Cuomo had previously pushed for a five-year moratorium on a casino there, saying that casino operators would have little interest in upstate locations if the highly lucrative New York City market were available. Prohibiting a casino in any of New York City’s five boroughs is a new element.
Andrew Cuomo has proposed authorizing three Las Vegas-type casinos in upstate New York, two video slot machine centers in western New York and a moratorium on casinos in New York City.
