Seneca-Cayuga casino proposal stirs debate

Friday, July 2, 2004  

People in Rochester are either excited or dismayed about the possibility of a tribal casino in their city.

The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma is proposing to build a $500 million casino and hotel in downtown Rochester. Mall developer Thomas C. Wilmot, the tribe's backer, laid out the plans this week for a facility that would employ about 1,300 with an annual payroll of $48 million.

Some local officials, including the mayor, are opposed to the idea. They have other plans for downtown, such as adding housing and creating a cultural district.

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Casino plan: Love it or hate it, everybody's talking about it (The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 7/2)