{"id":210675,"date":"2022-04-25T13:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=210675"},"modified":"2022-04-25T16:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:42:04","slug":"new-york-voters-back-new-casinos-in-poll-but-bills-stadium-plan-slammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-voters-back-new-casinos-in-poll-but-bills-stadium-plan-slammed\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Voters Back New Casinos in Poll, But Bills Stadium Plan Slammed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A poll released Monday by a New York college found that the state\u2019s plan to license three casinos in or around New York City enjoys modest support from voters.<\/p>\n

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The entrance to the Times Square Casino at Resorts World New York in Queens. Results from a Siena Institute poll released Monday found that more New Yorkers back a plan to allow three full-fledged casinos in the New York City area.\u00a0 (Image: NYCGo.com<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Siena College Research Institute<\/a> reported that 46% of registered voters it surveyed last week approved of the plan, compared to 35% who opposed it. Another 13% said they had mixed opinions about the downstate casinos, while 6% had no opinion.<\/p>\n

The institute polled 806 registered voters last Monday through Thursday. The margin of error is 3.9%.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, the strongest support for the casinos is in the New York City area. Half of those surveyed support the state\u2019s move, while 28% did not. Those polled back it by a 49-36 margin in the suburbs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Legislature and the Hochul Administration agreed to include the three downstate casino licenses<\/a> in the budget lawmakers approved earlier this month. In doing so, they expedited awarding the licenses by a year.<\/p>\n

Proponents say the move will help the New York City area\u2019s hospitality and construction industries rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The state expects to issue a solicitation for the casino licenses in July and could get $500 million or more for each license. When New York awards those licenses, there would be seven commercially licensed full-fledged casinos in the state.<\/p>\n

Men, Dems Strongest Downstate Casino Supporters<\/h2>\n

The Siena poll found that more Democrats than Republicans or Independents supported the plan. In addition, more men backed the casinos than women.<\/p>\n

A majority of Democrats, 52%, support the downstate casinos, with only 31% against them. For Republicans, it\u2019s 41-35 in favor of supporting casinos, while independents are mixed at 39% supporting and 40% in opposition.<\/p>\n

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Looking at it through the political spectrum, those who identify as liberals support downstate casinos by a 49-32 margin, and moderates are similar, with their support at 50-31. Conservatives are slightly against the plan, at 39-41, but those right-wingers also have the highest level of mixed feelings, at 17%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Men back casinos by a 54-33 margin, but women are mixed. They back the measure, but only by a 39-37 margin.<\/p>\n

Support for the downstate casinos also skews more in favor of New York\u2019s minority communities and younger residents. Black voters back the casinos by a 2-to-1 margin, 56-28, while Latinos endorse the plan with 52% support.<\/p>\n

Among age groups, the 18-34 demographic is the only one with majority support. People in the age range favor the new casinos by a 54-25 margin. Adults ages 35-54 give it 47% support, with 33% opposed. Older New Yorkers are slightly opposed, at 40-42.<\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills Deal Panned<\/h2>\n

While New York\u2019s downstate casino receives mostly supportive marks, voters won’t say the same for the plan to invest $600 million in a new $1.4 billion stadium for the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n

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Gov. Kathy Hochul has said that more than $400 million of the state\u2019s share would be paid using the state’s funds from the settlement with the Seneca Nation of Indians. That money resulted from a long-running legal dispute involving gaming compact payments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Seneca leaders paid the funds last month. But they did so only as the state moved to freeze tribal accounts. It\u2019s a move that enraged Seneca President Matthew Pagels<\/a> and may make negotiations for a new compact contentious.<\/p>\n

The Siena poll found just 24% approve of the state\u2019s plan to cover 42% of the project’s costs. Pollster Steven Greenberg said New York voters are \u201cuniting\u201d in their disapproval.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s opposed by at least 55% of every demographic group,\u201d<\/strong> Greenberg said. \u201cInterestingly, upstaters are even less approving than downstaters of the stadium deal.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even Western New York, the home base for the NFL Bills, scoffed at the deal. Greenberg told Casino.org<\/em> Monday. In the state\u2019s 13 westernmost counties, 65% oppose its contribution, compared to 31%that support it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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