> I grew up in Tonawanda... I didn't know that they had built any casinos on > the American Side. > > The last time I was there was a little over a year ago. The American side > just depressed the hell out of me. It seemed like the only successful > businesses were within 50' of the falls.
The Seneca Nation signed a casino compact with the state that calls for three casinos... one in the Falls, one in Buffalo and one in the southern tier. Two of them are operational - they turned the old convention center in the Falls into a massive casino and have now built their first hotel (two more are on the planning boards) as well as a parking ramp to handle the parking. Third street and the rest of the town are still a dive though. The casino gives a huge chunk of money to the town and county each year. The third, in Buffalo, hasn't happened because as usual every politician and union boss in the city and county are trying to get their hands in the pot. Kinda like every other good idea that appears in Buffalo --- everyone starts grabbing the minute anyone puts any money in view. Hatton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166609 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
