Seneca Nation plans temporary off-reservation casino

Friday, May 15, 2009  

The Seneca Nation plans to open a temporary casino in the Catskills region of New York, the tribe's gaming partner said.

Once the tribe wins Congressional approval, a temporary facility could be open within five months of breaking ground, executives from Rotate Black said. A permanent casino, with 6,000 slot machines, 120 table games and a 1,500-room hotel, could be finished in two years.

"We are ready to go," CEO John Paulsen told local lawmakers, The Middletown Times Herald-Record reported.

The tribe has agreed to pay local communities between $15 million and $20 million for six years.

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