Gaming Commission

• Morning Video | Transcript

• Afternoon Video | Transcript

• Evening Video | Transcript

• Morning Video | Transcript

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• Morning Video | Transcript

• Afternoon Video | Transcript

• Evening Video | Transcript

• Four destination gaming resorts in Upstate New York

• At least one facility in each of three regions:

• No more than two facilities in any of the three regions

• Tribal casinos retain their geographical exclusivity

• No downstate gaming resorts for at least 7 years after first gaming license is awarded

• Gaming facilities will either be entirely new resorts or conversion of existing New York racinos

• Capital Region

• Catskills/Hudson Valley

• Central New York

• Eastern Southern Tier

• North Country

• Western New York and Finger Lakes

• Statewide

• Municipality: Nichols (Tioga County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 10, 2015

• Municipality: Woodbury (Orange County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to m4v) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Thompson (Sullivan County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to m4v) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Thompson (Sullivan County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to m4v) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: New Windsor (Orange County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Newburgh (Orange County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to m4v) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Ellenville (Ulster County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: South Blooming Grove (Orange County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Tuxedo (Orange County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Montgomery (Orange County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 9, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 9, 2014*

• Municipality: Schenectady (Schenectady County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant video presentation - September 8, 2014*

• Municipality: Howes Cave (Schoharie County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Municipality: Rensselaer (Rensselaer County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant video presentation - September 8, 2014*

• Municipality: East Greenbush (Rensselaer County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Municipality: Nichols (Tioga County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant presentation - Intro (converted to wmv) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant presentation - NY Gaming License Union (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant presentation - Economic Conditions (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant presentation - Selection Committee (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant presentation - Gaming Presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Municipality: Johnson City (Broome County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Municipality: Tyre (Seneca County)

• Executive Summary

• Applicant presentation video - September 8, 2014

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation (converted to mp4) - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation - Supplemental_Video_1.wmv - September 8, 2014*

• Applicant PowerPoint presentation - Supplemental_Video_2.mov - September 8, 2014*

• Request for Application - Region 5

• Gaming Facility License Application Form

• Multi Jurisdictional Personal History Disclosure Form

• First Round Questions and Answers - April 13, 2015

• Guidance Document - Protocol for Applicant Presentation - August 28, 2015

• Guidance Document - Protocol for Public Comment Event - August 31, 2015

• Guidance Document - UPDATED Protocol for Public Comment Event - September 15, 2015

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• Request for Application

• Gaming Facility License Application Form

• Multi Jurisdictional Personal History Disclosure Form

• First Round Questions and Answers - April 23, 2014

• Advance Questions and Answers for Applicant Conference - April 30, 2014

• Guidance Document: Refund of Application Fee (Revised) - April 30, 2014

• Applicant Conference Questions and Answers - May 2, 2014

• Guidance Document: Minimum Capital Investment (Revised) - May 12, 2014

• RFA Addendum - MWBE - May 12, 2014

• Second Round Questions and Answers - May 14, 2014

• Guidance Document: Resolutions of Support (Revised) - May 20, 2014

• Guidance Document: SEQRA - May 20, 2014

• Guidance Document: Additional Questions and Answers - May 20, 2014

• Host Municipality Resolution Questions and Answers - June 10, 2014

• Guidance Document - Joint Guidance on Lobbying - June 16, 2014

• Regulatory White Paper - June 16, 2014

• Additional Questions & Answers, June 16, 2014

• Document Submission Clarification

• Guidance Document Regarding SEQR - June 19, 2014

• Additional Questions and Answers - June 24, 2014

• Guidance Document - Fingerprinting - June 26, 2014

• Additional Questions and Answers - June 27, 2014

• Guidance Document - Protocol for Applicant Presentations - August 13, 2014

• Guidance Document for Public Comment Events - August 21, 2014

• Guidance Document - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Applicant Presentations - August 29, 2014

• Important Information Regarding Public Comment Events - September 22-24, 2014 - Updated September 17, 2014

New York State Gaming Commission
Contracts Office
One Broadway Center
Schenectady, NY 12301-7500

Gail P. Thorpe, Supervisor of Contract Administration
gail.thorpe@gaming.ny.gov

or

Stacey Relation, Contract Management Specialist
stacey.relation@gaming.ny.gov

• The location of the proposed gaming facility

• The type and number of games to be conducted

• Whether the facility is part of a regional or local economic plan

• Identify each person having a direct or indirect interest in the business

• Submit an independent audit report of all financial activities and interests

• Prove financial stability by clear and convincing evidence

• Provide information and documentation demonstrating sufficient business ability

• Full description of internal controls and security systems for the proposed gaming facility

• Designs for the proposed gaming facility

• Number of construction hours estimated to complete the work

• Description of the ancillary entertainment services and amenities to be provided

• Number of employees to be employed at the proposed gaming facility, including detailed information on the pay rate and benefits

• Completed studies and reports including:

• Estimated state tax revenue to be generated by the gaming facility

• Board establishes minimum capital investment, by zone and region

• Investment to include casino area, hotel and other amenities

• May include purchase or lease price of the land or any support infrastructure

• May consider private capital investment made previous to the casino legislation, but the Board may discount a percentage of the investment made

• Ten percent of total investment proposed must be placed in an account, releasable upon performance or subject to forfeit if project is not timely completed

70 percent: Economic activity and business development factors

20 percent: Local impact and siting factors

10 percent: Workforce enhancement factors

• Realizing maximum capital investment exclusive of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements

• Maximizing revenues received by the state and localities

• Providing the highest number of quality jobs in the gaming facility

• Building a gaming facility of the highest caliber with a variety of quality amenities to be included as part of the gaming facility

