Proposed Hudson River Casino Clears Local Hurdle

Rensselaer Council voted in favor of a resolution supporting a Chickasaw Nation casino development

Jun 6, 2014

The Rensselaer Common Council voted Wednesday in favor of a resolution supporting a casino proposed from Flaum Management and the Chickasaw Nation's Global Gaming Solutions. The developers revealed earlier this week that they had shifted their focus to a casino site in the city of Rensselaer from a site off the Thruway in neighboring Albany, which was unsuitable for the large-scale resort.

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