November, the comission voted to give the license to Churchill Downs for a $240 million project known as the Queen of Terre Haute, to be built on nearly 21 acres of land on Honey Creek Drive west of the Haute City Shopping Mall,

Meanwhile, the commissions executive director, Sara Gonso Tait, who led the investigation into Spectacle and the petition to ban Ratcliff from the industry, said she would step down.

Greg Small, who served as general counsel for the commission, was chosen to replace Tait.

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TUNICA, Miss. Tunicas casinos hope for a big night this New Years Eve.

But, indoor crowds are exactly what health experts including the CDC are warning against right now. FOX13 has worked to find out what precautions are being taken to keep you safe.

While casinos in Tunica County are not requiring patrons to wear masks, they are giving them away at the door. Matthew Rawls had just left the casino Friday when he stopped to talk to us.

They were offering everybody masks. I personally came in wearing one. They were doing the right thing, Rawls said.

Multiple casino employees, who wouldnt talk on camera, said that while guests are not required to wear masks, employees are. We were also told by those close to the gaming industry that cleaning schedules have been stepped up because of the omicron variants rapid spread.

It could be better. It could be better. They need more people wiping things down, Rawls said.

Some visitors still choose not to wear a mask.

Well, I think that is everybodys own decision, Comos Bobby Wilbun said.

Keeping the casinos going is essential for the community. Tunica County relies on gaming revenue for up to 60 percent of its budget.

The loss of revenue when the state closed down casinos early in the pandemic was a big hit.

We have reached out to the state gaming commission to find out what chance there might be for masks and social distancing to be required for guests.

I think it is pretty safe, the ones that dont wear their mask. The ones that want to wear their masks, they should wear them. The ones that dont want to wear their masks, its cool with me, Panola Countys Ricky Petty said.

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ROLAND The biggest party of the year is happening at Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on New Years Eve. The casino resort is celebrating the New Year with a 2022 midnight ball drop in partnership with KISR 93.7 FM, live entertainment from Lyle Parman and Tennessee Jet, and $75,000 in cash drawings. All events are free and open to the public. Guests must be 21 or older to attend.

KISR will hold its annual ball drop inside the casino at midnight, with appearances from Race Riley, Mick Ryder from The River 101.9, Western Red with The Rooster 105.5, Big Michael Kaufman with Rock 94.1 and Fidel with La Raza 92.3.

Lee Creek Tavern will also have a full lineup with Lyle Parman taking the stage at 7 p.m. Oklahoma native Tennessee Jet will follow at 10 p.m. and will count Lee Creek down to a balloon drop at midnight.

Several guests will go home winners with a share of over $345,000 in cash starting with $1,000 cash drawings every hour from noon to 4 p.m. $5,000 will be awarded every hour from 5-8 p.m., and $10,000 will be drawn at 9 and 10 p.m. At 11 p.m., one winner will receive $30,000. Registration begins at 10 a.m.

On New Years Day, Cherokee Casino keeps the party going with hourly cash drawings from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. for a share of $160,000. Registration begins at 3 p.m.

For more information on drawing eligibility, see the One Star Rewards Club or go to http://www.cherokeecasino.com/roland.

Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland and the Cherokee Travel Plaza and Gaming Center are located on Cherokee Blvd., just off the intersection of I-40 and Highway 64. For more information, visit http://www.cherokeecasino.com and click on the Roland tab, or call 800-256-2338.

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Best Of PTL: That's A Wrap!We'll see you in 2022 on Pittsburgh Today Live and let's take one look back at what 2021 brought us on PTL!

Best Of PTL: Latte ArtHave you ever wondered how baristas put all those elaborate pieces of artwork in your coffee? This year, Michael Breach joined Heather and David and gave them lessons on how they do just that!

Best Of PTL: KDKA Turkey FundAs we do every year, the KDKA Turkey Fund was back and in a year with so many in need, KDKA viewers came through in a big way.

Best Of PTL: Doodling With DonAliens and doodling aren't something you'd think would go together, especially at the dinner table, but as Heather Abraham found out this year, they totally do!

Best Of PTL: Steel City Indoor KartingIn 2021, the Pittsburgh Today Live family grew as we welcomed Daisy Jade to the team and she hit the gas right away, taking a visit to Steel City Indoor Karting!

Best Of PTL: XPogoNot many segments leave us speechless at PTL, but a visit from Xpogo had us in awe!

