Casino.org<\/em>. However, the state faces an overall $14.5 billion shortfall and will need federal assistance, he said.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn the Empire State, about 80 percent of tax money from gaming goes to education. The other 20 percent is sent to municipalities for their use.<\/p>\n
On Aug. 20, casino employees held a rally at the Capitol in Albany, hoping to encourage the governor to allow casinos to reopen. About 50 people attended the midday event, some carrying signs as they marched. Other rallies were planned at casinos across the state in late August.<\/p>\n
Low Infection Rate<\/h2>\n
As the governor begins to allow some reopenings, he announced that the state has gone 26 straight days with a COVID-19 infection rate below 1 percent.<\/p>\n
“Defeating COVID-19 requires a shared commitment among all New Yorkers to wear masks, socially distance, and wash hands, and I thank them for listening to state guidance and taking social action to get us to this point today,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Casinos throughout New York have the go-ahead to reopen Sept. 9, with a cap on the number of people allowed inside. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) made the announcement Thursday, Sept. 3, in a conference call with reporters. The governor\u2019s directive limits the number of patrons inside a casino to 25 percent of capacity. Additional staff […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":147352,"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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