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Pol: Cuomo plan threatens Belmont casino

Originally published: January 4, 2012 8:47 PM
Updated: January 4, 2012 10:09 PM
By TED PHILLIPS  ted.phillips@newsday.com

Quick ReadGov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan to build the nation's largest convention center and possibly a casino at Aqueduct Racetrack would "effectively kill" plans for a Shinnecock Indian casino at Belmont, a Long Island state senator said Wednesday.

People play video roulette at the Resorts World

Photo credit: Jason Andrew | People play video roulette at the Resorts World Casino-New York at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, Queens. (Oct. 28, 2011)

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan to build the nation's largest convention center and possibly a casino at Aqueduct Racetrack would "effectively kill" plans for a Shinnecock Indian casino at Belmont Park, a Long Island state senator said Wednesday.

Cuomo's emphasis on Aqueduct, in nearby Ozone Park, Queens, "would make it less likely that a casino would be viable at Belmont, but certainly opens...

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