Best Of PTL: Brother Andre's CafeOne of the more heartwarming stories we had this year on Pittsburgh Today Live was visiting Brother Andre's Cafe, a coffee shop giving opportunities to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Best Of PTL: Field Days And BirthdaysIn a look back at the best moments of Pittsburgh Today Live 2021, we look back on PTL Field Day and birthday celebrations!

Something Good: Noon Year's Eve For New ParentsA family is hosting a baby-friendly New Year's Eve celebration.

T.J. Watt Designed Steelers Beanie Benefits Children In NeedAll proceeds will benefit the Free Care Fund.

New Years Eve Live: Nashvilles Big BashMikey talks with the host Bobby Bones about what to expect.

Celina Around Town: Chocolate BoutiquePTL's Celina Pompeani Mathison visits the Chocolate Boutique in the South Hills.

Superhero Calendar Bringing Joy To Children Battling IllnessesHeather catches up with the creator of a calendar that features kids with superpowers and that gives them the right uniform to match.

Animal Friends Holding New Year's Rescue EventDaisy Jade talks with Animal Friends Chief Community Engagement Officer Cody Hoellerman about the upcoming event.

PTL Weekend Guide: Dec. 30, 2021Pittsburgh Magazine's Sean Collier has a look at what's going on around town this weekend!

Pittsburgh Today Live Chat: Dec. 30, 2021Pittsburgh Today Live's Mikey Hood and David Highfield catch up on all the latest happenings and preview what's coming up on the show.

Something Good: Donation Day At The Pittsburgh ZooThe Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is collecting donations of food to help the less fortunate in our area.

Real Estate Checklist: Hot PropertiesPTL's Mikey Hood checks in with real estate expert Bonnie Loya to tour one of the hottest properties in Western Pennsylvania.

Tour The City With Passport To PittsburghPTL's Daisy Jade joins Kim Adley, the owner of Passport To Pittsburgh, for high tea and chat about all the sights and exploring the city has to offer.

Cooking With Rania: Individual Beef WellingtonsRania Harris, of Rania's Catering, is making Individual Beef Wellingtons for a night in on New Year's Eve!

Celina Finds Someone Who Loves Hallmark Movies As Much As She Does!PTL's Celina Pompeani shares her love of Hallmark Channel movies with Brandon Gray, one of the three hosts of the Deck The Hallmark podcast!

Urban Air Is Indoor Winter Playground For KidsPTL's Daisy Jade stops by Urban Air in North Fayette. The facility is the perfect place to play in the cold winter months.

Pittsburgh Today Live Chat: Dec. 29, 2021Pittsburgh Today Live's Mikey Hood and David Highfield catch up on all the latest happenings and preview what's coming up on the show.

Something Good: Pitt Players Visit Children In HospitalPitt head coach Pat Narduzzi and some of his players took a break from practicing for the Peach Bowl to visit kids at a hospital in Atlanta.

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WEST SILOAM SPRINGS Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs is pulling out the stops and ringing in the New Year with a weekend full of cash drawings, live music and more Dec. 29 through Jan. 1.

After hosting a $20,000 Money Machine from 7 10 p.m. on Dec. 29, the casino resort will kick off the holiday weekend festivities on Thursday, Dec. 30 with Oklahoma native Tennessee Jet taking the stage at SEVEN Bar at 8 p.m. for a free show.

On Friday, Dec. 31, New Years Eve starts early with hourly drawings from noon to 11 p.m. where winners can take home a share of $345,000.Registration begins at 10 a.m.

The Tulsa-based 80s tribute band Dead Metal Society will take the stage in SEVEN Bar at 9 p.m. and play through to the balloon drop inside the venue at midnight. Guests will enjoy complimentary hats and horns located throughout the resort.

On New Years Day, Cherokee Casino keeps the party going with hourly cash drawings from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. for a share of $160,000. Registration begins at 3 p.m. Travis Kidd will take over the SEVEN Bar stage for a free show starting at 9 p.m.

Flint Creek Steakhouse will also feature a holiday meal of stuffed beef tenderloin with mushroom duxelles topped withbarnaise sauce, grilled asparagus, and potato gratin from Dec. 1730.

For more information on drawing eligibility, visit Player Services or go tohttps://bit.ly/32cGdYw. Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs is committed to welcoming all guests in a safe environment with the Responsible Hospitality program thats focused on enhanced cleaning practices, social interactions and workplace protocols.

