Casino.org<\/em>. State police provide troopers to guard the Capitol building daily.<\/strong><\/p>\nMany people participating in the rally wore masks and maintained social distancing as they marched around the building, the trooper said. The event lasted more than an hour.<\/p>\n
The governor recently issued a directive allowing gyms and fitness centers to reopen with coronavirus protections in place. He has not set a timetable for when he will permit casinos to reopen.<\/p>\n
“New York state has been following the data and latest science on the virus to re-open the economy safely, and we are doing the same when it comes to casinos,” state budget spokesman Klopett told Casino.org.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
The Empire State is home to four commercial casinos and eight video-only sites, such as racetracks. The New York Gaming Association — which represents the video-only venues — notes its members \u201chave generated $8.3 billion for education since 2004.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“The indirect economic impact of this funding for education was $561 million in 2017, and the total economic impact, both direct and indirect, is $1.4 billion,\u201d<\/strong> according to the association\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\nThe four commercial casinos are not affiliated with the association, Michael Kane, New York Gaming Association president, told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\nNew York\u2019s 13 tribal casinos do not fall under the state\u2019s jurisdiction. Most are open.<\/p>\n
Positive COVID-19 Cases Remain Low<\/h2>\n
The governor said the rate of positive COVID-19 tests was under 1 percent statewide for 13 straight days as of Aug. 20. He also said hospitalizations dropped to 518, the lowest total since March 18.<\/p>\n
“We went from one of the worst situations in the nation to the best, all thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers and our data-driven, phased reopening,”\u00a0Cuomo said this week.\u00a0“The reason we’re doing well is because we’re being smart.\u201d<\/p>\n
He cautioned that the coronavirus pandemic is \u201cnot over by any stretch of the imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must protect our progress, both from the growing cases across the nation and lack of compliance within our state,\u201d he said. \u201cWe cannot go backwards, and it is up to all of us to slow the spread by continuing to wear our masks and socially distance, and localities must enforce compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With commercial casinos closed in New York because of coronavirus concerns, tax money from gaming is expected to be down about $600 million, according to the state budget office. About 80 percent of gaming tax revenue goes to education. The other 20 percent is sent to municipalities. That means schools and cities are slated to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":145643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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