They argue that they struggle to compete with tribal operators because they aren\u2019t on a level playing field. They pay between 37 percent and 45 percent on slots revenue and a flat 10 percent on table games, and are asking for the state to cut them some slack.<\/p>\n
But Joel Barkin, the Oneidas\u2019 vice president for communication, told Syracuse.com that \u201crate equalization\u201d was \u201cjust a fancy term for bailout.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since opening their doors, there has been an ongoing effort by the commercial casinos to alter the state\u2019s carefully crafted gaming rules, which would be a bait and switch,” he claimed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe existing rules were the product of months of negotiations, and the Oneida people made significant financial and legal sacrifices to reach a deal with the State and counties, at significant cost to our operations,\u201d continued Barkin. \u201c\u2026Commercial casinos have made massive and unrealistic promises to their shareholders and to the region, then consistently failed to meet their obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The New York State Gaming Commission wants to study the impact of equalizing the contributions that tribal gaming operators and their commercial counterparts pay to the state. In a move that is likely to cause consternation in Indian Country, the commission has issued a request for proposals from analysts to conduct a comprehensive study on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":118782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
New York To Study Equalization of Commercial, Tribal Casino Payments<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n