They've decided to meet again on December 17th.
The Ithaca Journal reports:
ALBANY – The state Gaming Commission indicated Monday that its siting board for casinos in New York is expected to make its decisions public on Dec. 17.
The Gaming Facility Location Board met Friday, and said it would make its selections at its next meeting. So that meeting is tentatively set for Wednesday, Dec. 17, said Gaming Commission executive director Robert Williams at the commission's meeting Monday.
"The Gaming Facility Location Board has met on three occasions to discuss the financial and employment histories of those applicants responsive to the Request For Application to Develop and Operate a Gaming Facility in New York state," Williams said at the meeting, according to the commission.
"Their most recent meeting occurred this past Friday when they met at Hofstra University. While information relative to the board's review and deliberation has been scarce, I understand that they have tentatively scheduled Dec. 17 in Albany for their final meeting."
There are 16 proposals vying for up to four licenses in three regions of the state.
Three proposals are competing for a casino license in the Southern Tier/Finger Lakes. Four casino bidders are seeking a license in the Albany area, while nine developers have put proposals in for the Catskills/Orange County region.
Six of the nine proposals are in Orange County – the closest to New York City – and includes the $1.5 billion mega-casino by Genting, the Malaysian-based gambling giant, in Tuxedo, just 41 miles from Manhattan.
Three of the proposals are for Sullivan and Ulster counties in the Catskills, the once-thriving resort region that has struggled.
The general belief is that the Orange County/Catskills would end up with two licenses, but the state could also issue just three – one for each area of the state.
After the board makes its picks, the full Gaming Commission would conduct its own review and grant the licenses.
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