• Offering the highest and best value to patrons to create a secure and robust gaming market in the region and the state

• Providing a market analysis detailing the benefits of the site location of the gaming facility and the estimated recapture rate of gaming-related spending by residents travelling to an out-of-state gaming facility

• Offering the fastest time to completion of the full gaming facility

• Demonstrating the ability to fully finance the gaming facility

• Demonstrating experience in the development and operation of a quality gaming facility

• Mitigating potential impacts on host and nearby municipalities which might result from the development or operation of the gaming facility

• Gaining public support in the host and nearby municipalities which may be demonstrated through the passage of local laws or public comment received by the board or gaming applicant

• Operating in partnership with and promoting local hotels, restaurants and retail facilities so that patrons experience the full diversified regional tourism industry

• Establishing a fair and reasonable partnership with live entertainment venues that may be impacted by a gaming facility under which the gaming facility actively supports the mission and the operation of the impacted entertainment venues

• Implementing a workforce development plan that utilizes the existing labor force, including the development of workforce training programs that serve the unemployed

• Taking additional measures to address problem gambling including, but not limited to, training of gaming employees

• Utilizing sustainable development principles

• Establishing, funding and maintaining human resource hiring and training practices that promote the development of a skilled and diverse workforce and access to promotion opportunities

• Purchasing, whenever possible, domestically manufactured slot machines for installation in the gaming facility

• Implementing a workforce development plan that:

• Demonstrating that the applicant has an agreement with organized labor, including hospitality services, and has the support of organized labor for its application, which specifies:

In order to receive a gaming license, the successful applicant must:

• Invest the required capital

• Meet the deposit requirement

• Demonstrate ability to pay and commit to paying the licensing fee

• Demonstrate how proposes to address:

• Identify infrastructure costs of the host municipality incurred in direct relation to the construction and operation of a gaming facility and commit to a community mitigation plan for the host municipality

• Identify service costs of the host municipality incurred for emergency services in direct relation to the operation of a gaming facility and commit to a community mitigation plan for the host municipality

• Pay application fee to defray the licensing costs

• Comply with state building and fire prevention codes

• Formulate an affirmative action program of equal opportunity whereby the applicant establishes specific goals for the utilization of minorities, women and veterans on construction jobs

A Resort Gaming Facility Location Board, appointed by the Commission, will evaluate casino applications and ultimately make selections of who is eligible to apply for a commercial gaming license in New York State. To be eligible, members of the Facility Location Board must meet a strict series of requirements.

• Dennis E. Glazer

• Kevin Law, Chair

• Stuart Rabinowitz

• Work with the Commission to develop the application form

• Determine a gaming facility license fee

• Develop the criteria to assess which applications provide the highest and best value to the state, zone and region

• Determine the sources and total amount of an applicant's proposed capitalization to develop, construct, maintain and operate a proposed gaming facility

• Issue detailed findings of facts and conclusions demonstrating the reasons supporting its decisions to select applicants

• As an accountant economist, or financial analyst experienced in finance or economics

• In an academic field relating to finance or economics

• In the field of commercial real estate

• As an executive with fiduciary responsibilities in charge of a large organization or foundation

• Have a close familial or business relationship to a person that holds a license under the Racing Law

• Have any direct or indirect financial interest, ownership, or management, including holding any stocks, bonds, or other similar financial interests in any gaming activities, including horse racing, lottery or gambling

• Receive or share in, directly or indirectly, the receipts or proceeds of any gaming activities, including horse racing, lottery or gambling

• Have a beneficial interest in any contract for the manufacture or sale of gaming devices, the conduct of any gaming activity, or the provision of any independent consulting services in connection with any licensed establishment

•	Town of Bethel
•	Town of Blooming Grove - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of Callicoon
•	Town of Cochecton
•	Town of Delaware
•	Town of Fallsburg
•	Town of Liberty
•	Town of Liberty and Village of Liberty
•	Town of Lumberland
•	Town of Montgomery - Added 6/23/14
•	Town of New Windsor - Added 6/23/14
•	Town of Newburgh - Added 5/22/14
•	Town of Thompson
•	Town of Thompson - MRMI - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of Thompson - Concord - Added 6/24/14
•	Town of Thompson - Trading Cove - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of Tuxedo - Added 6/30/14
•	Town of Wawarsing
•	Town of Woodbury - Added 6/30/14
•	Village of Maybrook - Added 6/23/14
•	Village of Montgomery - Added 6/23/14
•	Village of South Blooming Grove - Added 5/22/14
•	Village of Woodbury - Added 6/23/14

•	City of Amsterdam - Added 6/30/14
•	City of Amsterdam - Added 9/26/14
•	City of Rensselaer - Added 6/13/14
•	City of Schenectady - Added 6/23/14
•	City of Troy - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of Cobleskill - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of East Greenbush - Added 6/30/14
•	Town of Florida - Added 6/30/14
•	Town of Poestenkill - Added 6/13/14

•	City of Norwich
•	Town of Afton - Added 6/23/14
•	Town of Binghamton
•	Town of Colchester
•	Town of Colesville
•	Town of Conklin
•	Town of Deposit
•	Town of Fenton
•	Town of Nichols - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of Sanford
•	Town of Tyre - Added 6/30/14
•	Town of Union
•	Town of Vestal
•	Town of Walton - Added 6/13/14
•	Town of Windsor - Added 6/13/14
•	Village of Bainbridge
•	Village of Hancock
•	Village of Johnson City
•	Village of Nichols - Added 6/23/14
•	Village of Sidney
•	Village of Walton