![]() ![]() The 324-room Kartrite Hotel, Indoor Waterpark and spa opens in 2019. Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Orange and Ulster counties will share 10 percent, and the remaining 80 percent of revenue will be distributed statewide to support public education and provide tax relief to New Yorkers. Ten percent of the state’s tax revenue from the casino will be split between the town of Thompson and Sullivan County for hosting the facility. Governor Cuomo’s Upstate New York Gaming and Economic Development Act of 2013 mandated that all state revenue from Resorts World and the other commercial facilities be returned to localities. “This new resort truly heralds the rebirth of the Catskills, and will serve as an economic driver…for people in the region.” As of December 2017, the total gaming tax paid to the state was over $106 million.”For generations, the Catskills have served as a recreational and entertainment destination for people across the country,” said Governor Cuomo. Resorts World Casino is the fourth commercial casino to open in New York since voters approved the New York Casino Gambling Amendment in 2013. ![]() Resorts World projects the resort and casino to bring in four million visitors per year. The $1.2 billion private investment resort features a 100,000-sf gaming floor, a luxury hotel and multiple dining, retail and entertainment options as part of a larger development project on the site. Cuomo announced the grand opening of the Resorts World Casino in Thompson, New York. ![]()
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