Rochester Downtown Casino: An Economic & Social Impact Assessment


 

Publication Date: July 2004

Publisher: Center for Governmental Research Inc.

Author(s): Kent Gardner

Research Area: Economics

Keywords: Economic Analysis; Public Finance

Type: Report

Coverage: New York

Abstract:

A casino in downtown Rochester was proposed as partial settlement of a land claim from an Oklahoma-based Indian nation, the Seneca-Cayuga of Oklahoma. CGR was engaged by the nation’s representative, the Wilmorite development corporation, to assess the fiscal, economic and social impacts of the casino on the Rochester area.