Locatedoff U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway 59 at the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line, Cherokee Casino and Hotel West Siloam Springs is the regions leading casino entertainment destination, serving Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding area.For more information, visitwww.cherokeecasino.comand click on the West Siloam Springs tab, or call 800-754-4111.

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Pennsylvania reported a record $432.5 million in gambling revenue in November, up 48% from pre-pandemic numbers two years ago and the eighth straight month of elevated revenue following the widespread rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.

Almost all of the growth over the last two years has been in new online forms of gaming, including such casino games as slots and blackjack, and also sports betting. Online gaming and sports betting were authorized under a 2017 expansion of Pennsylvanias gaming law.

Retail revenue from brick-and-mortar casinos slot machines, table games, and in-house sportsbooks was up only 3.6% since November 2019. Four new casinos have opened in the last two years, so the slightly larger revenue is now spread among 16 properties, including three mini-casinos, up from 12 casinos operating in 2019.

The opening last year of the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in the citys stadium district has apparently cannibalized customers from Harrahs Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Chester, Rivers Casino in Philadelphia, and to a lesser extent, Parx Casino in Bensalem.

Across Pennsylvania, slot machine revenue is down 2% from two years ago. But at Harrahs, slot revenue was down 32% from November 2019, and at Rivers Philadelphia, slot revenue sank by nearly 28%. At Parx, slot revenue was down 9% from November 2019.

Revenue from table games such as blackjack, roulette, poker, and craps, which is about half the money generated by slot machines, is up 11% statewide since 2019. But it fell 25% at Harrahs. Rivers Philadelphia and Parx reported increases in table games revenue in the last two years.

The scenario unfolding in Pennsylvania is not dissimilar to that in New Jersey, where total gaming revenues are up, but Atlantic City casino operators say the transition to internet gambling is mostly benefiting online gaming operators and sportsbooks. They say physical casino operations and their employees are suffering.

The New Jersey Legislature this week rushed through tax relief for the casinos that is awaiting a signature from Gov. Phil Murphy, who has indicated his support.

In Pennsylvania, in-person gaming at casinos accounted for 64% of total gaming revenue in November, down from a 91% share two years ago.

Casino revenue appears to have been impacted in several states where internet gambling is legalized Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia, said Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business Magazine in Nevada. Michigan also launched internet gaming this year.

But Gros does not think that online gaming is entirely responsible for flat-lining casino revenue. Some casino customers may have not returned because of the coronavirus, he said. And younger gamblers whom casinos are trying to attract prefer table games over slot machines.

I dont think its really bad news for casinos because it really does diversify the revenue that they get, he said. If, God forbid, theres another pandemic lockdown, theyll still have revenue coming in through the online side.

The November gaming numbers also do not reflect any impact that the omicron variant may be having on casino traffic. Gros said Las Vegas hotel reservations for New Years Eve are strong. I dont think its impacting anybody so far, he said. People are just tired of it, and who knows what this omicron thing is doing when it comes to how severe it is.

The addition of online gaming has upended Pennsylvanias ranking of casinos by revenue source, which Parx Casino has led for years. Parx still generates the most revenue from brick-and-mortar operations.

But when online revenue is included, the list is topped by Hollywood Casino at Penn National, whose online gaming platform is operated by DraftKings, followed by Valley Forge Casino Resort, which has formed a partnership with FanDuel. DraftKings and FanDuel are the dominant sports-betting operators, and also offer casino gaming.

Most of the growth in Pennsylvanias gaming activity can trace its roots to the states sweeping gaming-expansion legislation in 2017, which created mini-casinos and allowed sports betting and betting online and on video terminals at truck stops. The credit-rating agency Moodys Investors Service said at the time that the new betting options were likely to cut into casino business.

While the state finances may benefit from this bill, it is less clear to what extent existing operators in the state will actually benefit, Moodys said in a 2017 report.

Indeed, Pennsylvanias state coffers have experienced robust growth in tax revenue from the upsurge in gaming. Pennsylvania generated $171.9 million in tax revenue in November from gaming, up 44% from pre-COVID November 2019.

In the last 12 months, Pennsylvania has captured $1.8 billion from gaming taxes, some of which is channeled to local governments.

