One of the projects is slated for the Capital Region. Summaries of the proposals are below. Also, be sure to check out troyrecord.com for up-to-the-minute information when the decision is announced after 2 p.m. at Meeting Room 6 of the Empire State Plaza.
(rendering of Capital View)
Capital View Casino and Resort, East Greenbush (a.k.a. Casino at East Greenbush)
Location: Thompson Hill off Interstate 90 Exit 9
Jobs: 1,700 construction, 1,700 permanent (estimated $39.2 million annually in wages paid to local residents)
Square feet: 70,000 for main gaming area, casino and amenities will occupy a total of 174,000 and nearly 270,000 with the hotel
Hotel rooms: 100
Entertainment: 56 gaming tables, 1,500 slot machines, dining, retail
Investment: $327 million
Revenue: Estimated $22.8 million for location governments ($5.7 million for East Greenbush, $5.7 million for Rensselaer county, $11.7 million for nearby counties), estimated $800,000 in annual sales tax revenue, $11 million for city of Albany
Involved Parties: Saratoga Casino & Raceway and Churchill Downs
County vote on November casino referendum: 18,386 yes, 17,443 no (majority in favor in Rensselaer County)
Hard Rock Cafe Hotel & Casino
Location: DeLaet’s Landing along Hudson River
Jobs: 967 direct construction, 393 indirect construction, 900 permanent
Acres: 25
Hotel rooms: 100
Entertainment: Live music, Hard Rock Cafe restaurant, 50 casino table games, 1,500 slot machines
Investment: $280 million
Revenue: $260 million total from gaming, (city of Rensselaer will get $5.7 million annually and county of Rensselaer will get $5.7 million), $11 million to city of Albany
Involved Parties: Hard Rock, Capital OTB and Global Gaming/Chickasaw Indian Nation; name of applicant was NYS Funding
County vote on November casino referendum: 18,386 yes, 17,443 no (majority in favor in Rensselaer County)
Howe Caverns Resort and Casino
Location: Off Interstate 88, adjacent to current Howe Caverns site
Jobs: 3,000 construction, 1,700 permanent
Acres: Up to 330
Square feet: 400,000 square feet for gaming facility, not including water park
Hotel: 10-floor hotel with waterpark and second hotel; both hotels with 250 rooms and three restaurants at each location
Entertainment: Casino, dinosaur theater, arcade/kids area called KidsQuest, convention center, and indoor/outdoor waterpark hotel, indoor waterpark is about 80,000 square feet and outdoor park is 1.5 acres
Investment: $350 million to $400 million
Revenue: A fund, starting with $1 million, will be created to promote local tourism and will add 2.5 percent from the resort annually
Involved Parties: Michael J. Malik Sr. and Full House Resorts Inc.
County vote on November casino referendum: 4,672 yes, 4,417 no (majority in favor in Schoharie County)
(Rivers Casino rendering in Schenectady)
Rivers Casino & Resort at Mohawk Harbor, Schenectady
Location: Eric Boulevard along Mohawk River
Jobs: 1,250 permanent jobs
Acres: About 25
Square feet: Approximately 50,000-square-foot gaming floor
Hotel: 275 rooms over two hotels on site, one attached to the casino with 150 rooms and another at Mohawk Harbor
Entertainment: Sports lounge, steakhouse, marketplace food venue, banquet facility, day spa, walking/biking trails on riverfront
Investment: $330 million investment for casino, $150 million in adjoining mixed-use Mohawk Harbor for $450 million private investment
Revenue: $223 million in annual gaming revenue, projected $82 million in annual gaming taxes and fees ($4.1 million to city of Schenectady, $4.1 million to county, $8.1 million annually to surrounding counties, and $6.7 million through property tax, sales tax, and hotel tax)
Involved Parties: Galesi Group and Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming
County vote on November casino referendum: 13,767 yes, 16,316 no (majority opposed in Schenectady County)
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