{"id":278029,"date":"2023-06-18T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=278029"},"modified":"2023-06-19T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:16:32","slug":"seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. Hochul for Not Communicating Casino Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seneca Nation came out swinging Friday. The tribe issued a statement in response to numerous state lawmakers and local officials in Rochester lambasting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) office for\u00a0 seeming backroom negotiations with the tribe regarding a new gaming compact.<\/p>\n

\"Seneca
Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. is blaming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office for not communicating the state’s intent to allow a tribal casino in Rochester. The backroom deal has caused much criticism from lawmakers and local officials representing Rochester. (Image: Seneca Media and Communications)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this month, the tribe and governor surprised much of the public<\/a> by announcing that the two parties had reached an agreement in principle for a new 20-year, Class III gaming compact. But reports surfaced that the revenue-sharing agreement for the tribe’s three Las Vegas-style casinos included a controversial provision. That could allow the nation to build a fourth full-scale casino in Rochester, and many state and local leaders raised their voices in opposition to the contract.<\/p>\n

\n

State lawmakers representing Monroe County said they were kept in the dark<\/a> about a Rochester casino being included in such tribal talks. Rochester Mayor Malik Evans (D) said Hochul’s decision not to include the city was “an issue of disrespect.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Hochul’s office claimed her administration is legally barred from including the legislature in such tribal conferences. Hochul recused herself from the discussions, as her husband works in an executive capacity at Delaware North, a Seneca competitor in Upstate New York.<\/p>\n

Seneca Statement<\/b><\/h2>\n

In a lengthy statement from Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr., the tribe scolded Hochul’s office for the critical press.<\/p>\n

\n

The blame for keeping Rochester officials out of the loop lays directly at the feet of the executive,”<\/strong> Armstrong said in reference to Hochul. “The Nation regularly consulted our own legislative branch, and expected that the executive was doing the same.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Armstrong said the governor’s claim that she’s legally barred from communicating the discussions with other state officials is inaccurate.<\/p>\n

“The executive was free to communicate with local officials throughout the process, on what it was negotiating for and what it agreed to,” Armstrong continued. “The failure of the executive to communicate with its own government speaks to the utter disregard the governor had for this process.”<\/p>\n

While tribal gaming compact negotiations are handled by the governor, the executive needs approval from the New York State Legislature to sign a new revenue sharing agreement. The New York Senate signed off on a bill authorizing Hochul to sign the terms before the Rochester casino talks came to light. The measure has since stalled in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

Seneca Alleges Hochul Misconduct<\/b><\/h2>\n

William Hochul’s employer, Delaware North, operates Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack in Farmington just south of Rochester. Armstrong claims that while Hochul stated publicly that she would recuse herself from the tribal talks, that didn’t actually occur, and the governor instead schemed to protect her husband’s interests.<\/p>\n

\n

The powers behind this decision should not be ignored. We were told that Gov. Hochul recused herself, and yet, Finger Lakes Gaming, owned by Delaware North, led the charge to defeat the renewal of the Seneca Nation’s compact. Their statement opposing the compact released on Monday is proof positive. Now, the greatest beneficiary of the Nation’s expiring compact is Delaware North itself, as the company also operates Hamburg Gaming near Buffalo. Corporate executives at Delaware North will celebrate this Father’s Day weekend, thankful that the State has once again protected their interests at the expense of a Native Nation,” <\/strong>Armstrong declared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Armstrong ended by saying the nation is disappointed that Hochul seems content to allow the compact to die.<\/p>\n

“The Nation is once again reminded that Native Nations in the State of New York are secondary to corporate interests,” Armstrong concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the state not communicating its intent to allow the tribe to build a casino in Rochester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":278034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,18456],"tags":[86740,86623,84058,34,85252,86622],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSeneca Nation Scolds Gov. for Not Communicating Casino Talks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the controversy surrounding the tribe's tentative compact.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. for Not Communicating Casino Talks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the controversy surrounding the tribe's tentative compact.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-18T14:01:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-19T17:16:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Devin O'Connor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CasinoorgDevinO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Devin O'Connor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/\",\"name\":\"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. for Not Communicating Casino Talks\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-18T14:01:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-19T17:16:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf\"},\"description\":\"The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the controversy surrounding the tribe's tentative compact.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. is blaming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's office for not communicating the state's intent to allow a tribal casino in Rochester. The backroom deal has caused much criticism from lawmakers and local officials representing Rochester. (Image: Seneca Media and Communications)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tribal Gaming\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/tribal-gaming\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. Hochul for Not Communicating Casino Talks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf\",\"name\":\"Devin O'Connor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Devin O'Connor\"},\"description\":\"Devin O'Connor is a senior reporter for Casino.org, covering politics, casino business, entertainment and gaming news on the East Coast. Devin's passion for politics and background in the world of pop culture television gives him insight into the gaming industry backstories that often drive news these days. After graduating from Penn State University with a theater arts degree, he worked at MTV Networks\/Viacom from 2005 to 2010 as a writer and producer. His credits included Total Request Live, New Year's Eve specials, and a special featuring poker superstar Daniel Negreanu. He later moved on to the HGTV\/DIY Network, where he created, wrote, and produced three series specials: That's So House Hunters, That's So 80s, and That's So 90s. Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Pennsylvania and is an avid marathoner, having completed 15 races. Contact Devin at devin.oconnor@casino.org.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/devinoconnor\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/CasinoorgDevinO\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/devin-oconnor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. for Not Communicating Casino Talks","description":"The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the controversy surrounding the tribe's tentative compact.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. for Not Communicating Casino Talks","og_description":"The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the controversy surrounding the tribe's tentative compact.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2023-06-18T14:01:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-19T17:16:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Devin O'Connor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CasinoorgDevinO","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Devin O'Connor","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/","name":"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. for Not Communicating Casino Talks","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg","datePublished":"2023-06-18T14:01:08+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-19T17:16:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf"},"description":"The Seneca Nation says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is to blame for the controversy surrounding the tribe's tentative compact.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/63c84f105aa71.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. is blaming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's office for not communicating the state's intent to allow a tribal casino in Rochester. The backroom deal has caused much criticism from lawmakers and local officials representing Rochester. (Image: Seneca Media and Communications)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-nation-scolds-gov-for-not-communicating-casino-talks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tribal Gaming","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/tribal-gaming\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Seneca Nation Scolds Gov. Hochul for Not Communicating Casino Talks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/02b4fee8814a4003903b0021bffb4ebf","name":"Devin O'Connor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-96x96.png","caption":"Devin O'Connor"},"description":"Devin O'Connor is a senior reporter for Casino.org, covering politics, casino business, entertainment and gaming news on the East Coast. Devin's passion for politics and background in the world of pop culture television gives him insight into the gaming industry backstories that often drive news these days. After graduating from Penn State University with a theater arts degree, he worked at MTV Networks\/Viacom from 2005 to 2010 as a writer and producer. His credits included Total Request Live, New Year's Eve specials, and a special featuring poker superstar Daniel Negreanu. He later moved on to the HGTV\/DIY Network, where he created, wrote, and produced three series specials: That's So House Hunters, That's So 80s, and That's So 90s. Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Pennsylvania and is an avid marathoner, having completed 15 races. Contact Devin at devin.oconnor@casino.org.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/devinoconnor\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CasinoorgDevinO"],"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/devin-oconnor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278029"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278036,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278029\/revisions\/278036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}