{"id":322794,"date":"2024-06-17T13:03:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=322794"},"modified":"2024-06-17T13:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:48:29","slug":"new-york-casinos-not-cure-for-mta-cash-needs-says-ny-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-casinos-not-cure-for-mta-cash-needs-says-ny-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Casinos Not Cure for MTA Funding Says New York Post"},"content":{"rendered":"
After Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) had a surprise change of heart on a congestion tax that would have raised much-needed revenue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the authority is still in need of cash. Some politicians are pitching an accelerated downstate casino approval timeline as the cure for MTA\u2019s funding shortfall, but the New York Post<\/em> says that\u2019s a bad bet.<\/p>\n