{"id":76708,"date":"2018-04-30T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=76708"},"modified":"2018-05-02T01:23:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:23:42","slug":"seneca-niagara-begins-40-million-casino-beautification-but-still-no-payments-to-cash-strapped-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-niagara-begins-40-million-casino-beautification-but-still-no-payments-to-cash-strapped-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca Niagara Begins $40 Million Casino Beautification, Still No Payments to Cash-Strapped City"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seneca Nation has announced it will begin work on a $40 million makeover of the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in the City of Niagara Falls, as it continues to withhold revenue-share payments to the State of New York and local communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino has announced its big revamp, but meanwhile the standoff between the Seneca Nation and the State of New York shows no signs of progress, and the communities that host the tribe\u2019s casinos are bearing the burden. (Image: Seneca Niagara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Senecas stopped making payments over a year ago. Under the terms of a 2002 compact, they were expected to contribute around $100 million a year to the state, a sum that was then distributed between Albany, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca, in exchange for the tribe\u2019s exclusive right offer casino gaming in those cities.<\/p>\n

But the tribe stopped making payments over a year ago. The 2002 agreement expired in 2016, but it was stipulated within that it would roll over for another seven years, provided there were no objections from either party.<\/p>\n

\u2018Defying Law and Logic\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But the Senecas argue that there was no specific clause within the agreement that said revenue-share payments would continue beyond 2016.<\/p>\n

The state has said there are \u201cno legitimacy to these claims,” and the tribe\u2019s assertion that it can \u201cunilaterally end paying the state contribution while continuing to enjoy the benefits of the compact has no basis in the compact, law or logic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Late last year, New York State declared the Seneca Nation to be in violation of its compact and delivered a demand for legally binding arbitration, which, months later, has yet to get underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the meantime, the Senecas are planning “a flowing, landscaped entry boulevard” to the Niagara Resort & Casino\u00a0with \u201cextensive landscaping, sculpture features.\u201d<\/p>\n

“We have long viewed our Niagara Territory, and this vantage point of Seneca Niagara in particular, as standing at the front door to Niagara Falls,\u201d said Seneca Nation President Todd Gates said in a statement. \u201cAs more and more people visit our resort and discover \u2013 \u00a0and rediscover \u2013 the wonders of Niagara, we want to make an immediate impression on them.”<\/p>\n

Niagara Falls into Disrepair<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But the actual City of Niagara Falls \u2013 \u00a0a community of around 50,000 people that struggles to compete on an economic level with its more popular Canadian namesake \u2013 is scrambling to balance its budget<\/a> without the money it once relied on as a host community. The city has high crime rates, while around 60 percent of residents receive government assistance.<\/p>\n

Mayor Paul Dyster recently announced Niagara Falls was scaling back projects such as road improvements through lack of funds and wouldn\u2019t rule out raising taxes.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, city councilman Chris Voccio told local radio station WBFO this week that while the Senecas landscape their entry boulevard, the council will have to make \u201csome difficult decisions\u201d this budget season.<\/p>\n

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The Seneca Nation has announced it will begin work on a $40 million makeover of the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in the City of Niagara Falls, as it continues to withhold revenue-share payments to the State of New York and local communities. The Senecas stopped making payments over a year ago. 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