The dream came true the vision turned to reality.”Ĭuomo told the crowd that “it’s been a long slog in upstate New York” but that casino has created more than 1,000 jobs.
“We would be talking about this project sometimes, and I would say, ‘It’s just too great, just too unbelievable that something this grand and this powerful was going to happen,'” said Cuomo, a Democrat. The $330 million Las Vegas-style casino is one of four, including one under construction in Sullivan County, that was authorized by regulators after voters approved an amendment to New York’s Constitution expanding gambling.
Andrew Cuomo joined other state officials and local leaders Wednesday at the grand opening of the new Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady. Another casino has opened in upstate New York, and residents hope it jump-starts a long-awaited revitalization of a community where manufacturing once reigned.