Slot Machines at Aqueduct

According to reports, New York Governor David Paterson and the Assembly’s Democratic majority has chosen Delaware North Companies Gaming and Entertainment to handle the slot machines at the Aqueduct race track. The bid would give the state a nice share of the slot machine proceeds as well as $370 million up front.

However, the Senate needs approval from the Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the Republican majority. They say that before they can approve the slot machine deal they want to see plans for more local jobs and neighborhood improvements.

The slot machine management company is out of Buffalo and was chosen to build and operate the slot machine facility because it was the most immediate cash offered by any of the three bidders. The facility that they would be building would be at the race track, and would house 4,500 slot machines.

The Assembly says that they support the governor’s choice, but they want to see the community concerns addressed before they go ahead. With meetings still continuing on, a final approval has not been issued yet. The other two bidders had not yet conceded on the deal either.

With Election Day coming up, the politicians are carefully weighing the deal so that they make the best possible choice to keep them in office. With the governor endorsing Democratic candidates they want to be sure that they are careful about their decision.

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