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The Shinnecock Indian Nation on New Yorks Long Island revealed this week that it was one of the respondents to the states recent request for information (RFI). Thats regarding the potential issuing of three downtown commercial casino licenses.

Speaking with The Southampton Press, Shinnecock Tribal Chair Bryan Polite and Vice Chair Randy King confirmed that the tribe responded to the states RFI for the three unawarded commercial casino licenses that were authorized under New Yorks 2013 gaming expansion bill.

The RFI is to solicit information from parties interested in developing and/or operating a casino downstate. The 2013 gaming package authorized four upstate commercial casinos, and provided those facilities with a monopoly on slot machines and table games until 2023.

State officials are considering beginning the issuance of the three downstate casino licenses ahead of 2023 to allow the properties to open soon after the embargo ends.

The Shinnecock Indian Nation is located on the eastern end of Long Island. The tribe has been seeking to build a tribal casino for years on its sovereign land in order to assure its economic prosperity in the future.

The tribe is finally getting closer. Being a federally recognized tribe, the Shinnecock Nation does not need state or local approval to conduct Class II gaming on its lands.

The US Department of the Interiors Bureau of Indian Affairs has already accepted the tribes land into trust, which nearly clears the way for the Shinnecocks to build and operate bingo-based games. Final federal approval is pending an environmental impact report of the project.

The tribe wants to develop a bingo parlor just outside Southampton Village that would feature 1,000 video lottery terminals and a 30-table poker room. But for traditional slot machines and table games, the tribe must reach a Class III gaming compact with the state.

Polite and King say that was unattainable during former Gov. Andrew Cuomos (D) time in office. The tribal officials hope for a better outcome with sitting Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).

She seems focused on getting a lot of these things across the finish line, said Polite.

The tribal chair added that Cuomo was aggressive toward Indian territory and never operated in good faith.

Though the Shinnecock Nation replied to the New York casino RFI, the odds are long that the tribe will receive one of the three downstate commercial licenses. The Native American group is a small community with only around 1,200 tribal members.

Should the tribe pursue one of the three licenses, it will be going up against massive gaming companies that have multibillion-dollar market valuations. Notable RFI respondents include Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, Ballys, and Hard Rock International.

Hard Rock, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, had agreed in 2020 to help the Shinnecock Indian Nation pursue their gaming dreams in Long Island. That partnership dissolved, however, as the Seminoles announced in February of this year that it will not have any involvement in the Shinnecock casino moving forward.

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SCHENECTADY Withthe creation of three more New York casinos potentially on the horizon, state gambling regulators sought and received input on the issue: Thirty organizations, companies and people submitted comment.

New York voters in 2013 approved licensing of up to seven casinos off Indian land. The first four would be upstate, and no licenses downstate would be issued downstate until at least seven years after the first was issued upstate, to give the upstate casinos a chance to establish themselves.

The seven-year mark is in early 2023. The process of granting additional licenses beyond the first four would begin well before that, however, because of the length of time it would take. The state Gaming Commissions request for information is an early part of the process.

Among those responding were several casino operators, including Rush Street Gaming, the Illinois company that owns Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady as well as casinos in other states.

Neil Bluhm and Greg Carlin, chairman and CEO respectively of Rush Street, said they enthusiastically support issuance of the three downstate casino licenses and said the downstate market could easily accommodate all three.

They asked for Rush Street to have the opportunity to win one of the licenses, and held up the Schenectady casino as a model of a successful project. Rivers has had a major economic impact and has a workforce of nearly 1,000 that is 42% minority and 42% female, they said.

Rush Street Gaming is ready and equipped to bring the same collaborative approach to the development of a Downstate gaming facility that we used to transform a former brownfield site in the city of Schenectady into a thriving economic engine and a flourishing riverfront destination, Rush Streets submission read.

Also submitting comment from Schenectady was Philip Morris, CEO of Proctors, writing on behalf of the Upstate Theater Coalition for a Fairgame.

When the first four casinos were being set up in New York state, the coalition was formed to protect performing arts venues from the potentially strong and/or unfair competition that would arise if the casinos added large-scale performance space.

The coalition has enjoyed good relations with the casinos in the nearly five years since then, Morris wrote, and the harm to theaters seen in states such as Connecticut and New Jersey did not occur in New York.

We urge the commission to continue to require consideration of local cultural impacts as part of the licensing process, Morris wrote.

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