“We’re at a point where we’d like to diversify our operations and expand our brand. “It’s not like it’s right next door,” he said. He sees more upside there than in standing pat. In the past, money from Atlantic City’s gaming halls poured onto New York airwaves, sponsoring ads that couched financial arguments in moral terms and led to the defeat of other casino legalization efforts.īut Butera and his company have now come around to an if-you-can’t-beat-em way of thinking, partnering with Muss Development to redevelop a resort and casino in the Sullivan County village of Liberty, on the site of the former Grossinger’s resort. Foxwoods goes a long way toward explaining the asymmetry.Ī casino in a nearby state might normally be expected to be first in line to fight the spread of gambling in New York, and protect its existing franchise.
