The New York Gaming Facility Location Board has selected three destination gaming resorts to be considered for commercial casino licences by the New York State Gaming Commission.

Catskills

These are the Montreign Resort Casino in the Catskills/Hudson Valley region, Rivers Casino and Resort at Mohawk Harbor in the Capital region and Lago Resort and Casino in the Eastern Southern Tier/Finger Lakes region.

Based on the materials submitted, Montreign, Rivers and Lago collectively will create in total more than 3,600 direct jobs through combined capital investments of more than $1.3bn.

Once operational and based on blended tax rates, the facilities anticipate generating $212.4m annually for education statewide on top of existing state aid. In addition, each eligible region and host county/municipality will receive between $8m and $10.3m annually.

The Board, which was tasked with selecting up to four proposals across the three eligible regions, approved recommending the three projects to the Commission at its final meeting in Albany.