
the casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway (New York City's main. The eight racetracks with slot machines (racinos) in New York are: Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel in Batavia, 44 miles east of Buffalo. A total of nearly 2,500 direct new hires across all departments will be made - a dramatic hiring windfall for a region in desperate need of economic revitalization. gambling, rather than the number of machines. With a full-gaming commercial casino license, Empire City would replace video lottery terminals with live-dealer table games, creating more than six union jobs for every computer game replaced. Westchester happens to be home to one of the largest casino floors in the northeast, Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts.

New York has three commercial casino licenses available that allow for live-dealer table games, sports betting, Vegas-style slots and can spur the private investment to develop amenities our communities need.

While it may not be the most obvious way to address these issues, commercial gaming licenses offer an important path forward.

As a lifelong Westchester resident who has worked in the nonprofit and youth development spaces for nearly four decades, I am acutely aware of two things New York families need most urgently: good paying jobs and quality, affordable child care.
