The state has set aside three resort casino licenses for properties to offer Class III gaming, including banked table games. However, for now, the earliest those can be awarded is 2023. But as the state faces massive budget deficits because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there\u2019s some effort underway to get those awarded sooner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I would just add that we were first in line back before the (state) constitution was even amended to allow for commercial gaming,\u201d<\/strong> he said. \u201cSo, for us, it’s important to get this up and running before the market is flooded for sure.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Shinnecock, along with its partners, could also try for one of the Class III commercial licenses as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tribe is looking at many different options, not just with Indian gaming, but also with other opportunities to build out world-class facilities,\u201d Polite said. \u201cWe’re not looking at anywhere outside of the New York region right now. But again, the nation has always interested in furthering our economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those \u201cworld-class facilities\u201d could include restaurants and other attractions along the waterfront, Morris and the Council said in the release.<\/p>\n
No Hard Rock Hamptons<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhile the Seminoles own Hard Rock International, which owns and operates casinos across the US, the Shinnecock casino will not carry that brand, Polite said at the press conference.<\/p>\n
Hard Rock International issued its own statement after the presser saying it \u201chas not and will not have any connection\u201d to the Shinnecock project.<\/strong><\/p>\n“Furthermore, Jack Morris and Tri-State Partners are a minority partner in the Hard Rock Atlantic City project, and he had no involvement in the establishment of Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos,” the company said.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the Seminoles said it supported the Shinnecock\u2019s efforts in several ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cGaming has been a vital tool for economic development and self-determination for Indian tribes across the country, including the Seminole Tribe,\u201d the Florida-based nation said. \u201cFor over a year, the Seminole Tribe has worked with the Shinnecock Nation and Tri-State to obtain the necessary approvals from the Department of Interior and the NIGC. In addition, the Tribe has provided financial support and technical assistance to the Nation, including financial models and designs.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is not the first time the Seminoles have lent their expertise to another tribe. Two years ago, the Seminoles worked with the Enterprise Rancheria Tribe to open Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officials from the Shinnecock Indian Nation announced Wednesday plans to build a casino on its sovereign land in the Hamptons region of Long Island. However, Shinnecock leaders said they may not stop with just one gaming venue. The press conference detailing the nation\u2019s plans comes less than a year after the Shinnecock received approval from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":164871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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