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Seneca Gaming
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Ricchiazzi wants Seneca Tribal Council to adopt an urban design plan for sovereign Niagara Falls territory
Urban design critic and publisher Matthew Ricchiazzi wants the Seneca Nation Tribal Council to adopt an urban design plan for its sovereign 50-acre territory in downtown Niagara Falls — and he wants…
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Seneca Gaming executive agrees to ‘free rent’ deals with local broadcasters
Sources tell The Chronicle that Seneca Gaming executive David Sheridan has informally agreed to allow two locally owned broadcasters — WBBZ Channel 5 and WEBR 1440 AM — to broadcast their daily…
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Some Senecas want gaming headquarters transformed into a Museum of Contemporary Indigenous Art
Some members of the Seneca Nation of Indians — including two influential elected officials — are calling on the Tribal Council to transform an underutilized six-story building in downtown Niagara Falls into…
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Pegula may sell Bandits, Knighthawks lacrosse teams to Seneca Nation of Indians in cash crunch
Pegula Sports & Entertainment may be in such a serendipitous cash crunch that billionaire Terry Pegula may be willing to sell his two National Lacrosse League franchises — the Buffalo Bandits and…
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Senecas plan to roll out ‘gaming apps’ for Players Club members during COVID-19 outbreak
Rumor has it that the Seneca Gaming Corporation is developing a ‘top-secret’ gaming application for home play on phones and computers during the COVID-19 outbreak, which prompted the Seneca Nation Tribal Council…
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Should the Seneca Nation buy Milstein’s 140-acres in Niagara Falls?
NIAGARA FALLS, NY — Some political prognosticators are speculating that Manhattan billionaire Howard Milstein could be interested in exiting his investment in a 140-acre aggregation of parcels that he owns in downtown…
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Seneca elections roiled by suspicions of corruption at gaming corporation
Barely a month after six-term former President Barry E. Snyder, Sr. was snubbed by the Seneca Party, a dominant force in Seneca politics that he once controlled, rumors are swirling that the Buffalo…
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State must buyout Seneca Nation’s gambling exclusivity to spark growth in Niagara Falls
BY MATTHEW RICCHIAZZI Development in downtown Niagara Falls remains at a snail’s pace, with Governor Andrew Cuomo unable to advance development projects or to grow the volume of tourists visiting the city. A prominent local…
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Seneca Nation needs a dynamic CEO at gaming corporation
The Seneca Gaming Corporation has been poorly served by a succession of largely unimpressive CEOs. They got by longer than they should have because an exclusivity agreement with New York State made…
