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For example, some of the answers recently provided address subjects such as clerical formatting and proper time zones to be used in the submission of documents. As Newsday<\/em> argues, that doesn\u2019t foster confidence that the casino permit exercise will improve from here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cAnd it bodes badly for the process to come.\u00a0If the state can’t complete this first step\u00a0in a timely and thorough fashion, how will the next steps proceed?,\u201d opined the paper.\u00a0\u201cHow is the board\u00a0going to navigate the Community Advisory Committee process \u2014 for which there are still no guidelines? And how is it going to manage the actual decision-making? The state has to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsday noted that the casino license process isn\u2019t the only example of New York\u2019s bureaucratic incompetence. The state is grappling with permitting recreational cannabis locations and housing for an influx of migrants from other countries.<\/p>\n
On Monday, it was reported that New York City Mayor Eric Adams\u00a0 — a Democrat \u2013 is looking for avenues to reduce costs amid the migrant wave. His budget director, Jacques Jiha, told the New York Fire Department, Police Department, and departments of corrections and sanitation to cut overtime expenses.<\/p>\n
New York Casino Regulators Can Get It Right<\/h2>\n Another round of queries from gaming operators will be submitted on Oct. 6, allowing New York regulators to improve on prior missteps.<\/p>\n
The board should use these next weeks to evaluate staffing and resources and make sure it’s prepared to respond far more quickly. The rest of the process should be conducted in an open, efficient way,\u201d <\/strong>concluded Newsday<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAs for the bidders, their hands are tied. New York is widely viewed as one of a small number of potentially lucrative, untapped gaming markets in the U.S. Operators have to play ball with regulators or miss out on the opportunity. In addition to Sands, companies vying for the three New York casino licenses include Bally\u2019s<\/a>, Caesars Entertainment, Genting, MGM Resorts International, and Wynn Resorts, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s slow-moving process to award three downstate casino licenses was derided in a Newsday op-ed, with the media outlet noting an exercise that started as energetic has now turned lethargic. Late last month, the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) and the Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) finally answered questions submitted by bidders for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":260190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,86438,13592],"tags":[81897,86457,81895],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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