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The Seneca Nation of Indians is making every effort to bring slot machines to the Catskill region of New York State.  Now that the Seneca Nation Legislative Council has agreed upon a compact with Sullivan County and surrounding municipalities, the tribe is one big step closer to beginning construction on their ambitions 2 million square foot casino resort.

The agreement reached by the tribe and the local governments was on a $15.5 million annual flat rate payment generated from gaming revenues.  Payment will begin once the slot machines are spinning and the casino is open for operation.  Officials from the Seneca Nation will travel to Sullivan County this week to finalize the deal and make a public announcement.

“This is our first big step in our goal of bringing Class III gaming to the Catskills,” said a very optimistic Barry Snyder Sr., Seneca Nation president.

Seneca Nation intends to build a 63 acre resort casino in the Town of Bridgeville.  The project will require the partnership of Michigan based company, Rotate Black.  The resort will be massive, with 6,000 slot machines and 120 table games; not including an additional 30 poker tables.  That is just the gaming floor.

The resort will be completed with the construction of a 1,500 room hotel and spa, some 12 restaurants and retail stores, and for entertainment a 5,000 seat arena.  There is currently no project in the Hudson Valley economic development pipeline on the scale of the casino resort being built by the Seneca Nation.

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