Artist's rendering of the proposed Mohegan Sun at Concord in New York. Image from Application: Mohegan Sun at The Concord / Concord Kiamesha LLC and Mohegan Gaming New York LLC
The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut has spent $100 million on its commercial casino bid in New York, an executive said. The tribe presented its $550 million casino at the former Concord Resort Hotel to the New York State Gaming Commission on Tuesday. The proposal is one of nine in the Catskills, a region about 90 minutes north of New York City. But Mitchell Etess, the chief executive of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said the tribe doesn't want the license if a casino opens closer to the city. "We do not believe that if you put a casino in Orange County that a casino in Sullivan County would be sustainable," he told the panel, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Artist's rendering of proposed $1.3 billion Mohegan Sun casino in Massachusetts. Image from Mohegan Sun Massachusetts
Tribal officials were also in Massachusetts on Tuesday to promote the $1 billion Mohegan Sun Massachusetts near Boston. The tribe is competing against Wynn Resorts, a company owned by billionaire Steve Wynn, for a license in the eastern part of the state. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been ranking both projects on various factors but no clear favorite appears to have emerged. A final decision on the license won't be made until sometime this fall. Get the Story:
Mohegan Sun CEO: Orange County licensing would kill Catskills projects (The Albany Times-Union 9/9)
Jackpot casino offer to state (The Albany Times-Union 9/10)
Rival Casino Operators Make Pitches to State Board (The Wall Street Journal 9/10)
Casino at Concord will revitalize Sullivan County, developers tell siting commission (The Middletown Times Herald-Record 9/10)
Mohegans say they can bring back the Catskills (The New London Day 9/10)
Gambling Regulators In N.Y., Mass., Review Mohegan Plans On Same Day (The Hartford Courant 9/10)
Panel has Wynn ahead of Mohegan Sun on finances (The Boston Globe 9/10) Related Stories:
Mohegan Tribe pitches commercial casinos in neighboring states (9/8)
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