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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds news conference on the coronavirus outbreak — 5/29/2020
Home Page World U.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Bonacic, a Republican who represents the Catskills and is chairman of the Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, suggested that legal concerns caused the removal of the ban. Cuomo and leaders of the Legislature, the ban on contributions disappeared from the bill. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}There were more lobbyists representing the gambling industry than there are members of the Legislature. The lobbying push has continued as the Nov. Cuomo, a Democrat, has argued that upstate casinos will help the most economically struggling region of the state by creating jobs and tax revenue. Andrew M. A recent poll conducted by Siena College suggested that voters were generally divided over whether to allow more casinos, but that a majority supported the referendum when read its ballot language, which describes the hoped-for benefits of the measure. New York already has five Indian-run casinos, all upstate, and electronic gambling at nine racetracks. The measure is being supported by a coalition of business and labor groups; there is no organized opposition. Some lawmakers were disappointed that the provision had been removed. McDonald III, a Democrat from Cohoes, said he instructed his campaign treasurer to decline any contributions from casino interests, and suggested that his colleagues consider taking the same step. Greenberg, a minority owner in the Vernon Downs racetrack in central New York, which includes electronic gambling, said he suspected lawmakers were thinking about their own self-interest when they backed away from the ban. But the spending on the political process is a logical investment for the industry, according to Joseph M. Assemblyman John T. Greenberg said. The spending in New York has mirrored similar efforts in other state capitals to try to persuade policy makers to authorize more gambling. State Senator John J. Cuomo and approved twice by the Legislature, is the product of years of debate and big spending in Albany. The proposed constitutional amendment, backed by Gov. Cuomo has acknowledged the potentially corrosive influence of money from gambling interests. Since , Mr. Cuomo and lawmakers have agreed that, if the casino referendum passes, they will at first allow only four new casinos, all upstate, in three regions: the Catskills, the Southern Tier and the Albany area. The industry would most likely seek to spend money to influence the regulatory process that would determine where exactly the new casinos are, and who operates them, as well as to persuade a future governor and Legislature to ultimately allow full-fledged casinos in New York City or the surrounding areas, which would be much more lucrative because of its tourism and population density. About a half-dozen states restrict political contributions from casino interests, according to the American Gaming Association, a trade group. But he noted that gambling interests that campaign for approval of the November referendum, or make contributions to elected officials, must disclose their spending. Gary A. New Jersey, for example, bans contributions to candidates from casino licensees and their top employees. The biggest spender was Genting, a Malaysian conglomerate that runs a highly lucrative electronic gambling parlor at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. Cuomo said later.