Buying Support in New York

Gambling Group Gave $2 Million to a Cuomo Ally
New York Times
Andrew M. Cuomo received $2 million from gambling interests last December as he developed a proposal to expand casino gambling in New York. Mr. Cuomo's support for expanded gambling, which he made a centerpiece of his State of the State address in ...

Gambling groups ponied up $2.4M to Andy ally
New York Post
By ERIK KRISS ALBANY — Major gambling interests have pumped about $2.4 million into a group run by city business leaders that's promoting Gov. Cuomo's agenda — including legalization of casino gambling. The Committee to Save New York got donations of ...


ALBANY — Major gambling interests have pumped about $2.4 million into a group run by city business leaders that’s promoting Gov. Cuomo’s agenda — including legalization of casino gambling.


The Committee to Save New York got donations of $400,000 from Genting, which runs the Aqueduct Racetrack racino, and about $2 million from the New York Gaming Association — the umbrella group for all nine of the state’s racetrack-based electronic gaming halls, sources confirmed last night.

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Cuomo's Casino Funds
Wall Street Journal
Around the same time, the committee began backing a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling. A Cuomo administration official said there was no connection between the donation to the Committee to Save New York and the Mr. Cuomo's support ...

Cuomo Says Gambling Donations Didn't Influence His Pro-Casino Agenda
New York Magazine
However, both the Committee to Save New York and the governor's office insist the donation had nothing to do with Cuomo's sudden support for casino gambling. “We are proud of our track record, and if there are people who felt they were getting ...