February opening expected for Rivers Casino
State Gaming Commission member John Poklemba seemed impressed by the progress being made on Rivers Casino in Schenectady.
"What we've heard here preliminarily has been very promising, and we want to make sure we can see with our own eyes what they've told us they've progressed so far," said Poklemba Monday afternoon before he and other officials joined executives from gaming operator Rush Street Gaming of Chicago on a tour of the Erie Boulevard facility.
"I think we want to make sure the integrity of the project is maintained in all forms."
Before the news conference, Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street Gaming, said the casino could open in February.
All along, he and others have said that the gambling hall would open in the first part of 2017. Poklemba said he believed Rivers Casino would be the first of those under construction in the state to welcome patrons.
Carlin later told reporters that "we're a little bit ahead of construction schedule and things are going well," thanks in a large part to the mild winter.
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