A December 16 panel discussion about what a casino in downtown Rochester might be like showed at least one thing: The issue is still in the forefront of many people’s minds. A crowd of well over 100 gathered at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center for the session, which was convened by Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson. […]
Tom Wilmot
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Say what?
It’s gone from hot topic to footnote in a matter of weeks. Mall magnate and Wilmorite CEO Tom Wilmot’s proposal for an Indian-run casino in downtown Rochester seems dead in the water. First, Governor George Pataki told the media he wasn’t even considering a Rochester location. Then news came out of Albany that all land-claim […]
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Small minds, small ideas
So now we’ll do city planning by opinion poll. The Democrat and Chronicle, WOKR TV, and WXXI had the polling company Zogby International ask MonroeCounty residents whether they want a casino, and the answer, apparently, is a fairly strong yes. A slight majority — 51 percent — want one. Only 38 percent don’t. The rest […]
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Win? Lose? Draw?
Mall magnate Tom Wilmot made his proposal for a downtown Rochester casino official last week, in an article published by the Democrat and Chronicle. And tucked away amidst the glitzy renderings of a drastically altered Main Street was an independent assessment of the casino’s social and economic impact. Prepared by the Center for Governmental Research, […]
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Big gamble?
Plans to put a $500 million hotel and casino at MidtownPlaza and the SibleyBuilding are barreling ahead, with many local leaders unsure of their role in the proceedings. But word that nobody locally can have a say in the development may be inaccurate. Officials of Wilmorite (owner of the SibleyBuilding and several Rochester-area suburban […]
