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Gov. Pataki Now Wants Five Casinos in Catskills

ALBANY, NY-Governor George Pataki plans to ask the State Legislature to increase the number of Native American casinos that could be in the Catskill region from three to five. The governor's new plan has met with mixed reviews from business leaders and politicians in the area.

By John Jordan | Updated on December 08, 2004

ALBANY, NY-Fresh off new land claim settlement agreements with two Native American Indian tribes hoping to develop casinos in Sullivan County, Governor George Pataki told reporters he will ask the State Legislature to increase the number of permitted Indian casinos in the Catskills from three to five.

The reaction to the governor’s proposal was mixed. A spokesman for a business group that has advocated casino development in the Catskills was supportive of the increase, while a Republican Senator broke with the Republican governor and said that any increase from three to five casinos should be put to a public referendum.

On Tuesday, the state had reached an agreement with the Oneida Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians on long-standing land claim disputes that could pave the way for both tribes to develop casinos in Sullivan County on land off of Route 17.

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