After a tumultuous process, Madison County appears poised to receive compensation as a host county to the Oneida Indian Nation’s Yellowbrick Road Casino.
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2018 Budget included $2.25 million in shared host community gaming revenue for gaming devices located in Madison County at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Yellow Brick Road Casino.
With the opening of the Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango, Madison County became the only county in the state to host a Native American resort and casino without receiving a host community benefit, or a share of the state’s gaming revenue generated within its borders.
This measure would ensure Madison County is entitled to the same host community benefit currently in place for Oneida County, allowing significant reinvestment in county infrastructure, emergency services and other programs impacted by gaming facility expansion.
Unfortunately, when the agreement was inked, the state [and COUNTY] did not anticipate gaming facilities in Madison County......WHY NOT? Lack of VISION?
